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Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
World

Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises

Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze Tuesday as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia’s eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring…
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
Middle East

Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan

MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show
Environment

Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show

Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth’s surface more quickly than previously understood, according…
Forest fires destroying vital buffer against climate change
World

Forest fires destroying vital buffer against climate change

With fierce blazes raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the impact as rainforests play…
Egypt launches ‘Bike for Every Citizen’ initiative
Health & Fitness

Egypt launches ‘Bike for Every Citizen’ initiative

The Ministry of Youth and Sports, headed by Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, will soon launch a national sports initiative under the…
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
Environment

Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better

President Donald Trump has seen the future and it is oil. And plastic. Where most environmental scientists and most US…
Trump rails against Paris climate accord
World

Trump rails against Paris climate accord

US President Donald Trump on Monday once again denounced the “unfair, ineffective, and very, very expensive” Paris climate accord, during…
Oil giant Total’s chief announces new unit to invest in forests
Environment

Oil giant Total’s chief announces new unit to invest in forests

The head of French energy giant Total announced Saturday that the company would invest a hundred million dollars annually on…
Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
World

Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef

Australia approved Thursday the construction of a controversial coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, paving the way for a…
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
World

Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to…
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