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Radioactive element found in fish far from Vermont nuclear plant
(Reuters) - Trace amounts of a radioactive element found in fish near the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have now been found in bass in an opposite corner of the state, apparently clearing the plant of any tie to the contamination,...
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Popular Opinion on Climate Change Traced to Political Elites
- It seems the general public just can't make up its mind about the existence of man-made climate change. Rather than steadily increasing or decreasing over the last decade, the U.S. public's concern over our warming planet has jump...
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Green auction expected to raise millions for environment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bidders will be able to buy fine art, a vacation in the Maldives, or an internship with designer Donna Karan and help the planet at the same time in Christie's annual Green Auction, which is expected reap millions f...
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Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Monday's order by U.S. District...
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Nepal's vulture "restaurants" for endangered birds
PITHAULI, Nepal (Reuters) - In the village of Pithauli, surrounded by ripening mustard fields, a woman hauls a cow carcass on a trolley, drops it in an open field, then runs and hides in a nearby hut as dozens of vultures swoop down. I...
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BP hikes dividend after strong fourth quarter
THIS PICTURE IS 7 OF 25 TO ACCOMPANY INSIGHT "ELECTRIC-CAR/BIG OIL". SEARCH IN YOUR PICTURE SYSTEM FOR KEYWORD "ELECTRIC VEHICLES" TO SEE ALL IMAGES. (PXP310-334) Charging lots for electric cars are seen inside a car park in Hong Kong...
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BP preparing "vigorously" for oil spill lawsuits
LONDON (Reuters) - BP said it was preparing "vigorously" for lawsuits related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which are due to start later this month, as it unveiled a rise in fourth-quarter earnings boosted by higher oil prices and on...
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China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax
BEIJING - China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change. The charges are aimed at curbing emissions...
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Fire at Moscow nuclear institute, Russia says no risk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was no risk of a radiation leak after a fire broke out at a Moscow nuclear research center housing a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor Sunday, said officials, but Greenpeace Russia expressed serious con...
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Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum de...
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