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Kenya joins 40 other countries battling plastic bags that clog oceans and kill marine life nyti.ms/2vm2hhF

In Kenya, Selling or Importing Plastic Bags Will Cost You $19,000 — or Jail (Published 2017)

New rules that went into effect on Monday forbid the use of plastic grocery bags and call for prison and steep fines for anyone manufacturing or importing them.

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CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrk29 Aug 2017
Japan condemns N. Korea for firing a missile over its airspace, calling the act "the most serious and grave threat" cnn.it/2vmpUqh
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Hi everybody! It's Alex! I wanted to say hi and tell you about my leg. X – at Kansas, USA
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Barack Obama
@BarackObama20 Jul 2017
John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John.
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Five year funding renewal announced for @jbei_ #biofuels #bioproducts #bioenergy ow.ly/I1dL30dHUD1
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CNN
@CNN9 Mar 2017
Does Mitch McConnell believe Mexico will pay for a wall along the border? "Uh, no," he said before laughing cnn.it/2n41xJt
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John Oliver
@iamjohnoliver6 Mar 2017
Many thanks to the Dalai Lama for taking the time to talk to me about everything from reincarnation to horse milk.
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Rick Perry
@SecretaryPerry8 Mar 2017
Innovators like the ones supported by our @ARPAE program are key to advancing America's energy economy. xitter.cf/EnergyGOP/status/83774…
Senate Energy GOP
@EnergyGOP3 Mar 2017
Tons of great @ARPAE projects at the #Congressional Summit on the Hill yesterday. Here are a handful of them #ARPAE17 #innovation
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Rick Perry
@SecretaryPerry9 Mar 2017
Bold energy solutions start with Big Ideas! Working with the brightest minds from our #NationalLabs at the Big Ideas Summit today in DC.
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Bill Nye
@BillNye18 Jan 2017
Solar panels & solar hot water system on roof of this apartment in Kyoto. Hippies? No. The energy is free!
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CNN
@CNN13 Jun 2016
At Tonys a cry for love amid cheers for 'Hamilton' cnn.it/234BcGp
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Discovery
@Discovery13 Jun 2016
An 18-foot great white shark got stuck on the top of a diver's protective cage >> bit.ly/1UvnlCL
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Science News
@ScienceNews12 Jun 2016
What happens when some the most prolific photosynthesizers on Earth catch a virus? ow.ly/qGmB3017ANQ
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HuffPost
@HuffPost13 Jun 2016
An easy guide to contacting your elected representatives about gun control huff.to/25WoCux
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NASA
@NASA11 Jun 2016
The drizzle of stars scattered across this @NASA_Hubble pic forms an irregular dwarf galaxy: go.nasa.gov/1U6FVHe
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Science News
@ScienceNews8 Jun 2016
Declassified spy satellite images divulge long history of a collapsing Antarctic ice shelf: ow.ly/CWNL30145E3
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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine8 Jun 2016
Ground-based radio telescope reveals giant wave of ammonia circling Jupiter: scim.ag/1TQscnN
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New Scientist
@newscientist8 Jun 2016
The planned artificial genome could create a 'blank slate' human template. OK with that? ow.ly/pH9f3012Kjy
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WIRED
@WIRED8 Jun 2016
Polling has been a total train wreck this election season. One startup thinks it can help: wrd.cm/1Zwlzp7
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The Economist
@TheEconomist8 Jun 2016
The ocean is becoming more transparent, as 3D maps allow scientists to study the seafloor ever closer
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