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05 22nd, 2009
Environmental News
- Obama pushes climate change in White House meetingWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an ov …
- U.S. "cap and trade" rebranded "pollution reduction"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Like a savvy Madison Avenue advertising team, senators pushing climate-control legislation have decided to scrap the name "cap and trade" and rebrand their product as …
- China and India endorse Copenhagen climate dealNEW DELHI (Reuters) – China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favored by the Un …
- Chanel muses on global cooling with iceberg showPARIS (Reuters Life!) – An event based around hundreds of fashionistas flying in from all over the world was never going to be a convincing platform for environmental campaigning, but designers in Par …
- EU climate chief wants Europe to "lead by example"BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe's new climate chief sought to reinvigorate international climate talks on Tuesday, laying out a strategy for the EU to lead the world by example.
- Egypt's Mediterranean coast protected in reserveCAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt wants visitors to discover its Mediterranean coast at a marine reserve being established near the border with Libya, the government said Tuesday.
- Greens hail Supreme Court action on flaring loopholeHOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. environmental groups said a loophole that gave refineries and chemical plants leeway to exceed pollution limits indiscriminately for 16 years was permanenently closed by the S …
- German fishing boat flies giant kite to save fuelIJMUIDEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel …
- Japan mayor protests dolphin hunt documentary OscarTOKYO (Reuters) – The mayor of a Japanese town which conducts an annual dolphin hunt protested on Monday against the Academy Award given to "The Cove," a documentary film about the grisly sl …
- Obama wants climate bill passed this year: SenatorWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama still wants Congress to pass a climate bill this year, Republican Senator Susan Collins told reporters on Tuesday after meeting with the president. …
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