Vietnam arrests green activist on tax charges
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) - Vietnam on Wednesday arrested a high-profile environmentalist known for taking on the energy industry on suspicion…
4 years ago
Environment
Shaken by fracking quakes, Texas is forced to act
by François PICARD Agence France-Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) - "You get used to it. The walls shake," says Sam,…
4 years ago
NGO files complaint over dead fish deluge off French coast
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France (AFP) - Environmental organisation Sea Shepherd on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against the owners of a large…
4 years ago
Mozambique to plant 100 million trees on battered coast
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - Mozambique, whose coastline has been ravaged by rising sea levels and tropical storms, announced plans…
4 years ago
World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now…
4 years ago
Dubai to charge for single-use plastic bags
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Dubai is ending the free distribution of single-use plastic bags in a drive towards…
4 years ago
Firefighters extinguish Kenya forest blaze
ABERDARE, Kenya (AFP) - A fire that raged for two days in Kenya's Aberdare National Park has been extinguished after…
4 years ago
End of the road in Colombia for Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos?
by Juan Sebastian SERRANO Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a…
4 years ago
Mexican kayaker on mission to clean up floating gardens
by Samir Tounsi Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - As dawn breaks over Mexico City's floating gardens, Omar Menchaca…
4 years ago
Round-the-clock care for Peru’s oil-stained sea birds
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and…
4 years ago
Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in March
CALLAO, Peru (AFP) - Spanish energy giant Repsol on Thursday vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil…
4 years ago
Oil everywhere: Ecuador Amazonians seethe over new spill
by Paola LÓPEZ Agence France-Presse PUERTO MADEROS, Ecuador (AFP) - There is oil in the water, on the rocks and…
4 years ago
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