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A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Disaster   Louisiana   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Louisiana  
 The Guardian 
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
| For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… 'The spill is slathering four ... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)
The Development Driller III oil drilling is seen as it is used to drill a relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Wednesday, May 12, 2010.
Disaster   Oil Spill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
 The Star 
BP to try well kill Tuesday, Congress debates reforms
| BILOXI, Miss. (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on o... (photo: AP / Charlie Riedel)
Sunflower fields of Phatthana Nikhom  Kansas City Star 
Hearings set for Monday on Sunflower power plant permit
More News | Two public hearing will be held Monday in Overland Park to allow comments on a permit for the proposed Sunflower coal-fired power plant near Holcomb, Kan. | The Sunflower Electric Power Co... (photo: Creative Commons / Ahoerstemeier)
Hearing   Photos   Plant   Power   Sunflower  
Mountains covered with  ice -climate change-ice at the highest point on mountain-India  The Siasat Daily 
World has 12 years to go before its ice melts
| Thailand, July 30: The world has less than 12 years to go before it faces major ice-melting and potentially catastrophic effects if nothing is done to reduce carbon emissions, a Thai environmental c... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Climate Change   Environment   Global Warming   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change  
Top Stories
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. The New York Times
Chevron 2Q Income Triples on Higher Energy Prices
| Filed at 10:47 a.m. ET | NEW YORK (AP) -- Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company sa... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron   Earnings   Energy   Photos   Prices  
Breast Cancer PhysOrg
Study finds diet and alcohol alter epigenetics of breast cancer
| Researchers from Brown University and the University of California San Francisco have found that epigenetic changes to DNA in breast cancers are related to environmenta... (photo: Creative Commons / jigglypuff4000)
Health   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Breast cancer   Women  
Mobile Phones - Technology m&c
Mobile phones to have common chargers from 2011, EU commission says
| Brussels - Starting next year, the vast majority of mobile phones sold in the European Union will use the same charger, the European Commission announced Friday. | 'It ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Brussels   Commission   Consumers   EU   Electronics   Photos   Photos   Technology   Vast  
Burger - Meat - Food The Press Democrat
Consumption of meat
| The lack of our culture’s compassion for animals raised for food is staggering. We have been ingrained to the acceptance that animals are commodities, not individ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Animals   Burgers   Commodities   Photos   Wikipedia: Meat  
Mountains covered with  ice -climate change-ice at the highest point on mountain-India The Siasat Daily
World has 12 years to go before its ice melts
| Thailand, July 30: The world has less than 12 years to go before it faces major ice-melting and potentially catastrophic effects if nothing is done to reduce carbon emi... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Climate Change   Environment   Global Warming   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change  
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)at zoo Irish Times
Cheetah to return to India as part of wildlife sanctuary plan
| RAHUL BEDI in New Delhi | THE LITHE and graceful cheetah is poised to sprint once again in India nearly half a century after it became extinct. | The fastest mammal on ... (photo: Public Domain / Vassil)
India   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Cheetah   Wildlife  
Air pollution in Pune is on the alarming level- India The Times Of India
Pune's task on hand is to clear the air
PUNE: Air pollution in Pune, one of the three problems which the city has to deal with urgently, is rising due to an increase in vehicles on the road. | The Environment S... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Photos   Pollution   Pune  
Environmental Issues Climate Change
- Scientists say global warming is continuing
- Our mother was the best, say daughters of baby killer
- Jewish group opposes Ground Zero mosque
- Russia mobilises army to fight fires
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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- Country's first training centre on climate in city
- Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
- Home building guided by stars
- Coal-gas water safety queried after contamination scare
A charred car stands in front of a chimney, all of what is left of a house that was burned to the ground, in the village of Mokhovoe, destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km (84 miles) southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010. The fires have spread quickly across more than 200,000 acres (90,000 hectares) in recent days after a record heat wave and severe drought that has plagued Russia for weeks.
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
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Global Warm Pollution
- Plankton, base of ocean food web, in big decline
- Scientists say global warming is continuing
- Russia mobilises army to fight fires
- Greece: Truckers and Police Clash Over Plan to Extend Strike
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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- Plan to 'sponsor' carbon comment
- Math whiz tackles the big carbon sink puzzle
- Oilsands database shows chronic pollution
- LA-LB Ports Honor Environmental Efforts
Air pollution in Pune is on the alarming level- India
Pune's task on hand is to clear the air
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Chemicals Ecology
- Troops brave weather to fight chemical spill
- Observe self-discipline, chemical factories told
- Tata Chemicals net up five-fold on higher sales
- Army: Chemical weapons off Hawaii should stay put
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
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- 'India and Pakistan must use water as a tool to build tr
- Unexamined danger off the shores
- Court seeks response on Noida Park
- Status check soon at Endosulfan-hit villages
 KLdy1 - electronics - panasonic - business. (dy1)
Panasonic buying Sanyo, other unit for $9.4 bln
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Nature Natural Disasters
- Dead whale found pinned to bow of luxury oceanliner
- India, Nepal agreement on wildlife conservation
- Discover the natural wonders of Kamchatka
- The baby panda factory: Inside the extraordinary breeding ce
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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- Needs of Women in Post-Quake Haiti
- 5.1 magnitude quake hits parts of southern RP--USGS
- Against all odds: The tearful reunion of a mother and baby,
- Earthquake hits northeastern Iran, injuring more than 100
A Cisco Systems sign is shown at Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009.
Cisco releases 'Connecting Sichuan' Year Two Report
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