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Japan: Tsunami Brings Sea Change to Tohoku

Monday, January 23, 2012

Yumi Goto, 60, lives with her husband in a temporary shelter on a windy hill that overlooks vast stretches of tsunami-devastated seacoast where her home was once located.

Germany: While Some Waste, Others Feast

Friday, January 20, 2012

Shortly before midnight last Saturday, Alexander, a 24-year-old law student, stepped out of his small apartment in Hamburg and set off for a jaunt around the local supermarkets to pilfer their garbage containers.

The Green Economy, Boon Or Menace?

Friday, January 20, 2012

The development of the green economy is the subject of pitched debate among specialists. While some believe it will deepen social inequalities and increase corporate control over natural and biological resources, others highlight its potential role in protecting the environment and creating employment.

Money Is All That's Green In Biodiesel

Thursday, January 19, 2012

The only green in biodiesel fuel is the money producers make from it, new research has revealed.

Balkans: The Dark Side of Serbia's Oil Shale Fairy Tale

Thursday, January 19, 2012

According to an old Serbian fairy tale, God tells a poor man who enters a gold mine that no matter what he chooses to do inside, he'll be sorry when he leaves. If he takes some gold, he'll be sorry for not taking more; if he doesn't, he'll be sorry for not taking any at all.

Mayans Demand Voice In 'doomsday Tourism' Boom

Thursday, January 19, 2012

The indigenous people of southeast Mexico are demanding to be included in the official programmes planned for 2012 to take advantage of the world's interest in the 'Mayan prophecy', while at the same time fearing a 'doomsday tourism' that could damage and contaminate their sacred sites.

U.S.: Obama Rejects Giant Keystone Pipeline Scheme

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

In a decision fraught with political risk, U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday rejected the permit for the proposed giant Keystone XL pipeline project, insisting that his administration needed more time to determine whether it served the national interest.

Japan: Pushing Nuclear Exports After Fukushima

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Japan plans to boost civilian nuclear exports even as it tries to appease its population angered at radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, crippled by an earthquake and tsunami on Mar. 11, last year.

Montevideo Tackles Gas Emissions From Solid Waste

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The government of the Uruguayan capital plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the solid waste produced by its 1.3 million inhabitants, through a project set to enter into operation in March. The carbon credits generated will be purchased by the World Bank.

Canada: Opposition Builds to New 'Tar Sands' Pipeline

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

As public hearings began earlier this month into a controversial pipeline that would transport crude oil from the Alberta tar sands to tankers along the coast of British Columbia, environmental groups and First Nations communities have raised staunch opposition to the project, which they say puts both the environment and their traditional way of life at risk.

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