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U.N. calls for urgent help for Philippine farmers after typhoon
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: ITALY
Author: Catherine Hornby
Philippine farmers need urgent assistance to avoid a "double tragedy" befalling rural survivors of the typhoon that hit the country earlier this month, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday.
Photo: Romeo Ranoco
Country: ITALY
Author: Catherine Hornby
Philippine farmers need urgent assistance to avoid a "double tragedy" befalling rural survivors of the typhoon that hit the country earlier this month, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday.
Photo: Romeo Ranoco
Tepco sees steady recurring profit over 10-year period: source
Date:
28-Nov-13
Country: JAPAN
Author: Yoshifumi Takemoto
Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, expects to make recurring profit of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion annually for a 10-year period, assuming it can restart its biggest nuclear plant, according to a source familiar with matter.
Photo: Yuriko Nakao
Country: JAPAN
Author: Yoshifumi Takemoto
Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, expects to make recurring profit of between $1.5 billion and $2 billion annually for a 10-year period, assuming it can restart its biggest nuclear plant, according to a source familiar with matter.
Photo: Yuriko Nakao
California water woes hit hard in driest year on record
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Sharon Bernstein
To nurture his acres of pistachio trees, Tom Coleman has long relied on water from California's mountain-ringed reservoirs, fed by Sierra streams and water pumped from the massive Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Photo: Robert Galbraith
New car engines emit more harmful particles than predecessors: study
Date:
28-Nov-13
Country: BELGIUM
Author: Barbara Lewis
New-generation petrol engines of passenger cars emit about 1,000 times more particles, including carcinogens, than traditional petrol engines, a study by German researchers showed.
Photo: Jason Lee
Country: BELGIUM
Author: Barbara Lewis
New-generation petrol engines of passenger cars emit about 1,000 times more particles, including carcinogens, than traditional petrol engines, a study by German researchers showed.
Photo: Jason Lee
Analysis: High-ethanol gas - Not coming to a pump near you
Date:
28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Michael Hirtzer
A month ago, Steve Walk was on the brink of deals to sell two big oil refiners some of his company's specialized oil pumps, which serve up fuel that is 85 percent ethanol, a biofuel made mostly from corn.
Photo: Jason Reed
Country: USA
Author: Michael Hirtzer
A month ago, Steve Walk was on the brink of deals to sell two big oil refiners some of his company's specialized oil pumps, which serve up fuel that is 85 percent ethanol, a biofuel made mostly from corn.
Photo: Jason Reed
China's Guangdong carbon market, world's second biggest, to start in December
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: CHINA
Author: Kathy Chen and Stian Reklev
Guangdong, China's most populous province with more than 100 million people, is to launch a carbon permits market next month that will be the world's second biggest after the European Union.
India's east coast braces as severe cyclone advances
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: INDIA
Author: Nita Bhalla
Indian authorities evacuated thousands of villagers living in low-lying areas, suspended fishing operations and put disaster response teams on standby on Wednesday as a severe cyclone hurtled towards its eastern coast.
Mississippi River reopens after fuel spill, cleanup continues
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Karl Plume
The upper Mississippi River reopened to vessel traffic near Le Claire, Iowa, late on Tuesday following a day-long closure triggered by a fuel leak from a tow boat that struck an underwater object and sank, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday.
Today's Environmental News Pictures
Unseasonably high temperatures in Israel
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: ISRAEL
Author: Amir Cohen
Women lie on the sand beside the Mediterranean at the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon November 27, 2013.
Photo: Amir Cohen
Aboriginal man celebrates World Parks Congress in Sydney
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: David Gray
An Aboriginal man plays a traditional musical instrument called a didgeridoo as he performs a "Welcome to Country" ceremony in front of the Sydney Opera House November 27, 2013.
Photo: David Gray
Ski season in Austria
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: AUSTRIA
Author: Dominic Ebenbichler
People ski down a slope in the Austrian ski resort of Obergurgl November 27, 2013. Obergurgl is the first Austrian ski resort to open the new winter season.
Photo: Dominic Ebenbichler
Sudanese woman pans for gold
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: SOUTH SUDAN
Author: Adriane Ohanesian
Toposa women pan for gold in the River Singaita in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Adriane Ohanesian
A boy searches for usable items in a Myanmar trash pile
Date: 28-Nov-13
Country: MYANMAR
Author: Minzayar
A boy searches for usable items from a trash pile in a village on the outskirts of Yangon, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Minzayar
Birds
resting in the snow covered Japanese Garden in New York
Date:
28-Nov-13
Country: USA
Author: Don Heupel
A Cardinal rests amongst snow covered branches in the Japanese Garden section of Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Don Heupel
Country: USA
Author: Don Heupel
A Cardinal rests amongst snow covered branches in the Japanese Garden section of Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, November 27, 2013.
Photo: Don Heupel
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Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, NC Partners with Tesla Motors to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Station to CampusNovember 26, 2013 By: Gateway Centre Hotel Complex
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Indiegogo Campaign Hopes to Bring Climate Change Message to New Audience Through Play, “Extreme Whether”November 26, 2013 By: Theater Three Collaborative
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Effort to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Brings Hope to Climate NegotiationsNovember 22, 2013 By: Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
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Study Confirms Need to Cut CO2 as Well as Short-Lived PollutantsNovember 21, 2013 By: Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
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VIDEO: New Documentary Tells the Story of Seeds Under ThreatNovember 19, 2013 By: Collective Eye Films
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