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Penguin Launches 'Madagascar'-style Daring Escape From Japan Zoo

The hunt was on today for a penguin that scaled a sheer rock face to escape from a Tokyo zoo. Echoing the hit animated movie Madagascar, the penguin fled over a wall that was more than twice his height, and later was seen bathing in the mouth of a nearby river.

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Frog Bonanza: Up to 36 New Frogs Discovered in Tiny Madagascar Forest

In one of the last surviving lowland forests in Madagascar, an area half the size of Manhattan, researchers found 36 frogs which look to be new to science.

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L.A. to Turn Sludge into Clean Energy

"Los Angeles city officials broke ground Thursday on a renewable energy project in San Pedro they touted as an innovative way to produce electricity for about 3,000 homes while saving money, reducing truck traffic on local roadways and cutting greenhouse emissions...

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Local Governments Can Take On Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Pasadena, Long Beach, Santa Monica and West Hollywood, have all adopted new strict Green Building Codes, which on average can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% per building, but Los Angeles is poised to become the largest city in the nation to do so.

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L.A.'s Homicide Rate Lowest In Four Decades

The homicide rate in Los Angeles is the lowest it's been since 1967. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced there were 297 homicides in Los Angeles last year, a huge drop from the more than 1,000 slayings in 1992, the height of a massive drug epidemic.

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L.A. Hits 20 Percent Renewable Energy Goal

Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa made a commitment in 2005 to increase the portion of his city's renewable energy use from 5 to 20 percent by 2010. He announced this week the achievement of that goal after calculating the 2010 renewable energy portfolio.

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L.A. Mayor Proves Union Bargaining Works, Agreement Would Save City $400 Mil

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa agreed with city unions on ways to save $400 million over the next four years to help close budget deficits, calling it a demonstration that collective bargaining can work.

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Cooler Temps Tame Southern California Wildfire, Evacuations End

Cooler temperatures helped firefighters battling a wildfire in southern California on Sunday and an official said the blaze was expected to be fully under control within 24 hours. The blaze had been spreading rapidly due to the region's high heat and Santa Anna winds since it started on Thursday in a coastal area northwest of […]