Tag: Brazil - Page 5
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Brazil Police On Chevron's Case After Latest Oil Spill
"If Chevron is not doing its part, it will be severely punished," Brazil's energy minister says.
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Chevron Oil Spill Off Brazil May Be 10 Times Larger Than Acknowledged
Amazingly, TransOcean might be involved in this oil spill as well.
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Rodrigo Almeida’s Intriguing Use Of Materials Will Get You Thinking About Recycling
Although most of the materials used by this Brazilian designer are new, his creations make you stop and reconsider the elements around you and how they can be re-signified.
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Environmental Activist Shot in Brazil, Eighth Since May
Anti-deforestation activists face violence in Brazil
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The Week in Animals News: Mass Animal Escape, Sweaters for Penguins, and More (Slideshow)
Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways.
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Judge Orders Stop to Construction of Belo Monte Dam
Since the 1970s, when plans were first conceived to build a massive hydroelectric dam along the Xingu river in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the forces of development have had to contest with unyielding voices of protest --
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Savvy Newly Discovered Flower Plants Its Own Seeds
A new flowering plant species accidentally discovered in Bahia, Brazil has the unique ability to bow down and deposit its seeds, The tiny white and pink flower in effect replants itself for the next season.
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Simple And Cute Vertical Garden With PET Bottle Tops Idea From Brazil
Brazilians are savvy in giving PET bottles second lives, turning them into everything from roof solar water heaters to zero electricity light bulbs and awesome vertical gardens.
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First Solar Stadium in South America. 12 More Will Follow.
From a 2MW solar array at FedEx Field to the world's largest solar stadium, the idea of incorporating clean energy—and solar power in particular—into major sporting arenas is nothing new. But now it's being
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Most Popular Articles of August: 13-Year-Old's Science Project, 121-Year-Old's All-Natural Diet, and More (Slideshow)
The long Labor Day weekend (for our American readers, at least) is a bittersweet moment; the extra day off also signals the end of summer. In honor of another season gone, here are the 10 most popular stories we covered in August,
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Cardboard Turns Back Into Wood In Domingos Totora's Amazing Furniture And Sculpture
Brazilian designer Domingos Totora is the author of these mesmerizing pieces of furniture produced with recycled cardboard that is turned into a wooden-like material through a sustainable process.Although making furniture
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Enormous Underground River Discovered in the Amazon
The sprawling Amazon rainforest is easily one of the most fascinating and mysterious regions on the planet, what with its dark, dense vegetation that stretches across the horizon like an unimaginable vast sea of green, home to
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Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympics Park Will Focus On Nature Preservation And Urban Legacy
Authorities from Rio de Janeiro announced the winning project in the international contest held to design the Olympic Park to be built for the 2016 games. The winning project is focused in the
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Brazil Builds $127 Billion "Offshore City" to Harvest Oil in the Deep Sea
Want to get a feel for how crazy the post-peak oil fossil fuels industry is getting? Here's as good an example as any: Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras is about to embark on an unprecedented
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Airport 'Bicycle Shuttle' In Rio De Janeiro (Video)
There was a wave of bike celebrities visiting Latin America a few weeks ago when David Byrne hit the road to promote the Spanish version of Bicycle Diaries and
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Lush Garden Sprouts From Living Room Soil At Brazilian House
Growing an indoor garden has many benefits: bringing life into spaces, improving air quality and even making yourself more productive are some of them. In order to incorporate green inside the home, we've seen the
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Google Begins Mapping For Street View in the Amazon
It is one of the most remote and biodiverse regions on the planet, with a cultural and ecological treasure-trove typically reserved only for those hardy and adventurous enough to unlock it. But soon, experiencing the wonders of the
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Vehicle Maintenance Workshop Recycled Into Stunning Cultural Center In Brazil
An old shed that used to serve as a vehicle maintenance workshop and a warehouse for the Federal University of Goias in the city of Goiania, Brazil, was recycled into a stunning cultural center for the institution.
