Environment

New report confirms ‘major surge’ in ivory smuggling in 2011

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Seized Shipment of Illegal African Elephant Tusks, Thailand

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Shell’s 2013 Arctic drilling programme 'on the brink' after grounded drilling rig incident

Following news that Shell’s stranded oil rig has suffered serious damage since being grounded in the Gulf of Alaska, Greenpeace predicts the company will now struggle to complete its planned 2013 drilling programme in the Arctic.
The Kulluk ran...

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U.S. Federal Court Rules in Favor of Clean Air

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Particle pollution does not just make people die a few days earlier than they might otherwise—these are deaths that would not...

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European Commission's New Year's resolution: less pollution from buses and trucks

Thanks to new European legislation (called the Euro VI norm), effective from 31 December 2012, nitrogen oxides and dust emitted from new types of trucks and buses will be lowered. It means a reduction of 80% in emissions of nitrogen oxides and 66% in...

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