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In a bid to boost its flagging tourism industry, Cyprus is laying golf courses by the acre. But the manicured greens demand much irrigation and opponents say developers' plans to use water from desalination plants would be harmful to the environment. Duration : 02:16.

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In Grand Teton National Park, volunteers help to manage congested roadside "wildlife jams" and patrol campgrounds to avoid dangerous bear-human conflicts.

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An exhibit on climate change in Mexico City’s Papalote children’s museum aims to raise awareness of global warning in one of the world’s top oil producers. Although Mexico has led global efforts to combat climate change, the issue is still new at home.

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Elisabeth Leamy takes a closer look at eco-friendly products.

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Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps is standing tall -- all 4,810.45 metres of it. That's only 45 centimetres less than when it was last measured four years ago, but three metres above the height French schoolchildren have long been taught. Scientists carried out new measurements in September -- and on Thursday announced some surprising finds from the top of the summit straddling France and Italy. Duration: 01:15

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The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee sought Wednesday to sue the state for $150 million, saying officials failed to prevent the attack. (Nov. 5)

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The severely weakened state of the Howard Hanson Dam has residents of the Green River Valley near Seattle stacking sandbags and preparing for record-breaking flooding. An AP Video Essay by Ted S. Warren. (Nov. 5)

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A new innovation is helping Peru's most isolated communities -- nets which "catch" clouds in the country's Andean heights, soaking up precipitation to be converted into water.

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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming, as European leaders pressed Washington to take action on climate change ahead of next month's summit.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress on Tuesday to "tear down the walls of today" and reach a deal to combat global warming. (Nov. 3)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress and urged the U.S. to take bold action to combat global warming.

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France is planning to introduce a controversial new carbon tax to cut energy consumption and help combat global warming. The new levy on oil, gas and coal consumption by households and businesses will come into effect next year, making France the biggest economy yet to impose a straight-up carbon tax. Duration: 01:48

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Living inside wildlife reserves in India, tribal people suffer from attacks by bears, wild boars, elephants and snakes much more frequently than by tigers and leopards.

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Ushuaia is the southernmost city on Earth, just at the edge of the Antarctic. But even in this fridgid climate, global warming is taking a huge toll on glaciers that not only support a tourist industry but also provide drinking water for the city. Duration: 02:02

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Mayor reacts to Farve's return to Wisconsin playing as a Minnesota Viking.

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Banking that coal power plants will come under legal and financial pressure to reduce emissions as part of efforts to reduce global warming, French firm Alstom on Friday unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant. It's a technology backers hope will fuel a new multi-billion dollar industry and keep the coal industry alive. Duration: 02:07

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EU leaders on Friday agreed that developing nations will need 100 billion euros per year by 2020 to tackle climate change, but failed to put a figure to Europe's own contribution amid sharp east-west differences. A natural sound version of an AFPTV voiced report. Duration: 01:40

Liberal front-bencher Nick Minchin has signaled a further split within the coalition over climate change.

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Climate change activists protest in Belgium and Sweden ahead of December summit.

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As world leaders gear up for a crucial change conference in Copenhagen, one Englishman is doing his best to spread the word about fuel efficiency. Adventurer and eco-campaigner Andy Pag is travelling round the world in an old school bus, powered by nothing but used chip fat. Duration: 01:59

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A prison in Kenya goes green, using sustainable systems including biogas produced by waste material, replacing fuelwood.

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A former female writer for David Letterman claims work environment was hostile.

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They call William Kamkwamba "the boy who harnessed the wind." At 14, after dropping out of school, the African boy in a rural Malawi village taught himself how electricity works, and built a windmill from scraps and pieces of a bicycle. AFPTV talks to him in Washington as he tours around the US to promote his recently published biography.

A government report on climate change paints a worrying picture for beachfront property owners.

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New York City's child welfare authorities say they're taking care of a teenage girl with a rare case of complete amnesia. She showed up, disoriented and unresponsive two weeks ago. (Oct. 23)

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"SuperFreakonomics" author Stephen Dubner offers insight into global warming.

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Using biodegradable crates to cart your stuff eliminates waste.

Climate change think tank has found what it says is an $18 billion hole in Malcolm Turnbull's alternative emmissions trading scheme.

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Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull a Halloween costume depicting a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words 'illegal alien.' (Oct. 20)

Liberal frontbenchers have acknowledged that weeks of bickering over climate change has contributed to another drop in opinion polls.

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France has the largest hunting population in Europe, with close to a million devotees. But with an average age of 54, they're desperately trying to draw more young people into the fold. A voiced AFPTV report. Duration: 01:50

A showdown is looming in Federal parliament with the Rudd government refusing to listen to any of the Coalition's climate change proposals.

Malcolm Turnbull faces a tough day in parliament despite surviving a Coalition meeting on climate change.

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It's no wonder the thin strip of land that separates the Atlantic Ocean from Cotonou lagoon in Benin is so sought-after. For years the Benin government has wanted to develop the area as a tourist destination, but that would not only mean relocating fishing villages but also building hotel complexes on a particularly sensitive landscape. Duration: 01:58.

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"Sinking" island nation holds meeting under water to highlight climate change.

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How composting your trash can help save the earth and save money.

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White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a poorly understood condition that, in the two years since its discovery, has spread to at least seven northeastern states and killed as many as half a million bats.

The north pole will be an open sea within ten years.

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Former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu appear alongside musicians in a music video to promote the Global Humanitarian Forum's climate campaign.