"August Eco-Tidbits from Turkey
by Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey on 08.30.09
It was a good month for renewable energy, but a bad one for honeybees. Photos by Neil Mackinder (left) and .Larry Page via Flickr.
With floods besieging the Black Sea coast and fires raging in the Mediterranean, it was impossible to ignore the power of nature this month. That power also seemed to be on the mind of many investors, whose renewable-energy projects make up the bulk of recent good news from Turkey as we once again wrap up the latest eco-related developments that prompted reactions of both 'süper' (yep, just like in English, but with an umlaut) and 'maalesef' (unfortunately):"
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