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Pakistan must spend millions of dollars on rebuilding areas devastated by the floods to avoid massive loss of life and jobs in future, a top United Nations official has said.

* The rehabilitation of a dilapidated bridge has led to lower food prices and a significant gain in travel time, boosting business efficiency

As demand increases, the number of wild caught fisheries that could safely yield more has fallen to its lowest level since the mid-1970s

Windmill, close-up. Wind Farm at Castilla-La Mancha, Central Spain

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the formation of Sustainable Communities Building Blocks, a program designed to help interested communities adopt sustainable planning methods. Sustainable planning helps safeguard the environment and spur economic development while also improving Americans’ health. Interested communities are invited to apply to receive technical assistance during a day-long session that will help them achieve their sustainable planning goals. The application period opens on February 3 and ends on February 23, 2011.

Bacon is cut from the pig's belly, and is one- to two-thirds fat.

During the 1980s, wildlife managers said striped bass like this one were overfished. Now, it appears that a weather pattern known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation may have been a contributing factor to the declines.