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Devotees reach out to the gilded litter that carries the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, to the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Tribesmen carrying bows and arrows block a road in Timika to support striking workers from the Freeport-McMoRan mine on Nov. 4.

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Ready to grow- but where?

As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $7 million to reduce the non-hardware costs of residential and commercial solar energy installations. Made available through the SunShot Incubator Program, this funding will support the development of tools and approaches that reduce non-hardware, or "soft" costs, such as installation, permitting, interconnection, and inspection. These expenses can amount to up to half of the cost of residential systems. The Incubator will make the process of buying, installing, and maintaining solar energy systems faster, easier, and less expensive.

Residents who have fled Afmadow are putting up in makeshift shelters, 10-15km outside the town

內湖館 林鈺珊 Residents who have fled Afmadow are putting up in makeshift shelters, 10-15km outside the town

The Ash Grove Cement factory, which burns hazardous waste for fuel, is in compliance with EPA pollution standards.

Employees load bags onto a Boeing 737-800 running on algae-based biofuel in Houston. Continental (owned by United Continental Holdings Inc.) flew the nation's first passenger jet powered by biofuels on Monday.

The United Nations marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on 6 November

The Continental Carbon plant sits on the southern outskirts of Ponca City, Okla. Until August, the plant was on an internal EPA "watch list," for violating rules of the Clean Air Act.

Displaced Somalis were affected by previous floods in November 2006, in Dadaab