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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Obama's Bridge Energy Hampers Renewables, Researchers Say
Growing use of natural gas fails to benefit the environment because it slows the spread of renewable energy sources, according to a study released today. While natural gas releases less carbon dioxide
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Cities May Reduce Carbon Emissions 8 Gigatons by 2050
Cities have the potential to reduce annual greenhouse-gas emissions by 8 gigatons by 2050, the equivalent of cutting global coal use by more than half, through better energy-management at the local level,
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India Beats China to Mars Orbit at 11% Cost of U.S. Probe
A $74 million Indian spacecraft entered orbit around Mars today after an almost yearlong voyage, and for 11 percent the cost of the U.S.’s Maven probe. Mangalyaan, or “Mars craft” in Hindi, made orbit
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Tanzania Plans for $3.3 Billion in Water Projects, Daily Says
Tanzania will extend piped water supplies throughout most of its cities and cut leakages by more than half in the second stage of a development program, the Daily News reported, citing Water Minister Jumanne
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Rapid Coal Exit Would Cool Planet by 0.5 Degrees Celsius
Phasing out coal as a way to make electricity by 2050 would reduce global warming by 0.5 degrees Celsius, according to a group of scientists. “There is a particular urgency for governments to reverse
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Morocco Courts Private Capital for $27 Billion Water Plan
Morocco will let private capital take the lead in developing desalination and irrigation projects as part of a $27 billion plan designed to lessen the stress on its water resources, Minister Charafat Afilal
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World Bank Says Ebola’s Spread May Have Catastrophic Cost
The World Bank warned that the economic costs of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will escalate to “catastrophic” proportions if the virus spreads, while Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama criticized
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Google Quits ALEC, Says Link With Climate Skeptics Wrong
Google Inc. (GOOG) Chairman Eric Schmidt said the world’s biggest Internet search company made a mistake in funding a political group that opposes U.S. action on climate change. Schmidt said Google
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Obama Joins Climate Summit That Doesn’t Force Remedies
President Barack Obama joins more than 100 world leaders today at a United Nations summit on climate change that’s designed to move the issue beyond talk to action -- though not just yet. The brainchild
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California Leading on Emissions as Brown Signs New Laws
California Governor Jerry Brown has a moonshot goal for the world’s eighth-largest economy as he seeks to lead the global fight against climate change: 1.5 million zero-emission cars on state roads in