Private jets soar past global pandemic, oil price woes
by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Airlines may find themselves swept up in unprecedented turbulence -- with…
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Environment
Brazil stars protest Bolsonaro environmental policy
by Marcelo SILVA Agence France-Presse Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - Iconic Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso led a star-studded protest Wednesday against…
4 years ago
Will Ukraine war help or hinder green energy transition?
by Catherine HOURS / Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Despite fears that the energy price shock unleashed…
4 years ago
‘Chemical recycling’ of plastic slammed by environmental group
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Most plastic "advanced recycling" plants in the United States aren't actually recycling plastic but…
4 years ago
Chile creates national park to save glaciers
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) - Chile said Saturday it is creating a vast national park to protect hundreds of glaciers that…
4 years ago
Probe accuses Swiss mining firm of hiding Guatemala pollution
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) - Two subsidiaries of Swiss mining company Solway Investment Group hid reports of pollution in an…
4 years ago
America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
by Chris Stein Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Bill Suan bought his family's cattle farm in the…
4 years ago
Bolsonaro proposes Amazon mining over fertilizer shortages
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday proposed lifting a ban on mining in indigenous territories in…
4 years ago
Ford unveils new structure as it speeds electric car push
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Ford announced Wednesday it is creating separate businesses for…
4 years ago
UN to take first step towards ‘historic’ plastic treaty
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for…
4 years ago
UN urged to tackle plastic trash ‘epidemic’ with treaty
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - The United Nations opened an environment summit in Nairobi on Monday where nations are being urged…
4 years ago
More than $1.5 bn bid so far in US offshore wind auction
by Juliette MICHEL Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Energy companies interested in developing offshore wind sites bid…
4 years ago
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