BEIJING — Weary of waiting for the authorities to alert residents to the city’s most pernicious air pollutant, citizen activists last May took matters...
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ONE might have expected a humble presentation from Bob Dudley, head of BP, who spoke at the Economic Club of Chicago yesterday. In 2010, his company was responsible...
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REPORTING FROM LIMA, PERU, AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- With protests mounting against a proposed gold mine in northern Peru, local officials Friday called on President...
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The scarcity of water in South Asia will become harder to manage as demand rises. South Asia’s population of 1.5 billion is growing by 1.7% a year, which means...
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Notably, the scales (at this year's car show in LA) tilted in favor of exotic cars and high horsepower — 500 doesn’t even warrant a gasp — a...
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is filing for bankruptcy after years of excess borrowing and spending. Will other American cities be forced to do the same? They may have...
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“THIS is a war between humans and technology. While that war is being fought, we should not talk about bankruptcy.” So says a Japanese official...
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There’s not much fruit in General Mills snacks such as Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, alleges a new suit against the giant food company....
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Once a tourist attraction and home to thousands of Cambodians, Phnom Penh's biggest lake is now having muddy sludge pumped into it by property developers....
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PART ONE.......... Nuclear threat level raised Crisis rates in most severe category Japan nuclear agency raises threat level By Matt Smith, CNN April 11,...
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Rep. John Boehner, speaking live, just announced that a budget deal has been reached. -- Please add news as you see or hear it breaking --
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The New York Times April 3, 2011 BP Seeks to Resume Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico By JULIA WERDIGIER and JOHN M. BRODER LONDON — BP has...
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Nearly half of China's 1,176 dairies are being shut down after failing to obtain new licences, the country's quality inspection agency says. It says that...
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The head of the study, a longtime critic of the global warming consensus, will testify before a House panel. Leading climate scientists worry that the project, funded...
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[EthicalVegan's note: I am merely submitting this article, and am offering no commentary/opinions of my own.] Radioactive water in tunnels under Japanese...
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CNN... Submitted by EthicalVegan with no additional comments or opinions Japan officials: No place to put tainted water from nuclear plant By the CNN Wire...
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NASA Data Strengthens Reports of Toxic Rain on the Gulf Coast From BP Spill Jerry Cope Designer, Filmmaker, Eco Activist Posted: March 7, 2011 04:45 PM PART...
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The New York Times... Higher Radiation Levels Found at Japanese Reactor Carlos Barria/Reuters Family members of the earthquake and tsunami victims at a mass...
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TreeHugger... Is There A Third Option To Being Just Pro- or Anti-Nuclear? by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY on 03.22.11 Business & Politics nuclear...
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Republicans scrap 'compostable' utensils in House cafeterias Republicans say 'compostable' utensils were not cost- or energy-efficient, so they...
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