Remarkable Man Averts Oil Tanker Disaster by Crowdfunding to Remove Crumbling Ship From Red Sea
Now, an addendum to the story reveals the work of a hero whose crowdfunding campaign succeeded in collecting the money to clean the tanker.
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India Approves $7 Billion For 10,000 Electric Buses to Clean Air in 170 Cities
The plan aims to help cut down on air pollution from vehicle exhaust, a major factor in Indian cities' poor air quality.
New Colored Films Can Significantly Cool Cars And Buildings-Inspired by the Surface of Butterflies
New butterfly-inspired nanofilm could significantly reduce the energy needed for cooling buildings or vehicles.
Tree of the Year Contest Features Oak that Stood Up to Bombing and Elm that Survived Catastrophic Plague
12 trees have been nominated for the outstanding characteristics they lend to surrounding townscapes and city parks, this year's theme.
4,000-Year-Old Pyramid Rises From the Soil of Kazakhstan-First of its Kind Ever Found on the Eurasian Steppes
It's the first pyramid ever found on the Eurasian steppes, and it's believed to have been a worship center for a horse cult.
Dozens of Messages in Bottles Tossed by a Nantucket Fisherman are Found Around the World
Ames threw hundreds of these bottles off his boat, and they've been found and replied to in Europe and all over the Caribbean.
Lawyer Helps Woman Who Stole Pencil Box; Gets Surprise from Her Son 25 Years Later
The year was 1998, and Malaysian lawyer Ahmad Zaharil was concerned when he saw a woman charged with shoplifting brought into the court.
China Says it Will Spend $275B to Tackle Pollution
China will spend $275 billion to tackle air pollution over the next five years, highlighting how the issue has become a priority for the leadership.
Tree-Loving Brits Crowdsource a National 'Ancient Tree Inventory' - 200,000 Unique Trees
The Woodland Trust maintains an app as well as printed sheets to allow anybody to register the location and characteristics of ancients.
60% of Ecuadorians Vote Against Continued Oil Drilling in Critical Amazon Biosphere
The 3,700 square mile park has long been known to contain oil resources, which the government hoped to keep in the ground in 2007.
An Unloved English Field Restored to Beautiful Brook as Part of a Large Project to Glorify the River Ise
Slade Brook, a small waterway that was diverted in the 19th century to build a railway, has been realigned to run through the meadow
4,200-Year-Old Ceramic Storm Drains in Ancient Chinese Town Are the Oldest of Their Kind
Utilizing their pottery skills, buried segments of ceramic pipes drained water from the elevated town of Pingliangtai into drainage ditches
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