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Eight thousand evacuated as Colombian volcano erupts
Bogota (AFP) Jan 18, 2008Some 8,000 people living near the Galeras volcano on the southern border with Ecuador were evacuated as a precaution late Thursday after the mountain erupted causing no reported injuries, officials said. "The protocol dictates that local mayors have to evacuate high-risk area inhabitants. These people must head to shelters or safety zones," said Narino department government secretary Guiller ... more Spanish study warns of rising Mediterranean sea levels 
Madrid (AFP) Jan 18, 2008The level of the Mediterranean is rising rapidly and could increase by another half metre in the next 50 years unless climate change is reversed, producing "catastrophic consequences", a Spanish study said Friday. "This area has suffered a considerable increase in water and air temperatures since the 1970s as well as a rapid rise in the sea levels since the 1990s," said the study by the Span ... more WWF cries 'scandal' over French plans for fish quotas 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 20, 2008Global conservation group WWF described as a "scandal" Sunday suggestions by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that EU fishing quotas be eased, saying the limits must if anything be toughened. "If Mr Sarkozy's idea is to soften the system to increase fishing opportunities, that's a scandal," Charles Braine, WWF's fisheries specialist, told AFP. Faced with complaints about quotas and the h ... more German farmers cultivate ways to fight global warming 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 20, 2008German farmers attending a week-long agricultural fair -- dubbed Green Week -- are divided on their level of responsibility for the environment and the best methods to fight global warming. The image of a farmer in harmony with nature has long prevented a hard look at the sector's contribution to climate change, notably when farming is compared with much more visibly polluting activities suc ... more Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling 
Sydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2008A militant anti-whaling group vowed Friday to immediately resume harassing Japanese whalers as two of its activists were returned to their protest ship after being detained on board a harpoon vessel. The two protesters, held aboard the Japanese whaler in Antarctic waters for two days, were handed over to an Australian customs vessel early Friday and later returned to their Sea Shepherd Conse ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Jan 18, 2008Natural disasters such as floods, droughts, storms and heat waves affected more people globally in 2007 than 2006, despite taking fewer lives, according to a UN-linked report published Friday. The report warned that such disasters are likely to occur more frequently, especially as China and India experience aggressive industrial growth. "The increase in the number of floods is directly a ... more Philippines: Japan lends 174.6 million dlrs for volcano relief 
Manila (AFP) Jan 18, 2008Japan has approved 19.4 billion yen (174.6 million dollars) in loans to the Philippines to support land reform and bring relief to communities threatened by volcanic mud, Manila announced Friday. A 7.6 billion yen loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation would be used for flood control works in seven towns and cities around Pinatubo volcano in the northern Philippines, the econ ... more Carbon Disclosure Project to assess world business CO2 footprint 
Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2008The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a consortium of 315 top institutional investors assessing industries about their CO2 emissions, announced Sunday a new partnership to extend its global initiative to companies and suppliers. With members including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Allianz and HSBC that manage assets of more than 41 trillion dollars, CDP since late 2007 has been working with s ... more US Has An Ally In Azerbaijan For Energy Supply 
Washington (UPI) Jan 18, 2008In retrospect, 2007 will be remembered as the high-water mark of Washington's attempts to develop the Caspian's post-Soviet hydrocarbon riches. If early 2008 is any indication, then the one remaining friend that America has in the Caspian basin is Azerbaijan. Neither Iran, subject to ongoing U.S. sanctions, nor the Russian Federation have evinced the slightest interest in sharing their oil ... more Analysis: Russia eyes Caspian projects 
Washington (UPI) Jan 18, 2008While Western investors looking at offshore Caspian development tend to concentrate their attention on Azeri and Kazakh offshore fields, Russia is now moving swiftly to develop projects in its own self-defined sector of the Caspian. The initiative for the development comes from the very highest levels of the Russian government, from President Vladimir Putin himself. Russia's move offshore mean ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Jan 18, 2008President Nicolas Sarkozy's state visit to India next week will focus on civilian nuclear cooperation, defence contracts and deepening bilateral exchanges, the Elysee said Friday. The two-day visit on Thursday and Friday will "bring new impetus and significant depth to relations between our two democracies," said presidential spokesman David Martinon. Sarkozy will watch the Republic Day ... more Russia, Bulgaria sign 4.0-bln-euro nuclear plant contract 
Sofia (AFP) Jan 18, 2008Russia and Bulgaria signed Friday a four-billion-euro (5.9 billion-dollar) contract for the construction of a new 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in the town of Belene on the Danube. The contract, which foresees construction starting later this year, was signed by Russian company Atomstroiexport and Bulgaria's National Electricity Company at a ceremony overseen by the countries' two presi ... more British PM visits India in trade and climate change push 
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 20, 2008British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived Sunday in India from China, looking for movement from New Delhi on tackling climate change while also building on strong trade and investment links. The prime minister's first visit to New Delhi since taking office last June was expected to follow the themes seen in Beijing and Shanghai, where he said Sino-British relations had risen to new levels ... more India to stand up to Brown on climate change 
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 19, 2008India will put aside differences with Britain over cutting carbon emissions to pursue closer ties in trade, education and counter-terrorism during a state visit by Prime Minister Gordon Brown starting Sunday, officials said. Brown arrives in New Delhi from China for a two-day visit -- his first official trip to the region since moving into Downing Street last year. Indian foreign ministr ... more German industry says EU pollution plan threatens a million jobs 
Frankfurt (AFP) Jan 18, 2008German industrialists estimate that one million jobs are threatened in Germany by European Union plans to fight global warming, a sector leader said Friday in an interview. "If the German government enacts its 2020 goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent, I estimate that one million jobs are threatened," Federation of German Industries (BDI) president Juergen Thumann told the ... more
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