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Rousseff under pressure to veto Brazil's new forest code
25/05/2012 10:02 am
Activists on Thursday said they handed Brazil's president a petition with nearly two million signatures urging her to veto a new forestry code that could result in increased Amazon rainforest deforestation. Read more
Obama calls for Congress to enact 'green' tax credits
25/05/2012 9:44 am
President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to extend tax credits for clean energy companies the White House says are responsible for some 37,000 jobs. Read more
Goldman to plow $40 bn into green energy
25/05/2012 9:33 am
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs plans to invest $40 billion into projects linked to renewable energy over the next decade, a company spokesman said Thursday. Read more
Climate scientists say warming could exceed 3.5 C
25/05/2012 9:11 am
Climate researchers said Thursday the planet could warm by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenheit), boosting the risk of drought, flood and rising seas. Read more
China hits back at claims it is blocking climate talks
25/05/2012 8:55 am
China hit back Thursday at claims it was holding up global climate talks in Germany, saying the United States, Europe and other rich states were the ones applying the brakes. Read more
Solar plane ends first leg of intercontinental bid
25/05/2012 8:54 am
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely in Madrid early Friday at the end of the first leg of its attempt at an intercontinental flight without using a drop of fuel. Read more
Marine reserves boost fish: Australian study
25/05/2012 8:45 am
Australian researchers tracking life on the Great Barrier Reef said they have proven a long-debated theory that fish born in marine reserves boost overall ocean stocks by dispersing widely. Read more
People's summit alongside Rio+20 to draw 20,000 daily
25/05/2012 8:37 am
A "people's summit" of social movements set to take place here next month in parallel with the UN Rio+20 summit on sustainable development will draw nearly 20,000 people daily, organizers said Thursday. Read more
Scientists find new sensory organ in whales
24/05/2012 10:01 am
Biologists on Wednesday reported they had discovered a new sensory organ on blue, humpback, minke and fin whales that helps explain why these mammals are so huge. Read more
Solar Impulse ready for first intercontinental fligh
24/05/2012 9:47 am
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will on Thursday attempt its first intercontinental flight, travelling from Switzerland to Morocco without using a drop of fuel, organisers said. Read more |
