Environment

Thai premier accepts half - million signature petition from WWF to ban ivory trade

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WWF representative hands over the half - million signature petition to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to...

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Greenpeace renews call to end illegal fishing at Interpol forum

documentation of illegal fishing activities encountered during two ship expeditions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in 2012 highlighting the need for urgent action.

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African rhinos won’t hold out for much longer, IUCN experts warn

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African Black Rhino in Ngorongoro.

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Rodney Hailey Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Selling $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits / Owner of “Clean Green Fuel” falsely claimed his company produced 23 million gallons of renewable fuel

U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Rodney R. Hailey, of Perry Hall, Md., last Friday to nearly 12 years and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling $9 million in renewable fuel credits which...

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