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USA

Ruptured pipeline kills thousands of animals

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022By Editor

A corroded pipeline near New Orleans, Louisiana poured hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel into the environment, killing wildlife . … Read More >Ruptured pipeline kills thousands of animals

Shows

All roads go through Kazakhstan — who will control them? (Full show)

Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022By Editor

Kazakhstan’s officials are reporting the return of law and order across the nation as law enforcement, aided by peacekeepers from Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan and Armenia quell the violent protests that drowned the country in chaos for days and led to dozens of deaths and the detention of several thousands. … Read More >All roads go through Kazakhstan — who will control them? (Full show)

Business

Brits look to kitchen waste to power jets

Posted on December 7, 2021December 7, 2021By Editor

British Airways has struck a deal with a UK refinery for aircraft fuel made from used cooking oils to help power the carrier’s flights by early 2022. … Read More >Brits look to kitchen waste to power jets

XR activists vandalize Colombian diplomatic missions (VIDEOS)

Posted on November 21, 2021November 21, 2021By Editor

Extinction Rebellion has targeted Colombian diplomatic missions across several EU countries, including France and Italy, demanding that the nation address deforestation, coal mining, and indigenous peoples’ rights. … Read More >XR activists vandalize Colombian diplomatic missions (VIDEOS)

Town ‘cleans’ beach by polluting sea

Posted on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021By Editor

A Danish town has come under fire after local media exposed its beach-cleaning practices, with seaweed and trash dumped into the sea only to be washed ashore again. The process reportedly costs the town over $150,000 a year. … Read More >Town ‘cleans’ beach by polluting sea

Business

Germans should change course on energy policy to avoid having to heat homes with firewood, as Putin once joked – Knorr-Bremse boss

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021By Editor

Berlin should be very careful when it comes to energy policy, warns Klaus Mangold, chairman of the Supervisory Board of German manufacturer Knorr-Bremse. He says Germany should think about returning to nuclear power. … Read More >Germans should change course on energy policy to avoid having to heat homes with firewood, as Putin once joked – Knorr-Bremse boss

Russia

Russia to spend $1.3 trillion on transition to environmentally friendly energy sources over 28 years – Deputy PM ahead of COP26

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021By Editor

Ahead of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, Moscow has revealed it will spend over a trillion dollars over the next three decades to keep up with the global energy transition towards more environmentally friendly sources. … Read More >Russia to spend $1.3 trillion on transition to environmentally friendly energy sources over 28 years – Deputy PM ahead of COP26

Latin America

Environmental activists take Brazilian president Bolsonaro to ICC over ‘crimes against humanity’ for destruction of Amazon

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021By Editor

Environmental campaigners have launched an official complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, of “crimes against humanity” for his alleged role in Amazon deforestation. … Read More >Environmental activists take Brazilian president Bolsonaro to ICC over ‘crimes against humanity’ for destruction of Amazon

Asia & Pacific

IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Japan in December to look into Tokyo’s plan to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, the sides agreed on Thursday. … Read More >IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Asia & Pacific

Kyrgyzstan arrests former Prime Minister on corruption charges linked to Canadian-run gold mine critics say is poisoning country

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021By Editor

Temir Sariev, the former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, has been detained over allegations of corruption and understating the environmental risk coming from one of the world’s largest gold mines, which is built into a glacier. … Read More >Kyrgyzstan arrests former Prime Minister on corruption charges linked to Canadian-run gold mine critics say is poisoning country