EU cuts emissions for sixth year, mulls forestry
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union climate experts launched a consultation on Friday into the complex issue of accounting for greenhouse emissions from forestry, and new data showed 2009 emissions fell for the sixth year running.
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Peru water wars threaten agricultural export boom
ICA, Peru (Reuters) - The World Bank, which has lent millions of dollars to turn Peru's fragile desert coast into verdant farmland, has stumbled into a film noir scene straight out of Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown' about the violent water wars of 1930s Los Angeles.
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Alaska seeks to overturn delay in Arctic drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The state of Alaska on Thursday filed a petition in federal court to overturn the Obama administration's moratorium on drilling in federal waters of the Arctic, even though Interior Department officials insist that no such formal moratorium exists.
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USDA sued over genetically modified beet permits
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groups opposed to genetically modified foods announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday over the agency's recent decision to allow limited plantings of altered sugar beets.
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Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says
OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.
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Scotland to align green energy laws with England
LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish government launched two public consultations on Wednesday aimed at bringing its small-scale green project planning and renewable rewards laws in line with those in the rest of the United Kingdom.
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Igor, 2 other tropical systems no threat to Gulf of Mexico
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center was monitoring newly formed Tropical Storm Igor in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and two other tropical systems in the Atlantic basin on Wednesday, but so far none showed any early signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico and disrupting offshore production.
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Record Hong Kong air pollution sparks protest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Roadside air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness compared with Asian rivals, activists and lawmakers said Tuesday.
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Diverse water sources seen key to food security
LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
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Oxygen drops near BP spill but no "dead zone": U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hungry microbes feasting on spilled BP oil caused a drop in oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico, but did not create a marine "dead zone" near the wellhead, U.S. scientists reported on Tuesday.
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