One of its key messages to the global community is the importance of marine resources to a new green economy.

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Green zanies are utilizing the Marine Mammal Protection Act to prevent the Navy from developing and employing antisubmarine sys-tems that could detect the ever quieter diesel submarines operated by such "friendly" nations as North Korea and Iran.

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Not satisfied with these results, the green lobby has prompted the National Marine Fisheries Service to further cut water supplies, in part to improve the conditions for whales and other species out in the ocean.

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For example, the commander of U.S. and other foreign forces in Afghanistan, Marine General John Allen, attributed the recent uptick in green-on-blue attacks to irritability on the part of Afghan personnel performing missions at high operational tempos while sweltering in summer heat and hungry due to the Ramadan fast.

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Dizzy Page, activities coordinator at the home, said little is known about Mr McConnell's background - although he still owned a green beret which he said was from his time as a Royal Marine.

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Some of the key areas highlighted included marine biodiversity conservation, ocean acidification, marine pollution, and the required investment in science and capacity development for transitioning to a blue-green economy.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

He's not sure he knows what freedom feels like, but likes the idea -- even if his three-room green stucco and brick home shakes every night from the pounding that Hellfire missiles fired by Marine Cobra helicopters, cannon fire from gunships and light armor deliver on Iraqi positions on the other side of the Euphrates.

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The green credit support scheme will give an additional tier of financial incentive to firms seeking to harness marine power.

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