LONDON (Reuters) - Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come,...
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White House: Keystone approval mandate 'noxious' to highway bill's future
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday that mandating approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline was "noxious" to the future of a new...
Senate hearing focuses on threat of sea level rise
Sea level rise poses an increasingly grave threat to coastal energy facilities and communities during the course of the next several decades, with some impacts already...
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India struggles to dig up enough fuel to power growth
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