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CNN reports here: According to the World Resources Institute, Nigeria is home to 4,715 different types of plant species, and over 550 species of breeding birds and mammals, making it one of the most ecologically vibrant places of the planet. But Africa’s most populous country also has an appalling deforestation record — one of the fastest in the world.
 CNN’s Brian Byrnes reports on one architect’s groundbreaking ideas in urban planning.
Spiegel Online reports here: A study by a German military think tank has analyzed how “peak oil” might change the global economy. The internal draft document — leaked on the Internet — shows for the first time how carefully the German government has considered a potential energy crisis.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world’s largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.
BBC News reports here: The Renewable Fuels Agency says it is disappointed that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards.
BBC News reports here: The UN’s climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to the organisation’s credibility, a review has concluded.
Thinking about solar? It’s easier to start small, Martin LaMonica writes here at CNET NEWS.COM: Residential solar power is becoming more like a box lunch than a seven-course gourmet meal.
See the world’s only hydrogen powered tractor in action. As a clean energy leader, New Holland is proud to showcase our experimental tractor. The NH2 tractor is a 106-hp working prototype that operates almost silently and emitting only heat and water.
BBC Newsreports here: Tiny charges gathered directly from humid air could be harnessed to generate electricity, researchers say.
The ‘biofuel cells’ work by borrowing technology from living cells, BBC News reports here: Battery-like “biofuel cells” could in the future run on an energy drink or even vegetable oil, says a researcher.
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