Namibia defends drilling in unique biodiversity site
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AFP) — Namibia's environment minister on Thursday defended a decision to allow oil and gas drilling in a biodiversity…
4 years ago
Environment
2020 one of three hottest years ever recorded: UN
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — This year is on course to be one of the three warmest…
4 years ago
Romania’s mining heartland faces up to post-coal future
by Mihaela RODINA and Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse PETROSANI, Romania (AFP) — In the large, dark locker room of southern Romania's…
4 years ago
Viral trash: French Covid clean-up nets mounds of masks
by Guillaume Bonnet and Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — After two months of trekking across France, a…
4 years ago
UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 in green ‘revolution’
by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030…
4 years ago
Greenland’s largest glaciers likely to melt faster than feared: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The three largest glaciers in Greenland -- which hold enough frozen water to…
4 years ago
Huge India oil well fire extinguished after five months
NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — A massive oil well fire that raged for more than five months in northeast India…
4 years ago
Trump administration to seek bids on Arctic oil leases
NEW YORK, New York (AFP) — The Trump administration on Monday invited oil companies to choose proposed drilling territories as…
4 years ago
Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm…
4 years ago
Laser-guided lightning may help prevent wildfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Small, portable laser pointers could be used to guide lightning strikes, with a study suggesting the…
4 years ago
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