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We look at what book publishers, printers and electronics companies are doing to make the book industry more environmentally friendly, we head to an energy efficiency house competition in Madrid and we look at the role of fracking the US election.

Making books greener

At the Frankfurt book fair over 600,000 new titles are on display each year. That's a lot of paper. So, what about reducing the paper in book production via e-book readers and other digital devices? The European book industry appears to be more interested right now on making printed books more environmentally friendly.

Solar house competition

At the second Solar Decathlon Europe in Madrid, 18 universities took part in a competition for the most energy efficient living space. Architecture, energy efficiency, room comfort, market potential and sustainability - participants from around the world were judged on 10 individual "disciplines".

Illegal fishing

A two year investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation has recently found evidence of illegally caught fish entering the European market from Sierra Leone. It also found evidence of bribery, attacks on local fisherman and trawlers fleeing to neighbouring countries to avoid fines.

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