Environment
Sacramento Crude Transport Project Stopped Dead In Its Tracks
A train used for the transport of crude oil in California.
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Coalition of Farmers and Environmental Groups to Challenge EPA Over Herbicide Approval
The Environmental Protection Agency approved the toxic herbicide 2,4-D for use on genetically engineered corn and soy crops in six Midwest states.
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Gulf Restoration Group Sue Feds Over Misuse of BP Disaster Restoration Funds
Dark clouds of smoke and fire emerge as oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.
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IAEA Concludes Safety Review at France's Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant
An international team of nuclear safety experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) completed an assessment of operational safety at the Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant in France.
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First Nationwide Bulk Purchase Program Will Expand Access to Clean Solar Energy
The Solar Community initiative, the first nationwide bulk solar purchase program launched to give homeowners across the US and Canada easy access to more affordable, clean, renewable energy – one of the most effective actions individuals can take to address climate change. The initiative, facilitated by WWF and managed by Geostellar, presents a new approach to purchasing, financing and installing solar panels at a uniform discounted price to anyone in the US.
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UN agencies launch new joint initiative targeting elimination of global food waste
FAO, IFAD and WFP joint project “Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas” aims to improve food security and income generation through reduction of food losses in food grains and pulses value chains.
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Pacific Bluefin tuna fate in balance as countries resume failed meeting
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) schooling, Mexico.
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) schooling, Mexico.
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EU leaders pull handbrake on clean energy
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Tsunami Warning Exercise in North-Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
The exercise, named NEAMWave14, is based on a scenario in which four earthquakes unleash two tsunami events in the Mediterranean, one in the Atlantic Ocean, and a fourth in the Black Sea. Twenty of the 39 countries involved in the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS) will take part in the exercise: Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020