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As countries scramble to secure oil, gas and fertilizer, China’s bets on clean energy and coal are cushioning its dependence on oil and gas imports. By Nicholas Kusnetz, Georgina Gustin When Gary Dirks arrived in China in 1995, the country’s…
HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka — On Saturday, March 7, three days after the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was torpedoed by a U.S Navy submarine close to the southern coast off Galle in Sri Lanka, fishers and coastal communities noticed a thick…
As policymakers meet in Jamaica to develop regulations for mineral exploitation in international waters, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala highlights what’s at stake for Pacific cultures. By Teresa Tomassoni This week, delegates from around the world gathered at the International Seabed Authority’s…
You are here because of a single, all-important enzyme. But don’t look inward to find ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, known more mercifully among scientists as rubisco. Instead, look to the food you eat and the trees that manufacture oxygen, as this is…
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The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation These are burning, smoking lies. As oil and gas prices soar, thanks to the US and Israel’s…
While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing…
Exclusive: Campaigners call for government to introduce right-to-roam bill that allows people to walk around their local woodlands Nearly three-quarters of England’s woods are off-limits to the public, buried government documents show. The study by Forest Research, which is a…
Debate on adding clean energy requirements, recovering billions in revenue needs more time. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia lawmakers under Democratic control failed to produce a budget on schedule Thursday because of heightened debates over a tax exemption for data…
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