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Pollution trial opens in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN (AFP) - The trial opened in Ivory Coast on Monday of 12 people charged with involvement in a

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Scientists pressure Australian PM to step up carbon cuts

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's leading climate change scientists Monday pleaded with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to override his top

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Venezuela wants to work with Russia on nuclear energy

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he was interested in accepting Russia's offer of help

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Hundreds of methane ‘plumes’ discovered

British scientists have discovered hundreds more methane "plumes" bubbling up from the Arctic seabed, in an area to the

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Pollution increases 3 percent

WASHINGTON - The world pumped up its pollution of the chief man-made global warming gas last year, setting a

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Series of Earthquakes rock New Zealand

Aftershocks continue after todays earthquake centred near Kaikoura that was felt across much of the country. Kaikoura District Council

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Spreading Bacterial Disease threatens the core of U.S. citrus crops

A botanical disease that has hit Florida and now threatens California is raising fears that the price of citrus

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EU panel resists pressure to water down car emission targets

BRUSSELS (AFP) - An EU environment panel resisted pressure on Thursday from Europe's powerful car-making industry to water down

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EU must keep climate plans despite economic crisis

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe must not water down its plans to tackle global warming despite the current financial crisis,

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WHO says climate change poses health risks

MANILA (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned Asia Pacific countries that they could be vulnerable to

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