World Wildlife Fund launches campaign to save tigers
CNN - 14 minutes agoThe number of tigers in the wild has dwindled to 3,200, the World Wildlife Fund said Wednesday as it launched a campaign to save them.
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America the Beautiful passes selling at Bureau of Land Management's Needles Field Office
Needles Desert Star - Wed Feb 10, 3:18 am ETNEEDLES -The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Needles Office is selling three types of America the Beautiful passes that allow enjoying government-owned land and national parks while saving money.
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Rep. Moran Likely to Lead Panel That Funds Environmental Agencies
New York Times - 1 hour 32 minutes agoRep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is poised to take the chairmanship of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, ...
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K.K.R. and Premier to Join for Energy Investments
New York Times - 2 minutes agoKohlberg Kravis Roberts said Wednesday that it is teaming up with Premier Natural Resources, a nearly four-year-old oil and gas investment firm, to look for new investment opportunities in North America.
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Oil below $74 as OPEC trims demand growth forecast
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 14 minutes agoOil dipped below $74 in choppy trade on Wednesday after OPEC trimmed its 2010 global demand growth forecast.
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Finnish president calls for urgent steps to save Baltic
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Feb 10, 3:45 am ETFinland's President Tarja Halonen Wednesday called for urgent measures to save the Baltic as she opened a regional summit to save one of the world's most polluted seas.
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Afghans airlift bodies as avalanche deaths hit 166
AP via Yahoo! News - 26 minutes agoHelicopters ferried rescuers to and bodies away from the site of a massive avalanches that blocked an important mountain pass north of Kabul as the death toll soared Wednesday to 166, officials said. Hundreds more remained trapped in snowbound cars.
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Calif. storm sputters but LA evacuations continue
AP via Yahoo! News - 48 minutes agoEvacuations are still in effect for more than 500 foothill homes in Southern California even though the storm that spawned them is petering out.
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Climate and Energy Issues Send Hordes to K Street
New York Times - 1 hour 2 minutes agoThe number of companies and organizations hiring energy lobbyists reached record levels last year as major climate legislatio...
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FedEx Applies 'Environmental Philanthropy' to Move Traffic and Cut Emissions in Mexico City
New York Times - 1 hour 2 minutes agoInsurgentes Avenue runs 18 miles across Mexico City. It is one of the longest, most congested urban thoroughfares in the worl...
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Officials: Afghan avalanches kill 166 people
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 8 minutes agoThe death toll from massive avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul soared to 166, as hundreds more remained trapped in their snowbound vehicles, Afghan officials said Wednesday.
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Marsh & McLennan profit falls on special charges
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 11 minutes agoMarsh & McLennan Cos., an insurance broker and consulting firm, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 53 percent because of costs tied to settling lawsuits filed in 2004.
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Challenged Back Home on His Right, McCain Stays Away From Climate Bill
New York Times - 1 hour 32 minutes agoSen. John McCain once led the global warming debate on Capitol Hill, pledging to force repeated floor votes on cap-and-trade ...
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Hindu wins right to traditional cremation in Britain
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 39 minutes agoAn elderly Hindu man on Wednesday won the right to be cremated on a traditional funeral pyre in Britain, after a ruling by the Court of Appeal in London.
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Oil prices gain more ground
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 41 minutes agoWorld oil prices rose further on Wednesday, mirroring rebounding global stock markets, as hopes grew for a potential EU bailout of debt-ridden Greece, traders said.
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Oil near $74 as weak dollar offsets high supplies
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 49 minutes agoOil prices rose to near $74 a barrel Wednesday, boosted by a weaker dollar but held back by a report showing unexpected growth in U.S. crude inventories, casting more doubt on the recovery in the world's biggest economy.
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Proposed Micronesia-Wide Conservation Park a World First
Time.com via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 4 minutes agoIf some people have their way, the Federated States of Micronesia could become the first nation to become a fully protected world park
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D.C. Snowstorm: How Global Warming Makes Blizzards Worse
Time.com via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 14 minutes agoThere's scarcely any snow in Vancouver, while Baltimore has gotten record snowfalls this winter. Does this say anything about the impact of climate change?
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Afghan avalanches kill 165, rescue underway
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 51 minutes agoRescuers recovered the bodies of 165 people killed by a series of avalanches on a treacherous Afghan mountain pass in one of the country's worst such disasters, an official said on Wednesday.
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Oil rises above $74 on dollar weakness
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Feb 10, 6:31 am ETOil rose above $74 a barrel on Wednesday, bouncing from earlier losses, as the euro extended gains against the dollar on hopes for a bailout for Greece.
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Elections mean nothing to Myanmar's ethnic armies
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Feb 10, 6:25 am ETWhether the country is ruled by brutal military dictators or democratically elected civilians, rebels who control this jungle enclave have made one thing very clear: they want nothing to do with Myanmar.
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Poland combats Baltic Sea pollution
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Group Tries To Save Land Around Hollywood Sign
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Anti-whalers target Japan embassy
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Snow Can't Cool Global Warming Talk
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PennDOT Eyes Second Round Of Snow
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Massive fuel leak in Melbourne
Australia 7 News - Mon Feb 8, 7:54 pm ET
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Chinese Pollution Census Reveals Greater Reach of Water Contamination
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Climate scepticism 'on the rise'
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Texas Rancher An Unlikely Environmentalist
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Leaks put spotlight on aging nuclear plants
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