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Bank cuts coal loans as Washington eases rules (05 December 04:56) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will sharply cut lending to coal mining companies that take the tops off mountains, following pressure from groups that call the practice an en... |
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U.S. polluters to pay record $11.8 billion in 2008: EPA (05 December 04:27) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement actions during the 2008 budget year resulted in a record $11.8 billion in pollution controls and projects to clean up ... |
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Solar-powered car completes round-the-world trip (04 December 10:36) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - A Swiss teacher completed the first round-the-world trip in a solar-powered car on Thursday and said he hoped the 52,000-km (32,000-mile) odyssey would inspire car... |
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Rich, poor in dispute over rainforest cash (04 December 10:16) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Brazil ruled out on Thursday letting rich countries offset their greenhouse gas emissions by helping to save the Amazon rain forest, an idea under active discussio... |
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Wanted: Twitchers to find Europe's rarest bird (04 December 09:41) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Birdwatchers the world over, here's a challenge for you.
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Downturn seen slowing CO2 rise (04 December 08:46) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Economic slowdown will give a respite from surging greenhouse gas emissions but the world will struggle to shift in the long-term to new, greener lifestyles, deleg... |
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EU approves genetically modified soybean for import (04 December 06:48) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has authorized imports of a genetically modified (GM) soybean type for sale across its 27 national markets for the next 10 years, the European Commiss... |
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EU nears green energy deal (04 December 06:43) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is on the verge of a deal to boost renewable energy after resolving a battle over the controversial issue of biofuels on Thursday, but Italy's demand ... |
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Russia delays gas flaring target to 2014 (04 December 06:10) |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has delayed its plan to reduce gas flaring to 5 percent within three years to 2014, Russia's Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev said on Thursday.
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EU ends biofuel battle, nears green energy deal (04 December 07:58) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is on the verge of a deal to boost renewable energy after resolving a battle over the controversial issue of biofuels on Thursday, but Italy's demand ... |
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Arctic tundra emits methane even in winter (04 December 12:47) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - The arctic tundra emits the same amount of methane in winter as in the warmer months, a surprising finding that bolsters understanding of how greenhouse gases interact wit... |
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EPA eases rule on mountaintop coal mining debris (04 December 12:36) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is easing the way for coal companies to dump debris from mountaintop mining into nearby valleys and streams in a move deplored by environmental... |
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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent in '07 (04 December 12:34) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. emissions of gases blamed for warming the planet rose 1.4 percent last year as acute weather pushed consumers to crank up heaters and air conditioners and cut outpu... |
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Coal addiction tests Poland on U.N. climate goals (04 December 12:28) |
| KONIN, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's addiction to high-polluting coal contrasts sharply with its hosting of U.N. talks on a global climate treaty to promote clean energy, but its government sa... |
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Man-made noise in world's seas threatens wildlife (04 December 12:26) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Man-made noise in the world's seas and oceans is becoming an increasing threat to whales, dolphins and turtles who use sound to communicate, forage for food and find mates, ... |
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U.N. approves first E.Europe Kyoto project CO2 cuts (03 December 11:22) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A United Nations panel has for the first time approved greenhouse gas cuts made by an eastern European clean energy project registered under the Kyoto Protocol, the panel ... |
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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2007 (03 December 10:15) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent last year on unfavorable weather that boosted demand for heating and cooling and as generation from hydropower sources dec... |
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Obama climate goals not enough: China, India (03 December 09:29) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama's goals for curbing greenhouse gases to 2020 are inadequate to fight global warming, Chinese and Indian delegates told Reuters at U.N.... |
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New U.N. pact may be needed for climate victims: WWF (03 December 09:00) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The world may need a new U.N. pact to compensate victims of climate change or risk a tangle of billion-dollar lawsuits linked to heatwaves, droughts and rising sea... |
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Argentina replaces environmental secretary (03 December 05:23) |
| BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's environmental secretary, who unsuccessfully pushed a law to force miners to protect glaciers in the Andes, has been replaced, government officials said l... |
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Island states seek tougher U.N. climate deal (03 December 05:23) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - A group of 43 small island states called on Wednesday for tougher goals for fighting global warming than those being considered at U.N. climate talks, saying that ... |
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China braces for snow and sandstorms (03 December 02:21) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Temperatures are expected to drop by up to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) across most of China in coming days, bringing snow in the northeast and sandstorms i... |
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Florida advances tougher auto emission limits (03 December 05:47) |
| MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida environmental rule-makers voted on Tuesday to adopt California's toughened auto-emission standards in hopes of reducing heat-trapping gases linked to global warming... |
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Report questions value of carbon-offset deals (03 December 05:04) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's greenhouse gas market has shown that investments by rich countries into clean-energy projects in poor nations are not always the best way to cut emissions blame... |
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Developing nations seek cash in U.N. warming fight (03 December 02:06) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Developing nations urged rich nations at U.N. climate talks on Tuesday to raise aid despite the financial crisis to help the poor cope with global warming and safe... |
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Soot darkens ice, stokes runaway Arctic melt: study (02 December 11:44) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Soot is darkening ice in the Arctic and speeding a melt that could make the ocean around the North Pole ice-free in summer well before 2050, experts said on Tuesda... |
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Canada oil sands seen threatening millions of birds (02 December 09:46) |
| CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A coalition of North American environmental groups says the development of Canada's oil sands region threatens to kill as many as 166 million birds over the next... |
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Developing nations urge cash in U.N. warming fight (02 December 08:59) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Developing countries urged rich nations on Tuesday to provide cash quickly to help them cope with global warming and safeguard tropical forests at 187-nation talks... |
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Climate change hits Pacific region food security: FAO (02 December 07:31) |
| MILAN (Reuters) - Ocean warming, frequent tropical cyclones, floods and droughts are likely to have a devastating impact on food security in Pacific island countries, the United Nations' Foo... |
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Anti-whaling activists joined by Daryl Hannah (02 December 06:56) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Hardline anti-whaling activists prepared on Tuesday to pursue Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet with support from Daryl Hannah, who criticized Greenpeace for opting out of... |
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Tough economy converts Egyptian drivers to natural gas (02 December 06:49) |
| CAIRO (Reuters) - With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed Daoud's taxi glides quietly a... |
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IAEA says irradiated crops could ease food crisis (02 December 04:20) |
| VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency called on Tuesday for greater trust and investment in using radiation to bolster crops against climate change and disease as a way to save millions ... |
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China minister unusually upbeat on climate talks (02 December 01:34) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's foreign minister was unusually upbeat on Tuesday about prospects for agreement on a new pact to tackle global warming by an ambitious 2009 deadline, as top nego... |
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Anti-whaling activists joined by actress (02 December 10:59) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Hardline anti-whaling activists prepared on Tuesday to pursue Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet with support from U.S. actress Daryl Hannah, who criticized Greenpeace for ... |
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Earthquake rattles Taiwan, no reports of damage (02 December 09:10) |
| TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook southern Taiwan on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.
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Tough economy converts Egyptian drivers to gas (02 December 06:19) |
| CAIRO (Reuters) - With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed Daoud's taxi glides quietly a... |
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Canada's Pacific coast killer whales still at risk (02 December 06:13) |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel s... |
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Pennsylania Gov Rendell backs Wolff to head USDA (02 December 05:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Gov Ed Rendell said on Monday he backs his state agriculture secretary to head the U.S. Agriculture Department, with duties from school lunches to farm su... |
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EU agrees to cut car emissions (02 December 02:25) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European carmakers must cut global-warming gases from new vehicles by 18 percent within the next six years, the EU agreed on Monday, after a long battle between environm... |
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U.S. defends Bush at U.N. climate talks (02 December 12:59) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The United States defended President George W. Bush's much-criticized climate policies on Monday at United Nations talks, where President-elect Barack Obama won pr... |
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EU agrees to cut car emissions in climate fight (02 December 12:42) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European carmakers must cut emissions of global warming gases from new vehicles by 18 percent within the next six years, the EU agreed, after a long battle between envir... |
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Nestle water ads misleading: Canada green groups (02 December 12:41) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian environmental groups have filed a misleading advertising complaint against Nestle disputing claims in an ad by the world's largest food company that its bottled ... |
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Brazil pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half (02 December 12:36) |
| BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil pledged Monday to cut the rate at which it was destroying its Amazon forest in half over the next decade to help combat global warming.
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Iraq to revive dead farmland by sucking out salt (01 December 11:18) |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq started flushing excess salinity out of millions of acres of land on Monday in a project aimed at cleansing rivers, breathing new life into dying soils and reviving ... |
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Venice flooded by highest water levels in 22 years (01 December 10:50) |
| VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Heavy rains and high winds left Venice almost completely flooded on Monday after surrounding sea levels rose to their highest in 22 years.
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No excuse to neglect U.N. climate fight: delegates (01 December 09:58) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The economic slowdown is "no excuse" to neglect a fight against global warming that could widen water shortages to half the world by 2050, delegates told the openi... |
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UK climate targets seen hitting household bills (01 December 09:43) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - British households could face big rises in their energy bills under plans to reduce the role of fossil fuels and cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by more than a... |
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Brazil says to cut Amazon destruction by 70 percent (01 December 08:40) |
| BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil announced on Monday a plan to cut destruction of its Amazon rain forest by more than half over the next 10 years, the first time it has set a deforestation target... |
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Clearing forests for biofuel hurts climate: study (01 December 08:28) |
| POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Clearing tropical forests to plant biofuels is a bad idea for the climate and reduces the diversity of animal and plant life, a study found on Monday.
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Canada's gov't to consult with provinces on climate talks (01 December 08:09) |
| LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's environment minister said on Friday the federal government would give the country's provinces a consultative role in any negotiations with the Unite... |
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