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Rosneft touts major light oil find from northernmost well in the world in the Arctic

2014-09-29 12:30:37| Green Car Congress

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120 Countries Pledge to Fight Mercury Pollution Around the World

2014-09-27 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: On Wednesday, at the UN General Assembly, 22 countries took pledges to take major steps to fight one of the world's most dangerous pollutant emissions. However, were not talking about greenhouse gasses here. Instead, these nations are aiming to address mercury pollution. In an important United Nations (UN) Treaty Event through the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), a global partnership was launched nearly a year ago between senior government officials from Japan, the United States,...

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Philippines: World Bank clears $141M loan to finance Cebu bus rapid transit

2014-09-27 03:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

InterAksyon: The World Bank has approved a $141 million loan to fund the construction of the Philippines' first bus rapid transit (BRT). The financial package -- $116 million of which would come from the World Bank and another $25 million from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) -- will help finance the construction of a 23-kilometer BRT system along a major transport corridor in Cebu City. The Philippine government will provide counterpart financing amounting to $87.5 million. The corridor runs from Bulacao...

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World Cup fever boosts Nike profit

2014-09-26 04:03:31| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The US sportswear firm Nike sees a 23% jump in quarterly profit thanks in part to football fever from this year's World Cup.

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Australia Called 'Worst Polluter' World: Lack Climate Action Criticised

2014-09-26 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

International Business Times: The article said Australians "like to think themselves as green." Australia elected a party and prime minister in 2007 riding on a "pro-climate platform" with a pledge to sign the Kyoto Protocol and implement wide environmental reforms. The article criticised the Australian government for throwing this sentiment out the window seven years later. Reports have said that Brisbane is preparing to host the G20 summit in November. The article claims the Abbott government is planning to wield its power...

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