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 Forecast to Start Building Five Nuclear Reactors This Year
China is expected to start construction on at least five nuclear reactors this year, underscoring the country’s commitment to atomic energy as a means to help control pollution and fuel growth. Combined,
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Fracking Data Sought by Environmental Groups in EPA Lawsuit
A coalition of advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public access to information on toxic chemicals released by the energy industry through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
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Self-Powered Waste-to-Water System Solves Sanitation, Gates Says
The waste produced by every human being can be the key to producing energy and potable water in developing countries that lack sanitation. Janicki Industries Inc., with support from the Bill & Melinda
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Togo Plans to Increase Supply of Drinking Water to Capital Lome
Togo’s government plans to increase the supply of drinking water to residents of the capital, Lome, to 60,000 cubic meters this year from 40,000 cubic meters in 2014. “All drillings are complete and
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EPA to Delay U.S. Carbon Rule for Power Plants Until Summer
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will delay carbon rules for power plants, missing a deadline set by President Barack Obama in one of the centerpieces of his climate-change agenda. Janet
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Europe Poised for a Mild January Following Record Warm Year
Most of Europe is forecast to be warmer than usual in January, with higher winds boosting power supply after the region’s mildest year in at least three decades helped push electricity and natural gas
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Cheap Solar Power Emerges From Mineral Named for Russian Count
Materials that may be cheaper and more efficient than silicon at converting the sun’s rays into electricity could be key to the next generation of solar power, scientists say. Though years away from
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China to Boost Support for NGOs That Sue Environment Polluters
China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, will provide more support to non-governmental organizations that sue polluters. The nation will work to reduce court charges for NGOs in public non-profit
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Oil Slump Heightens Pollution Challenge From Delhi to Shanghai
A brisk walk in India’s capital New Delhi on Christmas Eve was rated ‘hazardous’ to health, while a similar stroll in the Chinese city of Shanghai was ranked ‘unhealthy.’ Two of Asia’s biggest cities with
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U.K. Reports Warmest Year on Record and Fourth-Wettest in 2014
The U.K. set a record for its warmest year in 2014 and endured its fourth-wettest in more than a century, according to provisional full-year figures today from the Met Office. The weather forecaster