Category: Governments & Politics

Indonesia Forests Still Threatened

With a moratorium on new forestry concessions facing delays, an activist said on Thursday that even when in place

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Kenya Bans Plastic Bags

Kenya on Thursday outlawed the manufacture and import of plastic bags from March for damaging the environment, the environmental

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Hong Kong Pollution Rules Outdated

Hong Kong's Ombudsman is probing why the city has not changed its air quality standards since the late 1980s

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US & Japan Mulled Reining Activists

WIKILEAKS: Leaked US government documents show Australian officials were willing to accept a compromise deal with Japan over whaling

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Arnie Terminated. He’ll be Back…

California will say goodbye to 'the Governator' as Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves office after seven years running America's most populous

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Obama Weathers Climate Backlash

President Barack Obama's administration enters 2011 pressing ahead with new regulations and diplomacy to fight climate change, but it

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Services Criticized After NY Snow

NEW YORK – New York City's emergency response system dealt with a staggering number of calls in the aftermath

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Indians to Outnumber Chinese

India is on course to top China as the world's most populous country in 2025, the US Census Bureau

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Japan Shelves Carbon Trading

Japan postponed plans for a national emissions trading scheme on Tuesday, bowing to powerful business groups that warned of

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2010 Disasters Cost $220 Billion

Washington, Dec 23 (DPA) The global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters equalled $222 billion in 2010,

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