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21 November
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Uganda: Floods Destroy Kyenjojo-Kagadi Road
THE Kyenjojo-Kagadi road has been cut off following the submerging of the bridge on River Muzizi in western Uganda. The floods, that started on Sunday, are caused by heavy rains.
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AllAfrica.com |
Nigeria: Compensation for Shagari Flood Disaster to Gulp N800 Million
Compensation for victims of the flood disaster in Shagari Local Govern-ment Area of Sokoto State will gulp N800m, Special Adviser on Ecological and Relief Matters, Dr.Kulu Abubakar disclosed yesterday at a news conference in Sokoto.
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AllAfrica.com |
Uganda: Floods Devastate Teso Region
THE floods that devastated Teso sub-region last year are back. The road connecting Katakwi and Amuria districts in north-eastern Teso has even been cut-off.
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AllAfrica.com |
South Africa: Business Lags on Climate Change, Says Minister
The private sector had been slower than some of its overseas counterparts in appreciating the consequences of climate change for business, Environmental and Tourism Affairs Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said yesterday.
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AllAfrica.com |
China And U.S. Cooperate On Renewable Energy
The Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has signed a memorandum of understanding with the American National Renewable Energy Laboratory for collaboration on the technology of photovoltaic electricity generation.
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Environmental News Network |
Nike, Sun, Starbucks, Timberland and Levi Strauss Team For Strong Climate Laws
The companies joined Ceres to create Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy, a coalition that will flex its muscles for aggressive new environmental policies in eight areas, such as robust renewable energy requirements, an auction-only cap-and-trade and the elimination of federal subsidies for fossil fuels.
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ClimateBiz |
How untidy gardens could be key to saving the house sparrow
Unkempt gardens could be the key to saving one of the nation's best-known birds, as paving, decking and and removal of trees contribute to their decline.
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Daily Mail |
Africa, Europe seek to harmonise climate-change demands: Algeria
(ALGIERS ) - Africa seeks a common position with the European Union going into climate-change negotiations next year, Algeria's environment minister said Thursday following pan-African agreement.
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EU Business |
Polish PM to meet Britain's Brown on EU climate package
(WARSAW ) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet his British counterpart Gordon Brown on Monday in London for talks on the EU's planned climate package and the global financial crisis, a Tusk aide said.
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EU Business |
EU agrees agriculture policy reforms
(BRUSSELS ) - European Union nations sealed agreement on Thursday to revamp their farm support policy with increases in milk quotas, cuts in subsidies for production and more support for eco-friendly projects.
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EU Business |
European energy sector 'continuous environmental threat', warns EEA
Despite improved efficiency in electricity and heat production and a cleaner energy mix, the power sector still produces 80% of European greenhouse gases, putting significant strain on the climate, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) study shows.
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EurActiv |
Shake-up in Congress helps Obama's plan to fight global warming
Representative John Dingell of Michigan was ousted from his chairmanship of the influential Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday, giving Barack Obama an advantage in his plans to promote efforts to combat global warming.
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International Herald Tribune |
Longtime head of U.S. House energy panel is ousted
Representative Henry Waxman, a committed environmentalist, unseated John Dingell to become chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.
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International Herald Tribune |
California leads fight against climate change on global level
Gov. Schwarzenegger signs a pact with heads of other states and provinces to cut greenhouse emissions. 'We have got to do something worldwide here,' he says. California formally moved to spread its can-do global warming gospel around the world, signing a declaration Wednesday with 11 other U.S. states and provinces or states in five other countries to help them slash their greenhouse gas ...
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Los Angeles Times |
Green ally to head US energy panel
US Congressman Henry Waxman, seen as a keen backer of measures to tackle global warming, is to chair the House of Representatives energy committee.
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BBC |
Slow progress on ocean protection
Two year after pledging to protect 10% of the oceans, governments have protected less than 1%, a survey finds.
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BBC |
Slow progress on ocean protection
Two year after pledging to protect 10% of the oceans, governments have protected less than 1%, a survey finds.
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BBC |
EU reaches deal on farm reforms
EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.
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BBC |
Obama brings US in from the cold
Prospects for success in the world's struggle to combat global warming have been transformed at a stroke after US President-elect Barack Obama made it clear that America would play its full part in renewing the Kyoto Protocol climate-change treaty.
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The Independent |
China may use existing tax, not new fuel tax: source
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese policy makers may decide to increase a refined oil consumption tax rather than impose a new fuel tax, as some market participants are expecting, a source familiar with the issue told Reuters.
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Reuters |
