Arctic offshore drilling by Royal Dutch Shell PLC drew protests on two continents this year, but a more modest proposal for extracting petroleum where polar bears roam has moved forward with much less attention.
Environment
Dec 13, 2015
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In the future, China will shut down a factory before it even pollutes—or so it hopes, as it deploys big data in the fight against bad air.
Environment
Dec 13, 2015
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A former global champion of renewable energy, Spain wants to make up the ground it lost during the economic crisis when it reversed its policy slashing subsidies and decimating the sector.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 13, 2015
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The world is about to go on a carbon diet. It won't be easy—or cheap.
Environment
Dec 13, 2015
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Sifting through a mountain of garbage with her bare hands, a thick cloth wrapped around her face to keep out the stench, Patimah recalled her early days scavenging at a dump on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital the ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2015
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A small piece of dung was on proud display at global climate-saving talks in Paris, just a few steps away from being transformed into a plastic bottle or fuel for a car.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 13, 2015
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Sweden has reached a preliminary legal agreement with Ecuador that would pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over a rape allegation, the Swedish government said Sunday.
Other
Dec 13, 2015
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After a champagne moment in Paris, where ministers from around the world crafted a pact to fight perilous climate change, comes the hard part.
Environment
Dec 13, 2015
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Russia on Sunday successfully launched a military satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2015
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China's push for a global climate pact is partly because of its own increasingly pressing need to solve serious environmental problems, observers said Sunday.
Environment
Dec 13, 2015
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