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Allison Shelley/The Washington Times Volvo dealer Don Beyer (right) and Gary Skulnik of Clean Currents of Rockville, flanked by mascot Bumble the Bee yesterday in Falls Church, announced a new carbon-offset program at Mr. Beyer's four Northern Virginia locations.
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Heiko Schuster, development engineer of the solar technology company Sulfurcell cleaned solar panels atop the company's headquarters in Berlin. The Algerian government's solar energy project is in its early stage and faces daunting financial and technological obstacles.
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** FILE ** For 10 years, a group of researchers have been training a species of giant African rats to sniff out land mines and unexploded ordnance. "When people see they can use these animals for humanitarian purposes, it changes their perception," said Bart Weetjens, whose nonprofit group, Apopo, has pioneered the use of the African or Gambian giant pouched rat in mine detection.
