(Phys.org) -- "In biophysical terms, humanity has never been moving faster nor further from sustainability than it is now."
Environment
Jun 11, 2012
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Global warming could exact a devastating toll on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, with costs possibly exceeding $100 billion by 2050, the Inter-American Development Bank warned Tuesday.
Environment
Jun 6, 2012
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Latin America's largest landfill was closed Sunday after 34 years, just days before Rio de Janeiro hosts a major UN conference on sustainable development.
Environment
Jun 4, 2012
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Resistance at individual and societal levels must be recognized and treated before real action can be taken to effectively address threats facing the planet from human-caused contributions to climate change.
Environment
Mar 26, 2012
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A huge oil spill off Brazil's southern coast was the result of excessive pressure used by oil giant Chevron in drilling the sea floor, according to a report by police and prosecutors published by local media Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 20, 2012
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The innovation group TED has given its coveted annual prize for the first time to an idea -- the city of the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 1, 2012
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Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras on Tuesday reported that 160 barrels of crude oil may have spilled from a deep-water well off Sao Paulo state but said the situation was under control.
Environment
Jan 31, 2012
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The world can no longer afford to ignore the environmental cost of economic growth and must redefine the very concept of national wealth, a UN panel of heads of state and environment ministers said Monday.
Environment
Jan 30, 2012
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Transpetro, a subsidiary of Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras, said Thursday it had detected an oil leak off the coast of Rio Grande do Sul state but did not know how much had spilled.
Environment
Jan 26, 2012
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The computer hacker group Anonymous attacked websites of Brazil's federal district Saturday as well as one belonging to a Brazilian singer to protest the forced closure of Megaupload.com.
Internet
Jan 22, 2012
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