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With COP21 talks in Paris moving forward after attacks With Focus on Latin America

Posted by rackfokus on Monday, 16 November 2015 in Climate Change

Despite the horrendous terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, French officials have vowed to move forward with a major climate conference set to begin on Nov. 30. COP21 will bring together 100 heads of state, including U.S. President Barack Obama, and 40,000 other attendees. According to&n...

Aging Nuclear Reactor Pose Safety Challenge

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 15 July 2013 in Clean Technology

VIENNA — Significant progress was made last year in strengthening nuclear safety around the world, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in its annual review, despite the “challenge” posed by a large number of aging reactors.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published the report shortly bef...

France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapse

Posted by bchristo on Monday, 04 June 2012 in Animals

By Jeremy Hance Following research linking neonicotinoid pesticides to the decline in bee populations, France has announced it plans to ban Cruiser OSR, an insecticide produced by Sygenta. Recent studies, including one in France, have shown that neonicotinoid pesticides likely hurt bees' ability to...