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Regulator responding to Husky oil spill in Canada's Alberta.
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Climate change makes deadly China pollution worse.
by Marlowe HOOD - AFP on March 21, 2017, 7:10 am
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Does 'green energy' have hidden health and environmental costs?
There are a number of available low-carbon technologies to generate electricity. But are they really better than fossil fuels and nuclear power?
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Forests and energy: Using wood to fuel a sustainable, green economy.
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Climate change is not a tech problem, so a tech fix alone won’t work.
March 20, 2017 — At the COP 21 climate convention in Paris at the end of 2015, leaders from 194 nations agreed to pursue...
Budget losses show secretaries lack White House sway.
President Trump meeting with members of his Cabinet last week. Many of them tried to influence White House spending plans for their agencies. Photo...
Most voters in Peter Dutton's electorate oppose subsidising Adani coalmine, poll says.
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Austria joins up charging points to boost electric car usage.
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