In accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity signed by 192 member countries, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates announces plans to set aside 10% of her total land for nature conservation by 2014.

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/dubai-to-dedicate-10-of-land-to-wildlife

Research published by the US National Academy of Sciences shows that water in wells located close to fracking operations, where natural gas is obtained from injecting large quantities of fluids into rock formations, contain higher levels of the poisonous and flammable gas,methane.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385450/Drinking-water-contaminated-harmful-levels-methane-gas-extraction.htm,
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