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Russia's Lake Baikal threatened by zinc mine

  
LAKE BAIKAL, Russia (Reuters) - Green trees sway on the hilly Russian horizon, rainbows pierce Lake Baikal's grey waters and waves pound a pathless shore.
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Thaw of polar regions may need new U.N. laws

  
OSLO (Reuters) - A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate change melts the ice around the North Pole, legal experts said on Sunday.
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China launch satellites into orbit

  
Sept. 6 - China launches two satellites to monitor environment and natural disasters, as the country has been hit by devastating snowstorms and eartyquakes.
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News of the 09/05/2008
    

Best bet to turn the White House green?

  
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Who's best equipped to turn the White House green -- John McCain or Barack Obama? Both have made energy security and environmental stewardship part of their presidential campaigns.
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Benn denies fuel bill cave-in

  
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn denies ministers "caved in" to energy firms over cash rebates for soaring fuel bills.
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Fire retardant chemical found in children

  
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fire retardant chemical used in electronics, toys and furniture has been detected in children's blood at triple the levels found in their mothers, the Environmental Working Group reported on Thursday.
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Invesco sees little cheer for smallcaps

  
LONDON (Reuters) - Fund manager Invesco Perpetual sees the environment for smaller companies as very difficult, with little prospect of an early improvement, even if cheap valuations could lend some support.
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Honda to show new hybrid car at Paris auto show

  
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will unveil a prototype of its eagerly awaited low-cost hybrid car due for launch in early 2009 at the Paris auto show next month, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday.
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Asian pollution could spur U.S., European warming

  
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian pollution from Asian power plants, cooking and heating could create summer hot spots in the central United States and southern Europe by mid-century, U.S. climate scientists reported on Thursday.
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News of the 09/03/2008
    

Massive Canada Arctic ice shelf breaks away

  
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A huge 19 square mile (55 square km) ice shelf in Canada's northern Arctic broke away last month and the remaining shelves have shrunk at a "massive and disturbing" rate, the latest sign of accelerating climate change in the remote region, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Congo army leaves national park, rebels stay

  
More than 1,000 soldiers have left a national park that has been on the front lines of fighting in eastern Congo in a move the park director said was intended to preserve an environment that is home to endangered gorillas, hippos and active volcanoes.
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News of the 09/02/2008
    

Drought in Australia food bowl worsens

  
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Drought in Australia's main food growing region of the Murray-Darling river system has worsened, with water inflows over the past two years at an all-time low, the government's top water official said on Tuesday.
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Aid agencies plan CO2 offsets that also help poor

  
LONDON (Reuters) - From fuel-efficient stoves for displaced Congolese families to drought-resistant cashew trees in Brazil, some aid agencies offering carbon offset schemes want to marry emissions savings with help for people living with climate change.
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Forecaster expects four September hurricanes

  
MIAMI (Reuters) - The noted Colorado State University hurricane research team on Tuesday said it expects well above-average Atlantic hurricane activity in September, with four hurricanes, two of which will become major storms.
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Climate change may cut plague cases in U.S.: study

  
OSLO (Reuters) - Rare outbreaks of plague in the United States seem to match climate shifts over the Pacific Ocean in a hint that global warming may make the region too hot and dry for the disease, scientists said on Wednesday.
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