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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Mexico to Invest $20 Billion in Wind Power, El Economista Says
Mexico will invest more than $20 billion over the next decade in wind-power projects, according to the local newspaper El Economista, citing U.S. government data. Mexico has a 40 gigawatts of potential
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Hong Kong Seeks to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 50%
Hong Kong is seeking to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at least 50 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, the city’s secretary for the environment said. Businesses in the city, which consume about 40
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Angola, Namibia Sign Accord Over Cuvelai Waters: Jornal
Angola and southern neighbor Namibia signed an accord to manage the Cuvelai river basin whose waters are shared by the two southwest African countries, according to state-controlled Jornal de Angola.
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Germany Takes First Steps to Ratify Kyoto Extension
Germany has become the first large European Union member state to start ratifying the extension of the emissions-limiting Kyoto Protocol treaty. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet of ministers supported
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Obama Aide Calls Carbon Rule First Important Step
Obama administration officials said their signature effort to combat climate change will make only a modest dent in global greenhouse-gas emissions even as they called it an important first step. With
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Chile to Fund Studies for 740 Megawatts of Renewables
Chile’s government will fund the early development of renewable energy projects totaling 740 megawatts. The country’s Renewable Energy Center, known as CER, is offering $1.3 million to 51 projects with
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Grupo Mexico Spill Sparks Scrutiny of $150 Million Cleanup
Mexico is sending federal officials to Sonora state to oversee Grupo Mexico SAB (GMEXICOB)’s $150 million cleanup of a copper mine spill that the government says contaminated the water supplies of at least
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Leaky Wells Spur Call for Stricter Rules on Gas Drilling
A study that blamed natural gas drilling for water pollution in two states has spurred calls for stricter regulations to keep wells from leaking methane into aquifers. The study backed the oil and gas
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Dengue Fever in Japan Shows Global Spread Through Travel
An Aedes mosquito, with its distinctive black and white striping, sits on an arm in Singapore. When Japan identified its first local case of dengue in 70 years last month, it became the latest in a string
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Iran Makes Good on Warnings, Cuts Water to Tehran Users
Iran has backed up months of warnings to Tehran residents to reduce their water use amid continuing shortages by cutting supplies to those deemed as consuming too much, state media said. Some 3,057