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 Middle-Class Protests Turn Violent After Petitions Ignored
The first time Yan heard authorities planned a waste incinerator near her home in eastern China was when a petitioner gave her a leaflet warning of the pollutants it might spew into the environment.
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Shanghai Warns Kids, Elderly to Stay Indoors on Heavy Pollution
Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as smog engulfed the city, sending PM2.5 levels to seven times what the World Health Organization recommends for daily exposure. The air quality
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British Columbia Said to Seek Lower LNG Carbon Emissions
The British Columbia government is considering a requirement to force liquefied natural gas terminals to have a carbon footprint at least one-third below global standards, said two people familiar with
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Solar Farmers in Japan to Harvest Electricity With Crops
Japan’s campaign to boost renewable power supplies since the Fukushima nuclear disaster is producing some unlikely winners: vegetable farmers. Makoto Takazawa and his father Yukio earned 1.7 million
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Abengoa Water Project to Aid 500,000 in Southwest Turkey City
Abengoa SA (ABG), the biggest developer of solar-thermal power plants, won a contract to modernize the pipeline infrastructure to supply water and sanitation to about 500,000 people in southwest Turkey.
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Green Bonds From Companies Seen Doubling to $20 Billion
The annual market for corporate green bonds will double this year, driven by rising investor appetite for sustainable investments, according to Standard & Poor’s. Companies will issue bonds worth about
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Biggest Vaccine Charity Seeks $7.5 Billion for 5-Year Push
The world’s biggest funder of vaccines for developing countries wants to raise $7.5 billion for inoculations to save as many as 6 million lives over five years. The GAVI Alliance has raised more than
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Ohio Poised to Break From U.S. Push for Renewable Energy
Ohio is debating the sharpest break from a three-decade campaign by 29 U.S. states to reduce reliance on fossil fuels by promoting power from renewable sources. The state House of Representatives is
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China May Start Charging for VOC Emissions, Securities Says
China may start charging emitters of volatile organic compounds next year as part of efforts to curb air pollution, China Securities Journal reported. The first draft of the rules was submitted to the
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EPA Rule on Fish Kills at Plants Angers Environmentalists
The Obama administration issued a scaled-back regulation meant to keep fish from being sucked into the water intakes of factories and power plants, winning support from industry while drawing fire from