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President Barack Obama has held his first meeting with the leaders of an independent commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and he says the panel will examine the disaster and its causes thoroughly
HEADLINE: Obama pledges changes to avert future oil spills
CAPTION: President Barack Obama has held his first meeting with the leaders of an independent commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and he says the panel will...
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The biologically diverse Barataria Bay in Louisiana has become the epicenter of the oil spill. Local fisherman are upset and fear that the wildlife and fisheries will be wiped out altogether threatening the livelihood of all who depend on this already endangered estuary.
HEADLINE: Barataria estuary now ground zero in oil spill
CAPTION: The biologically diverse Barataria Bay in Louisiana has become the epicenter of the oil spill. Local fisherman are upset and fear that the wildlife and fisheries will...
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Drought affects every day life in Kenya
18 August 2009, Laikipia, Kenya
1. Wide shot of dead cow.
2. Mid shot of dead cow.
3. Mid shot of dead cow.
4. Close up of dead cow.
5. Wide shot of Peruan Lesakut grazing his cattle.
6. Set up of of Peruan Lesakut
7. SOUNDBITE...
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Statement from Obama on climate conference
1. US President Barack Obama walks up to podium
2. Side shot of Obama
3. SHOTLIST: (English) Barack Obama, US President
"For the first time in history all of the major, the world's major economies have come together to accept their...
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Costa Rica: Hydro Electricity, Uk - Old Water Mill Used To Generate Electricity, Nepal: Micro-Hydrology, Holland - Windmills
EF201/B - Costa Rica: Hydro Electricity
Costa Rica - 1989
Costa Rica, which introduced hydro electricity turbines to replace oil-burning generators as an anti-pollution measure in the 1970s was soon exporting power to her Central...
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CHINA: XINJIANG PROVINCE: STRONG WINDS HARNESSED TO CREATE POWER
Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China - October 8, 1997 and File
Urumqi
1. Wind turbine
2. Wide shot of wind turbines
3. Wind turbine
4. Pan across wind turbines
5. Set up shot of Lu Feng
6. Lu Feng at map showing...
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Elephants are now being targeted for their meat, and not just ivory. The market is Africa, where elephant meat is considered a delicacy and commands higher prices.
HEADLINE: Poaching for elephant meat threatens herds
CAPTION: WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES. Elephants are now being targeted for their meat, and not just ivory. The market is Africa, where elephant meat is considered a delicacy and commands...
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Climate Change panel closing report;interview with head of IPCC
The United Nation's expert panel on climate change on Sunday highlighted the gulf between international goals to fight global warming and what is being done to attain them.
Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental...
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About 600,000 people per year now visit Boulders Beach which boasts that it is the only place in the world where people can swim with penguins.
HEADLINE: Can man-made homes save Africa's penguins?
CAPTION: Africa's penguin population has plummeted from around 3 million in the 1930s to just 120,000 because of excessive, heat overfishing and pollution. Now park rangers are trying...
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Europe's first commercial solar power plant generates energy for one town
1. Wide of solar plant
2. Close up of city sign
3. Zoom out of power tower to wide of plant
4. Pan across 'heliostatic' field (covered in mirrors) to tower
5. Various of technicians cleaning mirrors
6. Technicians talking
7....
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ONLY ON AP Belarus milk tainted after Chernobyl
As the 30th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident approaches, Belarusian farmers near the Chernobyl plant continue their work as usual. Nikolai Chubenok's herd of 50 dairy cows grazes on land just 45 kilometres (25 miles)...
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Hyena orphan cubs in Kenya rescue centre
AP Television
Nairobi, Kenya - March 15th, 2011
1. Close up of striped hyena cub crying
2. Various close ups of striped hyena cubs
3. Wide of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage
4. Various of wildlife vet Dr Edward Kariuki with ranger Samuel...
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Reaction after figures show further nuclear contamination in food chain
1. Wide of traditional Ameyoko market in downtown Tokyo
2. Fish laid out for sale
3. Fishmonger trying to sell fish to passers by
4. Close of a fish
5. Wide of fish stalls
6. Woman looking at fish for sale
7. Wide of fish stalls
8....
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Demo protesting Humala's response to environmental concerns
Environmental organisations in Peru marched to the Ministry of Environment on Monday to demand the administration of President Ollanta Humala to adopt policies that address the country's growing environmental concerns.
Peru faces climate...
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A top NOAA offical says the Gulf Coast oil spill is a major blow to the U.S. economy and the environment. David Kennedy is the acting administrator for the National Ocean Service, a branch of NOAA that manages coastal and marine resources.
HEADLINE: NOAA official: Gulf oil spill is of 'grave concern'
CAPTION: A top NOAA official says the Gulf Coast oil spill is a major blow to the U.S. economy and the environment. David Kennedy is the acting administrator for the National...
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New French exhibition celebrates the night
All things that go bump in the night are being revealed at a special exhibition to raise our awareness about nocturnal creatures.
Curators at Paris' National Museum of Natural History say their aim is to get everyone interested in the...
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Impact of Ireland's smoking ban debated eight years on
Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce a total ban on smoking in all workplaces places in 2004, prompting many other countries to follow suit.
Today, while the health and economic benefits of the smoking ban are a matter...
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Polar bears threatening by retreating sea ice
West-coast of Svalbard, Norway (within Arctic Circle) June 12 -15, 2008
1. Wide ship sails through thin ice
2. Mid ship's antennae
3. Mid ship's captain
4. Wide ship approaches ice
5. Wide cruise ship sails past
6. Mid same
7. Mid set...
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WRAP Ban Ki Moon presser at climate change conference
1. Pan from 'The City of Arts and Sciences' to main door of meeting place
2. Various of delegation arriving
3. Wide of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
"Ladies and gentlemen, slowing...
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President Obama announced Tuesday at a distribution center in Maryland for the grocery chain Safeway that he is ordering a new round of fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by March of 2016. (Feb. 18)
President Barack Obama is ordering a new round of fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by March of 2016. He is highlighting improvements already undertaken by companies such as Safeway to cut back on gasoline...
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Prodi comments on relationship with Russia
1. Tretyakov picture gallery
2. Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, giving speech
3. Close up symbol of the European Union
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission:
"President Putin''s...
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Thousands of people from across the nation gathered in New York City to participate in what's billed as the largest march ever on global warming. (Sept. 21)
Thousands of people from across the nation gathered in New York City to participate in what's billed as the largest march ever on global warming.
Organizers of Sunday's march say they want to raise awareness about climate change.
Similar...
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Bug that causes Legionnaires disease found in new government HQ
1. Worker turning on the faucet of the water tank
2. Close of hand turning on the faucet
3. Mid of the worker climbing down ladder and turning on another faucet
4. Close of the worker
5. Water coming out from the water tank
6. Main...
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With billions of dollars at stake, the trial to figure out how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation's worst offshore oil spill began Monday in New Orleans. (Feb 25)
HEADLINE: High Stakes Trial Begins for BP Gulf Oil SpillCAPTION: With billions of dollars at stake, the trial to figure out how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation's worst offshore oil spill began Monday in New...