The famous French landmark and much-loved tourist spot, the Eiffel tower, may soon lose its glittery sparkle. The administration of the world-famous tower has decided to cut short its lighting display in a new eco-friendly initiative.
Sete, the company sub-contracted by Paris to run the tower, has decided to cut the time bulbs run by half, with 400 to 200 hours per year.
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Birth defects caused due to environmental teratogens like drugs, microorganisms or exposure to radiation are called as environmental birth defects.
Birth defects caused due to environmental teratogens like drugs, microorganisms or exposure to radiation are called as environmental birth defects.
"It's above all a symbolic decision, as the cost savings are not enormous", the Telegraph quoted tourism deputy of Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe as saying.
"But in terms of image, it shows that we are putting sustainable development into practice", Jean-Bertrand Bros told Journal du Dimanche.
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In a groundbreaking study, scientists have identified a catalyst that efficiently breaks the C-F bond and converts it to a carbon-hydrogen bond, rendering it harmless to the environment,
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have identified a catalyst that efficiently breaks the C-F bond and converts it to a carbon-hydrogen bond, rendering it harmless to the environment,
Tickets and documents in the tower are made of recycled paper, and management claims that all the electricity used comes from renewable sources.
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Environmentalists Denounce Move for New Coal Plants in UK
Environmentalists across the world are coming together to denounce proposals to put up eight new coal plants, saying it would be a major setback to the fight against global warming.
Environmentalists across the world are coming together to denounce proposals to put up eight new coal plants, saying it would be a major setback to the fight against global warming.
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People are more likely to help save the environment when they are told about others' participation in conservation .
People are more likely to help save the environment when they are told about others' participation in conservation .
