Environment
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G20 draft text fuses U.S. climate isolation with deal on innovation
[ad_1] BERLIN Draft conclusions to this week’s summit of the Group of 20 leading economies acknowledge the United States’ isolation in opposing the Paris climate accord but agree to G20 collaboration on reducing emissions through…
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'Tsunami' of toxic wastewater kills plants, animals in Israel's desert
[ad_1] By Ari Rabinovitch | MISHOR ROTEM, Israel MISHOR ROTEM, Israel Toxic wastewater that surged through a dry riverbed in southern Israel at the weekend left a wake of ecological destruction more than 20 km…
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Japan's Abe urges G20 to work together on climate change
[ad_1] BERLIN Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the G20 states in a newspaper article to work together on continuing climate protection policies such as the 2015 Paris agreement from which the United States is…
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Companies have to open up about climate risks: Shell CEO
[ad_1] LONDON Climate change poses one of the biggest long-term risks to the global economy and companies, including big oil and gas firms such as Shell, have to be open about how the risks will…
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Too much rain: China's floods roil hydropower, corn supplies
[ad_1] BEIJING Severe flooding across southern China has forced the world’s largest power plant to slash capacity on Tuesday, delayed grain on barges and damaged farms along the Yangtze River, as the death toll rose…
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China disburses $100 million to help deal with flooding
[ad_1] BEIJING The Chinese government has disbursed 700 million yuan ($103 million) in emergency aid to four provinces in the south and east to help them deal with widespread flooding, the ministry of civil affairs…
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Court rejects Trump administration move to delay methane regulation
[ad_1] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot freeze implementing a rule requiring oil and gas companies to fix methane leaks in their equipment, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday in a setback for President…
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Britain says will move to control EU fishing in its waters
[ad_1] LONDON Britain will withdraw from an agreement that allows some other European countries to fish between six and 12 miles from its coast in a move to “take back control” of fishing policy, Environment…
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As anti-G20 protests begin, Merkel says growth must be inclusive
[ad_1] By Erik Kirschbaum | BERLIN BERLIN As anti-globalization activists took to the streets in Hamburg ahead of this week’s G20 summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday leaders will have to focus on…
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Germany produced record 35 percent of power from renewables in first half
[ad_1] BERLIN Germany raised the proportion of its power produced by renewable energy to 35 percent in the first half of 2017 from 33 percent the previous year, according to the BEE renewable energy association.…
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ICL says level of damage caused by desert spill still unknown
[ad_1] JERUSALEM Potash and fertilizer producer Israel Chemicals (ICL) said on Sunday it cannot estimate the level of damage caused to the company or the environment by a spill at its fertilizer plant in Israel’s…
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Tanker and cargo ship collide in Channel, no injuries, spills reported
[ad_1] LILLE, France An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the Channel east of the British port of Dover early on Saturday, but no injuries or pollution were reported, regional French maritime authorities…
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DiCaprio hails Mexican ban on type of fishing net killing porpoises
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY Mexico on Friday banned fishing with gillnets in the northern Gulf of California as part of its pledge to save a critically-endangered species of porpoise whose cause has been championed by Hollywood…
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Firefighters gain ground on Arizona wildfire
[ad_1] More residents were allowed to return home and officials reopened a major roadway on Friday in central Arizona as firefighters continued to battle a six-day-old wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate. The fire has…
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U.S. groups threaten to sue over loss of grizzlies' protection
[ad_1] By Laura Zuckerman | SALMON, Idaho SALMON, Idaho Conservationists threatened to sue on Friday in order to block a plan by U.S. wildlife managers that strips grizzly bears of federal protection, opening them to…
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U.S. farmers running out of opportunities to sell corn at profit
[ad_1] By Mark Weinraub | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. farmers who have been holding out for higher prices for their corn may finally sell their grain below target levels in the next few weeks as a…
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Chilean scientists produce biodiesel from microalgae
[ad_1] SANTIAGO Biodiesel made from microalgae could power buses and trucks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80 percent, Chilean scientists said, possibly curbing pollution in contaminated cities like Santiago. Experts from…
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Investors slowly start to push climate change up their agenda
[ad_1] LONDON/OSLO Investors are slowly starting to push companies to reduce their carbon footprint and help the world meet targets on limiting global warming that were agreed in the 2015 Paris climate talks. Energy firms…
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South Korea plans energy U-turn away from coal, nuclear
[ad_1] SEOUL A proposed energy U-turn by South Korea’s new government would put the environment at the center of energy policy, shifting one of the world’s staunchest supporters of coal and nuclear power toward natural…
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France, India to cooperate in fighting climate change
[ad_1] By Geert De Clercq | PARIS PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday their countries would cooperate in the fight against climate change, just days after the…
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Australia must do more to protect reef, UNESCO says
[ad_1] SYDNEY The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO urged Australia on Saturday to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be met.…
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Death toll in Mexico from Tropical Storm Beatriz rises to five
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY Five people were killed as Tropical Storm Beatriz dumped heavy rain on southwestern Mexico, causing landslides that destroyed homes, damaged roads and uprooted trees, emergency officials said on Friday. Though Beatriz never…
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World pledges to save 'Mother Earth' despite Trump's snub to climate pact
[ad_1] By Thomas Escritt and Philip Blenkinsop | BERLIN/BRUSSELS BERLIN/BRUSSELS China and Europe pledged on Friday to unite to save what German Chancellor Angela Merkel called “our Mother Earth”, standing firmly against President Donald Trump’s…
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U.S. environmental agency chief says humans contribute to global warming
[ad_1] WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, said on Friday he believes human activity plays a role in global warming, but measuring that contribution with precision is difficult. Speaking to…
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Tillerson says U.S. will continue efforts to reduce emissions
[ad_1] WASHINGTON The United States will continue its efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions despite President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate accord, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday.…
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No longer 'climate bad boy,' China steps up as Trump quits Paris deal
[ad_1] By David Stanway and Henning Gloystein | SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE The U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord has bolstered China’s stature and diplomatic power, and could help Beijing achieve longer-term ambitions to…