NGOs take Norway to Supreme Court over Arctic oil
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Two environmental groups said on Monday they were trying to take the Norwegian state to the…
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Environment
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels…
5 years ago
China ‘comprehensively’ bans illegal wildlife trade
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday declared an immediate and "comprehensive" ban on the trade and consumption of wild…
5 years ago
After backing HS2 rail, Johnson mulls Heathrow runway
By Ben PERRY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Having backed Britain's proposed high-speed railway HS2, Boris Johnson is under…
5 years ago
How climate change reduced the flow of the Colorado River
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The massive Colorado River, which provides water for seven US states, has seen its flow…
5 years ago
Uganda army fights voracious desert locusts
By Michael O'HAGAN Agence France-Presse OTUKE, Uganda (AFP) — Under a warm morning sun scores of weary soldiers stare as millions…
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Mussels ‘cooked alive’ in balmy New Zealand ocean
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Up to half a million mussels were effectively cooked in the wild in unusually balmy waters…
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Bezos launches $10 billion fund to combat climate change
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon…
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Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green
by Catherine Lai and Sam REEVES SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from…
5 years ago
Jellyfish hurl venom ‘grenades’ to snare prey
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A species of jellyfish hunts its prey by hurling venom grenades to create "stinging water", researchers…
5 years ago
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