Vatican boosts carbon-neutral effort
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TISZAKESZI, Hungary - This summer the cardinals at the Vatican accepted an unusual donation from a Hungarian start-up called KlimaFa: The company said it would plant trees to restore an ancient forest on a denuded island by the Tisza River to offset the Vatican's carbon emissions.
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Pope John Paul's health is improving and he hopes to be strong enough to make his weekly address as usual on Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said on Friday.
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Diesel-electric hybrid vans are added to Italy route as part of companywide goal of becoming more fuel-efficient.
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LORETO, Italy  - Pope Benedict, leading the Catholic Church's first 'eco-friendly' youth rally, on Sunday told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet "before it is too late".
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The Vatican introduced a low-cost airline that will fly Catholic pilgrims from Italy to religious destinations around the world.
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Pope John Paul's health is  improving steadily and he remains in charge of the Roman  Catholic Church, hoping to be strong enough to make his weekly  address Sunday, the Vatican said Friday.
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The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth&#39;s atmosphere has increased faster than expected in the last two years, renewing concern that global warming may accelerate.
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Pope Benedict XVI marked the start of 2008 with an appeal Tuesday for world peace, calling it a "divine gift" and stressing the role family values play in nurturing peace.
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The leader of the world's Anglicans is hitting the video-sharing website YouTube for the first time Monday to preach environmental awareness in his New Year message.
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Two senior bishops led calls on Tuesday for people to cut back on carbon, rather than the more traditional chocolate and alcohol, for Lent this year.
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Science & environment: Bad Science: Did the pontiff really suggest that fears over emissions were nothing more than scaremongering?
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By MARTA FALCONI ROME - Imagine a world where Scandinavia produces wines to rival Italy's fabled Chianti region. It could come to just that by the end of the century, experts in Italy warn, if global warming continues unchecked.
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The Vatican established a foundation Friday to fund Catholic organizations assisting AIDS victims, urging people to contribute even if they object to the Church's opposition to the use of condoms to fight the spread of the disease.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope John Paul, looking  healthier than during his weekend pilgrimage to Lourdes and  speaking with a clear voice, thanked God Wednesday for giving  him the strength to visit the French shrine.
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The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi starts building what it says is the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city.
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German scientists have activated CO2 by using graphitic carbon nitride as a catalyst, moving science closer to artificial photosynthesis.  The achievement was reported by a team led by Markus Antonietti at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany.
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The socially conscious conference launches with the announcement of a partnership with the online auction site. The experiment is designed to make going "carbon-negative" as simple as bidding on a used toaster.