Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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China Gets a Little More Fresh Air
On a Tuesday afternoon in late July, a newlywed couple prepared to pose for their wedding portraits in front of Beijing’s historic Drum Tower. Lily Chen, 28, in a sparkling white gown and tiara, checked
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Israel Solar Industry on Hold While Awaiting Government Policies
Israel set a goal in October of installing 340 megawatts of solar power. Developers are still waiting for the government to provide the details they need to move forward. “Development has been a hard
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G-7 Nations Work on ‘Road Map’ to Clear Oceans of Plastic Waste
The biggest advanced economies are meeting in Berlin this week to agree on concrete measures to reduce masses of plastic waste clogging the world’s oceans. The Group of Seven nations will hold talks with
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Wind and Solar Cheer as Coal Vows Battle on Obama’s Energy Plan
The wind and solar industries cheered while coal companies vowed to kill President Barack Obama’s new limits on climate-change pollution as details of the historic regulations emerged. The rules, to be
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South Africa Seen Cutting 2015 Corn Output Estimate on Drought
South Africa, the continent’s largest producer of corn, will probably cut its estimate for output of the grain in 2015 by 0.2 percent as a drought damaged the crop, a survey showed. Farmers will reap
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A Laptop-Sized Solar Panel Is Lighting Rural Africa
In the past, the 18-year-old would have to find light elsewhere when his family's off-grid home in the village of Ndela, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of then Kenyan capital, ran out of paraffin. That's
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Zero-Pollution Buses Emerge With Backing From Silicon Valley
Buses that neither belch pollution nor draw on coal power are starting to appear on city streets with the support of Silicon Valley and a company backed by Warren Buffett. Over the next six months, Seattle
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China’s Anti-Pollution Drive Starts to Bite on Sales of Coal
China’s push to ease its reliance on coal and the fossil-fuel pollution choking Beijing’s skies has started to hit sales of coal from the nation’s biggest supplier. China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd.’s
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Southern Africa Energy Ministers to Mull Renewables Research Hub
Energy ministers from the Southern African Development Community will discuss plans for a renewable-energy research center as countries throughout the region battle chronic blackouts. The center will
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Rhinos, Tigers May Be Protected by Heart Monitor Tracking Device
Rhinos, tigers and elephants could be saved from poachers by their own heart beats, a global-tracking device and a video camera. “The heart rate monitor triggers the alarm the instant a poaching event