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Spiegel Online reports here: Oil companies are salivating over the supply of black gold beneath Ecuador’s rainforest. The South American country is pledging to keep the oil in the ground — if the international community provides compensation. Now Germany has taken a leading role in raising the necessary cash.

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BBC News reports here: The whale-watching industry generates far more income than whale hunting, according to a report.

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Spiegel Online reports here: In an effort to save money, a village in central Germany has opted to turn off its street lights. But residents have no need to be in the dark: Using a mobile phone and code, they can order lighting for up to 15 minutes.

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CNN reports here: Scientists in the United States are developing a “synthetic tree” capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing.

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AFP reports here at Yahoo News: MONGSTAD, Norway – Norway’s most polluting industrial site, the Mongstad oil refinery, is now looking to lead the way on fighting climate change.

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BBC News reports here: A Norwegian scientist says he has shown how much aerosols influence climate.

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AP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. got 180,000 orders for the new Prius hybrid in Japan in just a month, far surpassing its target of 10,000 vehicles in monthly sales, the automaker said Friday.

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