News tagged with greenpeace
Europe worried but still divided on nuclear energy
Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, Europe is still divided on the use of nuclear energy. But the Fukushima crisis stirred new fears that could slow down nuclear expansion.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Giant snails monitor air pollution in Russia
A Russian waterworks has recruited giant African snails to act as living sensors to monitor air pollution from a sewage incinerator, the company said Tuesday.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Greenpeace ranks 'greenest' electronics
Environmental group Greenpeace handed out grades Thursday to what it said were the world's "greenest" consumer electronics makers, as the annual gadget industry trade show opened here on Thursday.
Jan 06, 2011 |
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China's CNPC 'to invest in city hit by oil spill'
China National Petroleum Corp will invest in a northeastern port city hit by an oil spill last year at facilities it owned, averting paying direct compensation to local fishermen, state media said.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Australia calls Denmark waste ship U-turn 'unfortunate'
Australia Friday said it was "unfortunate" that Denmark had cancelled plans to receive and destroy shipments of thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste, as the company involved considered its next move.
Dec 24, 2010 |
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Progress made on protecting sharks, groups say
(AP) -- An international conservation conference in Paris made progress Saturday on protecting sharks but didn't do anything to save the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has been severely overfished to feed the ...
Nov 28, 2010 |
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Netherlands stops Shell's CO2 storage project
The Dutch government said Thursday it will not allow oil giant Shell to store millions of tonnes of arbon dioxide in a depleted gas reservoir under a small town, upholding the fears of townspeople.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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UN biodiversity meeting ends with agreements
(AP) -- Participants at a U.N. conference say representatives have reached agreements to protect at least 17 percent of land areas and 10 percent of oceans by 2020.
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Little progress seen in climate talks in China
(AP) -- Hopes dimmed for progress at climate talks in China as negotiators moved into their final day Saturday with little consensus.
Oct 09, 2010 |
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Toxicity of Hungary's red sludge flow drops
(AP) -- The concentration of toxic heavy metals where Hungary's massive red sludge spill entered the Danube has dropped to the level allowed in drinking water, authorities said Friday, easing fears that Europe's ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
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EU summons BASF over 'illegal' potatoes in Swedish field
Europe slapped a summons on German chemical giant BASF on Monday after a "blunder" allowed seed from a new genetically modified potato to remain in a field in Sweden.
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Germany to extend life of nuclear reactors
Germany said it would extend the life of its nuclear reactors by 12 years on average Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue that will shape the energy policy of Europe's top economy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Greenpeace to launch expedition to probe BP oil spill impact
Environmental watchdog Greenpeace on Wednesday announced the launch of a three-month expedition on which researchers will analyze the impact of the massive BP oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Commission proposes limited commercial whale hunts
(AP) -- The International Whaling Commission has proposed allowing the animals to be hunted under strict quotas, bringing the world a step closer to the first legal commercial whaling in nearly 25 years.
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Russians rally to save Lake Baikal
Russians on Saturday protested at the reopening of a paper mill on the shore of Lake Baikal which environmentalists say endangers one of the world's largest freshwater reserves.
Mar 27, 2010 |
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