Category: Americas

US pushes G20 to cut fuel subsidies

The United States is pushing key developing and developed nations to agree on a plan to phase out subsidies

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Storing CO2 in soil should be on U.N. agenda: Al Gore

Developing emissions markets to encourage farmers in poor countries to store more carbon dioxide in soil should be a

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USDA calls most of California a drought disaster area

FRESNO, Calif.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared that 50 of California's 58 counties are natural disaster areas because

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Earthquakes hit Philippines, Mexico, Pakistan China and Indonesia

Strong earthquake jolts western Philippines Seismologists say a strong offshore earthquake has rocked the western Philippines and was felt in

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Arctic ice melts to third-smallest area on record

The Arctic's sea ice pack thawed to its third-lowest summer level on record, up slightly from the seasonal melt

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Cars running on ethanol can pollute too

Cars running on sugarcane ethanol can produce as many harmful pollutants as those using ordinary petrol (gasoline), according a

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Developing Asia says Obama ‘key’ on climate talks

More than half of people in developing Asian nations believe agreement on a new global climate treaty rests on

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Earth’s oceans had warmest summer on record

Summer temperatures for the globe's ocean surface ranked as the warmest on record, according to a report released Wednesday

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Disease kills thousands of ducks on the marshes of the Great Salt Lake

State and federal wildlife officials are reporting a "moderate" case of an avian botulism outbreak on the marshes of

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Chile vaccinates salmon against deadly virus

Fisheries in Chile on Tuesday began inoculating farm-raised salmon against infectious salmon anemia (ISA), a virus that has killed

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