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One of Spain’s richest men has been implicated in the illegal bulldozing of a South American forest where the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon are hiding, following a recent raid by Paraguayan officials. [Read more…] about Destruction of hiding tribes forest
Amazon Indians demand Italian priest’s expulsion over ‘Death Road’
Amazon Indians in Peru have demanded the expulsion of a controversial Italian priest, accusing him of ‘racism and aggression’ over his role in promoting the construction of a new road, which the Indians have labeled ‘the Road of Death’. [Read more…] about Demand Italian priest expulsion
Last week BMW and Toyota announced a joint development for a fuel cell sports car in extension of the research partnership of lithium ion batteries established last year. With this step, both companies are keeping their options wide open. While BMW has proactively been developing a hydrogen engine vehicle, Toyota’s interest would rest with designing and engineering the sports car with an ultra-light CFRP body, which is one of the core competencies of BMW. [Read more…] about BMW And Toyota Collaboration
Pretoria – Representatives from the 32 countries in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiating blocs have expressed determination to build on the strong momentum of the Durban UN climate talks. [Read more…] about Bonn meeting commits to COP17 outcomes
With 15,000 units, France’s fleet of electric passenger and lightweight-utility vehicles is the largest in Europe. With pure electric cars set to account for 20% of new vehicles from 2020, France is one of the front-runners in the global low-carbon vehicle sector. [Read more…] about France’s Low-Carbon Vehicles