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Amazon Tribe Battles Rabid Vampire Bats

At the edge of the Amazon, a remote tribe suffers a plague of rabies spread by desperate vampire bats. It sounds like the plot from a bad B-movie, but the reality is far more grim: More than 500 people have been




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Cool High-Rise Bat Habitat Draws Nature's Pest-Fighters to New York Sculpture Park (Video)

If all goes well between now and Halloween, Griffis Sculpture Park in upstate New York will be ready for the occasion with its very own colony of bats, thanks to the artsy "Bat Tower" being built to draw the pest-fighting pollinators to the area.




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South Carolina Documents Its First Human Rabies Case in Over 50 Years

South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat.




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Boy Scouts of America introduce sustainability merit badge

It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts.




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New study looks at how the Agenda 21 conspiracy is poisoning public discussion about sustainability

The Southern Poverty Law Center says “It is time to call out Agenda 21conspiracy theories and the people spreading them.”




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NRDC: Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists threaten cities' sustainability efforts

Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having.




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Buying Bulk in Barcelona: When Tradition Meets Sustainability (Photos)

In Barcelona, buying bulk is part of the city's history -- and visiting one of these historic shops is a unique olfactory experience.




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Tiny off-grid eco-cabin in Australia has everything you really need

Less truly is more in this gem from Fresh Prince Studio.




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Christmas Trees Recycled Into Fish Habitats Across the Country

Around the country, Christmas trees are recycled for an unlikely purpose: they make for good fish habitat.




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Starbucks announces yet another sustainability initiative

They do this every few years. Will this one be any more successful?




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From frivolous to finely-tuned: How my clothes habit has evolved

I am pickier, stingier... and much happier.




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4 steps to a more sustainable jeans habit

It's time to start thinking about substance over style.




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How did it take me this long to learn about wabi-sabi?

I finally stumbled upon wabi-sabi. But somehow I have always known it.




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Best of Inhabitat: Interview With Metropol Parasol Architect Juergen Mayer H.

If you've been following the world of architecture, you've probably feasted your eyes on the Metropol Parasol, which has been one of the most popular and talked about structures of 2011. Currently the world's largest wooden structure, the Parasol's




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Best of Inhabitots: 7 Eco-Friendly Birthday Party Ideas

+ Inhabitots just turned three years old! My how quickly baby blogs... and babies grow up! Celebrating your little one's third birthday? Here are six green gifts your tot will love!




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Best of Inhabitat: 6 Must-Know Tips to Survive Hurricane Irene

As you may have seen on every major news channel out there, Hurricane Irene is barreling up towards eastern cities like NYC and Washington DC and from the looks of it, it ain't gonna be pretty. Many New Yorkers are evacuating and those who are staying




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Best of Inhabitots: Green Back-to-School Gear

+ Overwhelmed by all the gear your kid needs to head back to school? We'll streamline your shopping endeavors with the best eco-friendly back to school supply basics.




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Best of Inhabitat: Solar Decathlon 2011

The competition between the hottest solar homes in the nation at the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC has been heating up all week and the winners will finally be announced tomorrow. Green design experts will be judging these student-built houses




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Best of Inhabitots: Eco-Friendly Play Food That Looks Good Enough to Eat

+ Indulge your budding foodie with LoooLo Textiles organic munchy toys, which in addition to being beautifully designed, are biodegradable. A set of bagel, lox and cream cheese, a fresh PB & J, and a burger piled high with the works will infuse




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Let sleeping babies lie: Chilly temps build tough Nordic tots

Cold weather won't stop Scandinavian moms from their age-old practice of parking baby prams outside in all weathers...and leaving the babies napping.




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Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations - Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations




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Microplastics inhibit a hermit crab's ability to choose shell

An Irish study found that pollution affects cognition and they're unable to detect an ideal shell when they see one.




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Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations - Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year’s Eve Celebrations




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Barometer Promise - BNP Exane "Exclusivity & Desirability" 2015: The Wealthiest Chinese Women Rank Luxury Brands - Philippe Jourdan: Partner - Promise Consulting

Philippe Jourdan: Partner - Promise Consulting




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Gillette launches Emojability keyboard for special needs community - Watch Emojability Video

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is launching Emojability. Learn more about this one-of-a-kind emoji keyboard app for Android and Apple.




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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and HealthPrize Technologies Announce Self-Reporting and Barcoding Capabilities for Self-Injection Technology - West and HealthPrize Collaboration

West and HealthPrize are collaborating to provide an end to end connected health solution for pharmaceutical companies and the patients they serve.




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Gillette launches Emojability keyboard for special needs community - Watch Emojability Video

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is launching Emojability. Learn more about this one-of-a-kind emoji keyboard app for Android and Apple.




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In Sweden, hydrogen has been used to heat steel in a bid to boost sustainability

Hydrogen was used instead of liquefied petroleum gas.




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Saudi Arabia hit with Moody's downgrade, prepares for 'painful' measures — but can likely weather the storm

"We must reduce budget expenditures sharply," the Saudi finance minister said over the weekend. "Saudi finances need more discipline and the road ahead is long."




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'Today's norm to tomorrow's everyday routines,' CVS CEO says the pandemic will change customers' shopping, health-care habits

The health-care company's chief executive, Larry Merlo, said trends that emerged during the pandemic, such as use of telemedicine and prescription delivery to the home, may continue to be popular.




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USAA chief: Coronavirus 'cabin fever' may be behind car crash uptick after initial steep decline

"The last couple of weeks we've seen a slight uptick in those rates, certainly not because stores are reopening," USAA CEO Wayne Peacock told CNBC.




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Wedbush's Kulina: The key for big tech earnings has been signs of stabilization in April

Joel Kulina of Wedbush Securities discusses the key takeaways from Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla's earnings reports, and whether big tech companies may largely get a pass for a downturn in business in the latter part of Q1.




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Payroll processor ADP CEO says hiring data indicate the jobs market has begun to 'stabilize'

After weeks of record unemployment claims across the country, "we have seen a couple of indicators of some bottoming," ADP CEO Carlos Rodriguez told CNBC.




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Wildlife habitat destruction and deforestation will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn

Habitat destruction like deforestation and agricultural development on wildland are increasingly forcing disease-carrying wild animals closer to humans, allowing new strains of infectious diseases to thrive.




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Op-ed: How the US can use the Covid-19 crisis to reimagine the energy world, save jobs and stabilize markets

The U.S. role as the world's leading oil and gas producer doesn't feel as empowering as it recently did, with oil prices heading into negative territory for the first time ever this week.






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States expanding liability protections to business as economies reopen

As businesses start to reopen, many are wondering if they can be legally responsible if someone gets sick. CNBC's Ylan Mui reports on liability protection efforts.




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al-Farabi’s Psychology and Epistemology

[Revised entry by Luis Xavier López-Farjeat on April 26, 2020. Changes to: Bibliography, notes.html] Abū Naṣr al-Fārābī (c. 870 - 950), known in the Arabic philosophical tradition as the "Second Master" (al-mu'allim al-thānī) after Aristotle, and Alpharabius/Alfarabi in the Latin West tradition, is one of the major thinkers in the history of Islamic philosophy. He wrote extensively on logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics, natural philosophy, ethics, political philosophy, philosophical psychology and epistemology. His teachings had a strong Aristotelian...




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Date of liability w.r.t to JDA entered in pre-GST regime

The point of taxation in the present case would be the date of JDA itself and service tax would be applicable as the JDA was entered before 01.07.2017 and the time to discharge such liability would be the month following the month in which SA was entered or handover of flats to the landowner has tak




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RCM Applicability

Whether RCM provision with regard to purchase from unregistered dealer whether it is goods or services, is applicable.




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Iraq parliament approves PM Kadhimi's new cabinet after months of deadlock

Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Wednesday after six months without one as parties squabbled until the last minute over Cabinet seats in backroom deals.






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Twitter Thread: Kid's Letters Inspires Wholesome Vulnerability

Hugh Weber shared a Twitter thread about his 11-year-old's wild ride with the USPS, and it seems to convey a deeper message. Maybe it's a message that the beauty of humanity itself escapes through human beings' vulnerability. Brace yourself, cause this thread has been known to get the feels train rolling. 




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Some babies who were born prematurely have weaker hearts as adults

People born prematurely may have weaker hearts that recover less well after exercise, potentially explaining their increased risk of heart disease




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Tiger survival threatened by mass road-building in precious habitats

Over half the world’s wild tigers now live 5 kilometres from a road, and infrastructure projects planned in Asia could fragment their habitat further




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People put on ventilators for covid-19 may need lengthy rehabilitation

Healthcare systems need to prepare for the extensive physiotherapy and mental rehabilitation that people put on ventilators for covid-19 will need as they recover




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A Japanese nuclear power plant created a habitat for tropical fish

A small increase in water temperature near a Japanese nuclear power plant allowed tropical fish to colonise the area, suggesting global warming will drastically alter some marine ecosystems




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Labour Party: Starmer moves to rein in shadow cabinet spending plans

Leaked letter from shadow minister reveals attempt to impose discipline on top team, writes Iain Watson.