Environment

BP sues US government for oil spill papers

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Oil company BP has accused the US government of withholding oil spill evidence.

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Spotlighting sustainability, the UN goes dark for Earth Hour 2012

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Lights dimmed at UN Headquarters to observe Earth Hour in 2010.

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Neanderthals 'demise may have been due to climate rather than humans'

Neanderthals in Western Europe started disappearing long before Homo sapiens arrived on the scene, a new study has found.

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EPA Proposes First Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants/Achievable standard is in line with investments already being made and will inform the building of new plants moving forward

Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to...

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