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Enlarge this image In the upper reaches of the northern state of Uttarakhand, small villages are rain- and snow-fed. As snowfall has declined, farmers are...

Fracking jobs prove elusive for coal miners looking to switch.

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Climate change costs India $10 billion every year: Government.

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Some Democrats see tax overhaul as a path to taxing carbon.

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Drilling Begins at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire Shale Gas Site

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Climate change risk prompts Super Fund to sell shares in oil, gas firms.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold shares in some of the world's biggest companies to reduce exposure to firms emitting greenhouse gases. The fund...

Vanguard seeks corporate disclosure on risks from climate change.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group on Monday said it has urged companies to disclose how climate change could affect their business and asset valuations,...

Disaster, decline and hope for an aging mega project.

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