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Philippine development sparks 'sunset' protest
Feb 12, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of Filipinos converged on the Philippine capital's main bayfront Tuesday for a unique "sunset watch" protest aimed at stopping what they said would be ...
Waste Dump at the End of the World
Feb 11, 2013 (SPX)
On their mission to the moon in 1969 the Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin created arguably the most famous footprints ever. Since the time the astronaut...
Japan proposes pollution meeting with China
Feb 08, 2013 (AFP)
The foreign ministry in Tokyo on Friday proposed a meeting with Chinese officials about the choking smog over Beijing that is now being seen in Japan. The minis...
China jails pollution protesters: state mediaw
Feb 07, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese court has jailed three people and given 13 others suspended sentences over their roles in a violent anti-pollution protest last year, state media said...
Air pollution linked to low birth weight: study
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
For pregnant women, breathing in air pollution from vehicles, heating and coal power plants increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby, an internation...
China's thick smog arrives in Japan
Feb 04, 2013 (AFP)
The suffocating smog that blanketed swathes of China is now hitting parts of Japan, sparking warnings Monday of health risks for the young and the sick. The env...
Hospital visits rise during Beijing's choking smog
Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)
Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 percent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said Thursday as state media demanded grea...
Beijing issues warnings as smog continues
Jan 30, 2013 (AFP)
Beijing authorities stepped up their health warnings to residents on Wednesday as thick smog blanketed the Chinese capital and large swathes of the country for ...
Tallinn first EU capital to give residents free ticket to ride
Jan 28, 2013 (AFP)
Tallinn is the first EU capital to offer its residents free public transport, and though the move aimed at driving down car pollution is proving popular, visito...
Recycling entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage
Jan 26, 2013 (AFP)
Recycling entrepreneur Tom Szaky is stubbing out the world's cigarette problem -- one butt at a time. The 30-year-old who dropped out of Princeton University to...
BPA substitute could spell trouble
Jan 24, 2013 (SPX)
A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their ...
US Navy to pump oil from ship stuck in Philippines
Jan 24, 2013 (AFP)
The US Navy said Thursday it needed to remove thousands of litres of oil from a minesweeper stuck on World Heritage-listed coral in the Philippines, warning it ...
Swiss, EU leaders hail mercury treaty
Jan 23, 2013 (UPI)
Swiss and other European leaders this week hailed the adoption of a U.N.-backed global treaty, known as the Minamata Convention, curbing releases of mercury. Th...
Brussels urges quick decision on freeze in pollution credits
Jan 21, 2013 (AFP)
The EU executive Monday urged a quick decision on a freeze of 900 million tonnes of pollution credits auctioned to firms in 2013-2015 in order to raise the pric...
Mercury treaty adopted in Geneva by 140 countries: UN
Jan 19, 2013 (AFP)
Delegations from some 140 countries agreed Saturday to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury, the UN said, al...
Factory smoke clouds China pollution pledges
Jan 18, 2013 (AFP)
Clouds of smoke billow from the chimneys at a Chinese chemical plant rumbling with activity, more than a year after authorities closed it following protests by ...
Rich countries reluctant to help finance mercury treaty
Jan 17, 2013 (AFP)
Crisis-weary developed countries' reluctance to help finance a ground-breaking international treaty to rein in the use of health-hazardous mercury is threatenin...
Philippine gold mine to pay huge fine for spill
Jan 16, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippines' largest gold miner will pay a record fine of 1.034 billion pesos ($25.2 million) for a waste spill after the government refused a petition to w...
Soot is number two human cause of global warming: study
Jan 16, 2013 (AFP)
Soot is the second-biggest human contributor to global warming behind carbon dioxide, and its impact on climate change has until now been sharply underestimated...
New treatment could combat deadly chemical agents
Jan 15, 2013 (SPX)
An enzyme treatment which could neutralise the effects of lethal chemicals responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people across the world has be...
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