Recession helps EU cut 2008 CO2 emissions »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union emissions of global warming gases fell for a fourth straight year in 2008, mostly caused by lower industrial activity due to economic recession, EU data showed on Monday.
U.N. talks hope to improve climate data and aid poor »
GENEVA (Reuters) – About 150 nations met in Geneva on Monday to discuss how to plug gaps in climate information to help the world cope with global warming and threats like floods, wildfires or rising sea levels.
Protesters target E.ON’s Ratcliffe plant »
LONDON (Reuters) – Environmentalists campaigning against climate change said on Monday they would attempt to shut down German utility E.ON’s power station at Ratcliffe in central England in a mass action planned for October.
NZ government committee backs carbon trading scheme »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand should retain emissions trading as its primary tool to fight climate change, a parliamentary review panel said on Monday, but gave few specifics on how the existing trading scheme might be changed.
California mine digs in for ‘green’ gold rush »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre (22.3-hectare) hole in the ground at the edge of California’s high desert.
Los Angeles wildfire forces thousands from homes »
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, California (Reuters) – A wildfire in the heavily populated Los Angeles foothills threatened 10,000 homes on Sunday, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger warned residents to heed evacuation orders for the “out of control” and “very dangerous” blaze.
Doe Run Peru union postpones protests over smelter »
LIMA (Reuters) – Workers from the closed Doe Run Peru smelter said on Sunday they were postponing roadblocks and protests planned for Monday to pressure the government to reopen the financially-troubled metals plant.
Activists seek tough U.N. climate pact in 100 days »
OSLO (Reuters) – Activists launched what they called the world’s biggest campaign to combat global warming on Friday, urging governments to agree a tough U.N. climate pact at talks in Copenhagen starting in 100 days’ time.
Water crisis threatens Yemen’s swelling population »
SANAA (Reuters) – Gentle showers temporarily damp the dust and cool the August heat of Sanaa, but cannot remedy a grim water outlook for the Yemeni capital’s 2 million people.
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