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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Grana Seeks Peru’s Backing to Clean Lake Titicaca: Andina
Grana y Montero SA is seeking Peru’s backing for a $150 million sewage-treatment project to reduce pollution that is tainting waters in the world’s highest navigable lake, the state news agency Andina
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Billionaire Bollore Brings Battery Car-Share Program to U.S.
French billionaire Vincent Bollore is setting up the largest U.S. car-sharing program for electric vehicles to promote advanced batteries and services offered by the conglomerate he leads. Bollore Group,
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Modi to Use Solar to Bring Power to Every Home by 2019
India’s new government led by Narendra Modi plans to harness solar power to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019, a party official said. “We look upon solar as having the potential
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Saudi Arabia in Policy Shift Seeking Solar Through Aramco
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company is planning to add more solar power, a move to limit domestic fossil-fuel consumption in the world’s biggest exporter of crude. “We are looking at solar investments
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Contaminated Water Kills 328 From Zimbabwe in 2014: Mail
Contaminated drinking water has killed 328 people in Zimbabwe this year, mainly in urban areas, the Sunday Mail said, citing Portia Manangazira, a disease control specialist in the health ministry, and
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El Nino Alert Remains as Australia Predicts Pattern by August
Australia remains on El Nino watch on expectations the weather pattern that brings drought to the Asia-Pacific region and heavier-than-usual rains to South America will probably develop by August. The
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BP Faces Billions in Spill Payments as Court Upholds Deal
BP Plc (BP/) faces billions of dollars in additional payments after failing again to convince an appeals court that the company is being forced to pay claims that aren’t directly related to the 2010 Gulf
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California Drought Losses Half of Estimate on Groundwater
California’s agriculture industry will incur less than half the losses forecast in March from the worst drought on record, after groundwater supplies eased the burden on farmers, a group said. Losses
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Serbia Death Toll Rises to 17 in Worst Floods in 1,000 Years
The death toll in Serbia from the worst flooding seen in 1,000 years has risen to 17 as the capital Belgrade braces itself for a “flood wave.” Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today 12 bodies were
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California Drought Conditions to Persist Through Summer
California doesn’t have much chance for rain in the next five months, and its best opportunity to break the drought there may hinge on the emergence of an El Nino in the Pacific Ocean this year, U.S. forecasters