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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two Greenpeace ships are blocking a dock at Rotterdam port used to unload coal as part of a protest against the construction of a coal-fired power plant there, the environmental group said on Sunday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California committed to getting a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 in a Monday executive order by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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The sudden rash of "black panther sightings" this fall at Bay Area parks has given new spark to the region's greatest wildlife mystery:
Are the sightings cases of mistaken identity, as wildlife scientists believe?
Or is there another explanation?
Scientists say they have no proof of black panthers in...(more)
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Big cuts in Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved by 2050, experts said yesterday. A reduction of 75% is possible even without "controversial" measures such as building nuclear power stations or the widespread adoption of veganism, they said.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The main ship in Japan's whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Monday for its first hunt in the region since limping home with just over half its planned catch in April following clashes with militant anti-whaling activists, environmentalist group Greenpeace said....(more)
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Government plans for a new generation of nuclear power plants face growing concerns the industry needs another waste repository involving a massive escalation in cost.
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In one scene, a small bobcat crouched on a one-inch perch, appearing to gather the courage for a 10-foot leap over a stream to an equally tiny landing spot.
In another, a large mountain lion crept along a creek, searching for a way across without getting wet.
Then...(more)
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NEW YORK - Companies specialising in home energy efficiency should get a boost under US President-Elect Barack Obama's administration despite a slowing economy and a sharp drop in oil prices.
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The Environmental campaigner Georgina Downs achieved a landmark victory yesterday in her seven-year battle against pesticides.
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SINGAPORE - UN-led climate change talks that aim to rein in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions are running out of time but have not been derailed by the financial crisis, Australia's top climate diplomat said on Friday.
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WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland, which has threatened to veto the European Union's climate package, expects some progress but no final deal in talks in Paris set for Thursday, a senior source at the prime minister's office said.
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Gordon Brown today said that tax cuts aimed at low-paid workers and support for green technology had to be key parts of the response to the financial crisis, and also suggested that UK interest rates would be cut again soon.
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