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Compte-rendu du Conseil des ministres du 8 février 2012

Source country gouvernement-BF Friday, February 10, 2012 8:54:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] développement durable[2];

Entities: Alain Edouard Traoré[1]; Mohammad Rachid[1]; Luc Adolphe Tiao[1];

Other categories: Consumers; European Enterprise News; Development; Institutional Affairs; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

Le conseil des ministres s'est tenu le mercredi 08 février 2012 en séance ordinaire à partir de 09 heures 00 sous la présidence de Son Excellence Monsieur Blaise COMPAORE, Président du Faso, Président du conseil des ministres. Il a délibéré sur les dossiers inscrits à son ordre du jour, entendu des.......

US backtracks on recognition of new Maldives gov't

Source country AP Friday, February 10, 2012 8:53:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] climate change[1]; environmental[1];

Entities: Óscar Fernández Taranco[1]; Mohamed Nasheed[1]; Robert Blake[1]; Matthew Pennington[1]; Victoria Nuland[1]; Manmohan Singh[1]; Maumoon Abdul Gayoom[2];

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Mohamed Nasheed told: "It's unfortunate that the American government has decided to work with the regime,"

Manmohan Singh told: "We sincerely hope that the problems that have arisen there can be resolved in a peaceful way and our effort is to use our influence in that direction,"

MALE, Maldives (AP) — The United States on Friday backtracked from its swift recognition of the new Maldives government, which the nation's former leader claims came to power in a coup. The Maldives has faced one day of rioting and two days more of a political standoff since Mohamed Nasheed.......

White House Pitches Renewable Energy

Source country wsj-en Friday, February 10, 2012 8:47:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] renewable energy[2]; Renewable Energy[1];

Entities: Steven Chu[2];

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The White House is attempting to persuade U.S. corporations about the benefits of investing in renewable energy in an effort to help the industry....

UK Climate Change Risk Assessment shows the East of England needs to adapt

Source country dunmowbroadcast Friday, February 10, 2012 8:47:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Environment[1]; environment[1]; Climate Change[4]; sustainable[1]; climate change[5]; Sustainability[1];

Entities: Aled Jones[1]; Caroline Spelman[1];

Other categories: Climate Change; Ecology;

A STUDY into the implications of climate change has revealed that the key priorities for the East of England include responding to water availability, flooding and sea level rise....

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Mines bureau chief doubts Surigao Norte miners follow mining law

Source country gmanews Friday, February 10, 2012 8:46:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Soil[1]; Environment[1]; waste[1]; environment[3]; Sustainable[1]; toxic waste[1]; ecology[1]; polluted[1]; soil[3]; environmental[7];

Entities: Bayan Muna[2];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Manmade Disasters;

Citing 'wide-range' siltation in the entire Claver Bay in Surigao del Norte, the Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB) chief last Thursday expressed doubts large-scale miners operating in the area follow mining rules....

Green Blog: On Our Radar: Trump Assails Wind Farm

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 8:41:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] waste[1]; Environmental[1]; Environmental Protection[1];

Entities: Donald Trump[1];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Ecology;

The Scottish government is on the outs with Donald Trump, having proposed an offshore wind farm in view of his luxury golf resort....

Domani l'incontro di Legambiente

Source country seranews Friday, February 10, 2012 8:39:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] sviluppo sostenibile[2];

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Legambiente Eolie Tavola rotonda: Come tuteliamo il mare delle Eolie Sabato 11 febbraio 2012 ore 16,00 Saletta del Centro Giovanile di via Mons. Bernardino Re La tutela e le attività istituzionali: intervengono: Il comandante dellUfficio Circondariale Marittimo di Lipari: Cosimo Bonaccorso Il pilota.......

„Absage an die Industriegesellschaft“

Source country dk-online Friday, February 10, 2012 8:39:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] erneuerbare Energien[4]; Umweltminister[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy;

Das Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) startet am Montag, 13. Februar, 19.30 Uhr, seine fünfteilige öffentliche Vortragsreihe zum Thema „Zukunftswerkstatt Deutschland: die Energiewende“ mit einem Vortrag des Physikprofessors Dr. Gerd Ganteför über den Nutzen......

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Evangelical group supports mercury rules

Source country upi Friday, February 10, 2012 8:35:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Environment[1]; emissions[1]; Environmental[1]; Environmental Protection[1]; environmental[1];

Entities: John Shimkus[1];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Ecology;

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Environment Evangelical Network says it won't back off its position that restrictions on U.S. mercury emissions are "pro-life" actions....

Southern Africa: Cleaner Energy Sources Grow

Source country allafrica Friday, February 10, 2012 8:33:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] emissions[1]; environment[1]; polluting[1]; Renewable energy[2]; sustainable development[1]; sustainable[1]; socio-economic[1]; renewable energy[5]; climate change[1]; Renewable Energy[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; Alternative Energy; Institutional Affairs;

[SANF] Southern Africa will in the next few years experience a gradual increase in the uptake of cleaner energy sources that could result in reduced carbon emissions....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Letter to Shareholders

Source country finanznachrichten-en Friday, February 10, 2012 8:24:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] greenhouse[1]; greenhouse gasses[1]; renewable energy[1]; environmental[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy;

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (OTCBB:"CWET") announced today that the Company sent the following Letter to their Shareholders of Record: Dear Shar......

GM gets environmental OK for new US$1.1 bil. assembly plant in China

Source country ChinaPost Friday, February 10, 2012 8:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Environmental[1]; sustainable[1]; Environmental Protection[1]; environmental[2];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Ecology;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - General Motors Co. has won approval from environmental authorities in central China for a new US$1.1 billion assembly plant, though the company says it has not yet decided on the plan....

Edited by Jessica Boesl :Impossible Bipartisanship

Source country watchingamerica Friday, February 10, 2012 8:19:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] waste[1]; sustainable development[1]; sustainable[1];

Entities: Barack Obama[2]; Mitt Romney[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; Alternative Energy; Financial Crisis; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

MEXICO CITY — Two events have marked the start of this year’s election activities in the United States: the primaries to decide who will be the Republican Party’s candidate and the State of the Union speech given by President Obama on Jan. 25. Both have been very useful in illustrating the truly.......

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Псковская делегация «Деловой России» посетила финский город Лахти

Source country lenta_pskov Friday, February 10, 2012 8:10:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] экологически[2]; окружающая среда[1];

Other categories:

7 февраля состоялась встреча псковского регионального отделения «Деловой России» в составе председателя регионального отделения Виктора Почернина, председателя совета директоров ОАО «Элтерм» Владимира Пикуля, директора фонда «Агентство регионального развития Псковской области» Николая Затешилова,.......

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

Azerbaijan ranks second in environmental protection

Source country trendnews-az Friday, February 10, 2012 8:06:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] forests[2]; waste[4]; biodiversity[1]; emissions[3]; ecological[3]; greenhouse[2]; Environmental[2]; forest[4]; drinking water[2]; environmental protection[4]; climate change[1]; environmental[6]; Ecology[1]; environment[4]; Climate Change[1]; toxic waste[1]; greenhouse gases[2];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Climate Change; UN Bodies; Ecology;

Azerbaijan ranks second in the world for work in the field of environmental protection over the last ten years....

Holiday weight gain affects active people too

Source country reuters Friday, February 10, 2012 8:04:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] hydrogen[2]; drinking water[2];

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to the belief that people who burn a lot of calories are less vulnerable to gaining weight, a new study finds they and slow burners alike tend to put on pounds during the sweets-filled holiday season....

Chavez Says Venezuela May Send Mission to Mars After 2030

Source country rian-en Friday, February 10, 2012 8:03:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] satellite[4]; environment[1]; climate change[1];

Entities: Francisco de Miranda[1]; Hugo Chavez[1]; Simon Bolivar[1];

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Hugo Chavez said: “Venezuela has stepped onto the road to space,”

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said on Friday his country would be able to send a mission to Mars after 2030....

AEP Reduces Coal-Fired Plants It Will Shut Because of EPA Rules

Source country bloomberg Friday, February 10, 2012 8:03:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] emissions[1]; Environmental[1]; pollution[1]; Environmental Protection[1]; environmental[3];

Entities: Duke Energy[1];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Ecology;

, the largest U.S. coal consumer, reduced by 13 percent the amount of coal-fired generation it will shut because of new environmental regulations, saying it may get state support to spend $940 million to keep a Kentucky unit operating. The company still plans to close power plants with about 5,138.......

National Green Reporting System to be established in Sri Lanka

Source country colombopage Friday, February 10, 2012 8:01:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Environment[1]; environment[1]; sustainable development[1]; sustainable[1]; sustainability[1]; environmental[2];

Entities: Anura Priyadarshana Yapa[1];

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Feb 10, Colombo: A proposal brought by Sri Lanka's Minister of Environment Anura Priyadarshana Yapa to establish a National Green Reporting System has received the approval of the Cabinet....

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Students here learn from stamps, coins

Source country deccanherald Friday, February 10, 2012 7:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] biodiversity[1]; environment[1]; ecology[1];

Entities: Mahatma Gandhi[1];

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It is often said that students should cultivate good hobbies and engage themselves in creative activities. But, there are very few instances where they are encouraged to do so by examples. However, in Kannamangala Government Higher Primary School of Shidlaghatta taluk various activities are undertaken to encourage children....

Emergenza neve: polizia provinciale salva nonno e neonato bloccati in auto Chiusi ...

Source country termolionline Friday, February 10, 2012 7:39:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Forestali[1]; Ecologiche[1]; Forestale[1]; ecologiche[1];

Entities: San Pietro[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis;

ORE 19.21: Il presidente della Provincia di Campobasso Rosario De Matteis comunica che la Polizia provinciale ha portato a termine un’ora fa un’operazione di soccorso a Campobasso. Gli agenti sono riusciti a sfondare un muro di......

Squamish Landfill to Receive Substantial Upgrade

Source country gc Friday, February 10, 2012 7:38:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] waste[3]; emissions[3]; gas emissions[3]; environment[1]; greenhouse[3]; sustainable[2]; sustainability[1]; polluted[3]; greenhouse gas[3]; Waste[1]; environmental[2];

Entities: Denis Lebel[1];

Other categories: TEN-T News; Alternative Energy; Climate Change;

Squamish and regional communities will benefit from a contribution from Canada's Gas Tax Fund for infrastructure upgrades to the Squamish Landfill. The upgrades will benefit all regional communities by providing cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs)....

NOAA Halts Reconstruction of Past Climate

Source country scientificamerican Friday, February 10, 2012 7:32:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] satellite[3]; Environmental[1]; climate change[1];

Entities: Kevin Trenberth[1];

Other categories: Science;

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Kevin Trenberth said: "I understand where NOAA's coming from, because they didn't get the funds from Congress, but it's a very sad commentary on politics in this country,"

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has abandoned an effort to reconstruct a detailed picture of hour-by-hour changes in the atmosphere stretching back to the 19th century. [More]...

Press release 3144th EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE and SPORT Council meeting (provisional version) -Brussels, 10 February 2012

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 7:26:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] environment[1]; eutrophication[1]; sustainable[2];

Entities: Markus Wallner[1]; Chris Said[1]; Jan Olsson[1]; Krystyna Szumilas[1]; José Ignacio Wert[1]; Jukka Gustafsson[1]; Christine Antorini[1]; Ruairi Quinn[2]; Androulla Vasiliou[1]; Costa Pereira[1]; Josè Ignacio[1]; Pedro Costa[1];

Other categories: EuropeAid Co-operation Office; External Affairs; Structural Funds; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Science; European Council; Monetary Issues EU; Turkey-EU; Air Transport - Aviation Safety; Financial Crisis; VAT; European Parliament; Androulla Vassiliou; EC News; Europe 2020; Education and Training; Committee of the Regions; Institutional Affairs; Europe 2020; Market; FRA-EU; Agriculture; Budget; Competition; Employment and Social Affairs; Environment; Foreign and Security Policy; Human rights; Institutional affairs; Internal Market; Justice, freedom and security; Taxation; Transport;

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EPA report on fracking may not be complete by the end of this year

Source country shannonside Friday, February 10, 2012 7:18:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Environment[1]; Environmental[1]; Environmental Protection[1];

Entities: Phil Hogan[1]; Pat Rabbitte[2];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Ecology;

It could be another year before the Environmental Protection Agency’s report into fracking is fully complete. The Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte requested an independent study into the controversial process - which was expected in the coming months....

Putin gets 'prehistoric' water from Antarctic lake

Source country france24-en Friday, February 10, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Ecology[1]; glass[2]; environmental[1];

Entities: Yuri Trutnev[1]; Vladimir Putin[3];

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Vladimir Putin said (about Yuri Trutnev) : "That would have been curious. Dinosaurs drank it and Trutnev,"

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was given a water sample Friday taken from a pristine lake hidden under Antarctic ice for over a million years, after Russian scientists drilled down to its surface. The Russian strongman, who enjoys venturing into the wilderness and has accompanied an expedition to.......

Pulsating coral puffs up to escape sandy burial

Source country newscientist Friday, February 10, 2012 7:09:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Biodiversity[1]; ecologist[1];

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Watch a mushroom coral expand to push itself through a pile of sand in a new time-lapse...

Emergenza neve: sospesa la circolazione ferroviaria in tutto il Molise; c'è anche il primo incidente

Source country termolionline Friday, February 10, 2012 7:08:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [Environment] Forestali[1]; Forestale[1]; ecologiche[1];

Entities: San Pietro[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis;

ORE 19.05: Sul sito della prefettura sono pubblicati i provvedimenti di limitazione alla circolazione stradale extra urbana per i veicoli di massa complessiva a pieno carico superiore ai 7.5 tonnellate. Chiunque abbia interesse ad......

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