Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada on Thursday threw its support behind groups fighting to safeguard caribou that are threatened by…
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Environment
Bering Sea ice at lowest levels in 5,500 years: study
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Winter ice in the Bering Sea, in the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia,…
4 years ago
Germany’s first ‘green’ bonds attract strong demand
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday launched its first "green" bond offering to finance environmental initiatives as it pivots…
4 years ago
Mauritian citizen becomes powerful voice for oil spill anger
by Shenaz Patel and David Constantin Agence France-Presse In normal times, Bruneau Laurette spends his days providing armed escort to…
4 years ago
Unilever to cut carbon footprint in cleaning items
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday unveiled a one-billion-euro plan to remove fossil fuels in…
4 years ago
Toxic liquid leaks into Paris river from cement plant
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hundreds of litres of toxic wastewater have leaked into Paris' Seine River from a plant belonging…
4 years ago
Zimbabwe to return land to farmers protected by investment deals
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe said Tuesday that only foreign farmers protected by international investment treaties qualified to retrieve land seized…
4 years ago
Brazilian Amazon fires near level of 2019 crisis
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month was the second-highest in a…
4 years ago
Chinese bus offers new evidence of airborne coronavirus spread: study
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — A person on a poorly ventilated Chinese bus infected nearly two dozen other passengers…
4 years ago
Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to…
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