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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Dam Burst Threatens New Mining Projects Seeking Approval
A dam failure that sent billions of gallons of mine waste flowing down a British Columbia creek threatens to put a chill on new mining projects across Canada. The Aug. 4 accident at Imperial Metals Corp.
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Zimbabwe Wildlife Reserves Rife With Poachers Killing Elephants
Zimbabwe’s wildlife reserves are rife with poachers using high-powered, silenced weapons and cyanide to slaughter animals, according to the country’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
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Ebola Cases Mix With Malaria Creating ‘Slow-Motion Disaster’
As the death toll rises in West Africa amid the worst Ebola outbreak on record, a separate threat is compounding the problem: the rainy season and the malaria that comes with it. In Sierra Leone, with
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Sweden Says $87 Million of Wood May Have Burned in Forest Fire
Sweden estimates that wood valued at as much as 600 million kronor ($87 million) was destroyed in the country’s largest forest fire in modern times as fire-fighters managed to contain the spread of the
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Mine Spill in B.C.’s Cariboo Leads to State of Emergency
A spill that dumped billions of gallons of mining wastewater into creeks and lakes this week has led local officials in British Columbia to declare a state of emergency and raised concern for migrating
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Australian Cotton Crop Seen Declining 50% on Record Drought
Cotton production in Australia is set to plummet as much as 50 percent next season as drought curbs water supply in the world’s third-biggest exporter, according to growers and shippers. Output may
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China Add Australia-Sized Solar Capacity in Energy Push
China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, accelerated solar power installations in the first half, adding enough capacity in the period to equal Australia’s entire supply of power from sunlight at the
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Deep Water Fracking Next Frontier for Offshore Drilling
Energy companies are taking their controversial fracking operations from the land to the sea -- to deep waters off the U.S., South American and African coasts. Cracking rocks underground to allow oil
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Ebola Drug Panel Set by WHO to Weigh Unproven Drugs Use
The World Health Organization will convene a panel of medical ethicists next week to explore the use of experimental treatments for Ebola amid the worst outbreak of the disease on record. An experimental
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Japan May Pull More Approvals for Solar Projects Behind Schedule
Japan’s government is investigating whether solar power projects approved in fiscal 2013 are moving ahead as planned, signaling some of them may be canceled. In a previous investigation of projects