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"Mafia Sank Boat With Radioactive Waste: Official"

"Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with 120 barrels of radioactive waste on board, a local prosecutor said Monday."

Nuclear Power & Radiation

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Europe

Source: AFP, 09/15/2009

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July 25, 2010 to August 2, 2010

TOL Foreign Correspondent Training Course

Learn how to break into foreign reporting in this highly popular Transitions Online course. The trainers are all experienced correspondents, and you'll get a practical taste of international reporting — researching, writing and filing your own story from Prague.

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"In Britain, A Census Goes Deep Into The Woods"

"The National Trust, Britain's conservation charity, has signed on to a five-year census of ancient trees organized by a sister charity, the Woodland Trust."

Forests

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Europe

Source: NPR, 09/04/2009

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"More Delays at Finnish Nuclear Plant"

"Areva, a French nuclear construction company, said this week that its project to build the world's most powerful reactor remained mired in delays and was over-budget by 2.3 billion euros, or about $3.3 billion."

Nuclear Power & Radiation

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Europe

Source: NYTimes, 09/03/2009

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"Europe’s Ban on Old-Style Bulbs Begins"

"Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs begin going into effect across most of Europe on Tuesday in the continent’s latest effort to get people to save energy and combat global warming."

Energy & Fuel

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Europe

Source: NYTimes, 09/01/2009

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"French Winemakers Sound Alarm Over Climate Change"

"Leading figures from the French wine and food industries are urging their government to push for a strong global agreement at a United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen in December, warning that failure to cut greenhouse gases will devastate their sector."

Climate Change

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Europe

Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2009

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"Has Portugal Solved The Electric Car Problem?"

Portugal may be the first nation out of the blocks in the scramble for electric automobiles. Its motives may be more selfish than ecological.

Energy & Fuel

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Europe

Source: Reuters, 07/31/2009

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"Russians Plan Floating Nuclear Plants"

A Russian company is building the world's first floating nuclear plant.

Nuclear Power & Radiation

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Europe

Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2009

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"Germany's Green-Energy Gap"

The offshore wind farms that were to replace Germany's nuclear and coal-fired power plants aren’t coming online quickly enough.

Energy & Fuel

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Europe

Source: IEEE Spectrum, 07/02/2009

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September 13, 2009 to September 16, 2009

Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EST)

Sessions will cover the REACH program; consumer chemicals and food contaminants; safety of herbal medicine; emerging pesticide issues related to human health; and environmental risk from human pharmaceuticals.

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