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Bangladesh biggest power plant will harm worlds biggest mangrove forest

2013-11-01 11:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Burning coal is a surefire way of damaging the climate, and harming mangroves is a surefire way of worsening climate impacts. Which makes the planned construction of Bangladeshs largest coal-fired power plant at the edge of the worlds biggest mangrove forest doubly troubling. Construction is beginning on the 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant less than 10 miles from the Sundarbans, the sweeping mangrove system that straddles Bangladesh and India, helping to protect an eastern chunk of the Subcontinent...

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The world's biggest cargo container ships

2013-10-29 01:00:00| Ship Technology

Ultra-large container ships with huge cargo carrying capacities have changed commercial shipping economics globally. Samsung Heavy Industries has constructed four of the world's 10 biggest container ships, while Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineeri

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Infographic: the world's biggest cruise liners

2013-10-23 01:00:00| Ship Technology

The global cruising industry has witnessed significant growth during recent years, with the number of cruise passengers exceeding the 20 million mark in 2012. With the help of Cruise Kings, Ship-technology.com profiles the world's biggest cruise line

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The world's biggest submarines

2013-10-22 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The Russian Navy's Typhoon Class submarine tops the list of the world's biggest submarines, closely followed by Russia's newest submarine the Borei Class and the enormous Ohio Class, the biggest submarine ever built for the US. Naval-technology.com p

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