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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Tokyo Radiation Less Than Paris’s Three Years After Meltdown
Atmospheric radiation levels in Tokyo are at the same level as before the Fukushima nuclear accident three years ago and are below those in Paris and London. The average radiation level in central Tokyo
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Large Dams Cost Double Original Budget, Oxford Researchers Say
Large dams run 96 percent over budget on average, according to a University of Oxford study based on projects in 65 countries including Brazil and China. The study, to be published today in the journal
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Obama Seeks to Boost Resilience to Climate-Driven Drought, Fires
President Barack Obama, who has vowed to make fighting global warming a focus of his remaining years in office, yesterday unveiled initiatives to mitigate what aides say are the effects of an already changing
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U.S. Solar Jumps 41% in 2013 Driven by Residential Demand
Demand for U.S. solar power increased 41 percent last year driven by record growth in residential projects, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Developers installed 4.75 gigawatts
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BP Must Live With $9.2 Billion Oil-Spill Deal, Court Says
BP Plc (BP/) was told by a federal appeals court to abide by terms of a $9.2 billion settlement with victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after failing to satisfy judges that a claims administrator
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China Pollution Tops Hazardous Levels Ahead of Congress
Pollution in Beijing was stuck at unhealthy levels for the seventh straight day, prompting warnings for people to stay indoors as thick gray smog shrouded the capital a week before the annual meeting of
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South Africa Delays Carbon Tax, Plans Levies on Acid Mine Water
South Africa’s government delayed the implementation of a planned carbon tax to 2016, while saying it may impose new levies on mining companies to help fund the treatment of acid water seeping from disused
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Chinese Solar Growth to Underpin Record Global Expansion in 2014
Solar developers around the world will install record capacity this year as a thriving Chinese market drives growth, a Bloomberg survey showed as manufacturers in the $102 billion industry began to return
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Peru Glacier Retreat Caused by Rising Temperatures, Study Finds
Peru’s Quelccaya ice cap, the world’s largest tropical ice sheet, is shrinking because of rising temperatures, according to a study by Dartmouth College. Dartmouth’s research suggests “that these tropical
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Emerging Economies Lead Climate Action, Globe Study Finds
Nations have passed almost 500 laws to tackle climate change, with emerging economies led by Mexico and China making the most progress last year, a study by Globe International found. A total of 62