Environment

Thousands disrupt International Motor Show, demand immediate phase-out of internal combustion engine

25.000 demonstrators comprising 7,000 pedestrians and 18,000 cyclists interrupted the first open day of the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, leading to the largest mass mobilisation around the motor show in its 120+ year history, and one of the...

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Swedish Teen Climate Activist Urges US Lawmakers to 'Follow the Science'

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg appeared before a U.S. Congressional committee Wednesday, urging law makers to "listen to the science" and take action on global climate change.

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Tropical Storm Humberto Forms Near Bahamas

A tropical depression near the Bahamas has strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Friday night.

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Greenpeace climbers block busiest oil export channel in United States

Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers have formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, United States, shutting down the single largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. The climbers intend to remain secured in place for...

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