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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Peru Blows Up Gold Mine Machinery in Push to Legalize Operations
Crisologo Quispe says he halted operations at his gold mine in the Peruvian jungle in April after police used dynamite to blow up $350,000 loaders at a nearby site. Quispe fired 17 workers and moved
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One-Third of Global Corn Crop Faces Water Stress, Study Shows
One-third of the world’s corn is produced in “highly or extremely highly water-stressed regions,” a threat to the largest global crop, according to a statement released today by the World Resources Institute.
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Prosecutor Fights Beef Industry in War on Amazon Deforestation
The morning after I landed in the Brazilian state of Pará, I joined a pair of state government officials heading to an event in a municipality of Terra Alta, located 70 miles inland from the capital of
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Obama's Record on Climate Change Ain't Over Till It's Over
Rules proposed by the White House June 2 would push U.S. power plants away from coal-fired generation. Coal runs along a conveyor belt after being scraped off the wall by a shearer during longwall mining
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Trees Get in Way of $58 Billion in EU Farm Subsidies
Countries across the European Union are finishing new rules for handing out 43 billion euros ($58 billion) in annual EU farm subsidies, a change that has spooked conservationists in drier, pastoral nations
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EU May Decide on Carbon Reform by Mid-2015, Delbeke Says
European Union policy makers may reach a decision in the first half of next year on a proposal to introduce automatic supply controls in the world’s biggest emissions market, according to a senior EU official.
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War on Cornfield Pest Sparks Clash Over Insecticide
Pesticide use is surging among U.S. corn farmers who are worried that some insects have become resistant to genetically modified versions of the crop. That’s an unexpected reversal since one of the
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U.K. Green Bank May Help Developing Countries Fight Warming
The U.K. government may use its Green Investment Bank to lend money to projects in emerging markets that fight climate change. The government is exploring the possibility of using the bank to help manage
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Sweden Says Chemicals Tainting Its Water a ‘Scandal’
Sweden called on the European Union to act against a harmful form of chemicals that contaminated its drinking water, saying the issue is bound to affect other member states. Highly fluorinated chemicals,
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Japan Domestic Solar Shipments More Than Doubled in Fiscal 2013
Japan’s domestic shipments of solar modules more than doubled last fiscal year as solar panels spread from rooftops to land once used for golf courses. Local shipments rose to 8,546 megawatts in the