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Indonesian seaweed farmers seek $140 million over oil spill in Australia

June 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Company News, Corporate Litigation, Environment, INDONESIA, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Pollution, PTTEP, SPILL, Thailand, US

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Indonesian seaweed farmers were set to seek more than A$200 million ($137 million) from Thailand’s PTT Exploration

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Sweden’s Thunberg demands climate action on day of global school strikes

May 25, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, Children / Youth Issues, Civil Unrest, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Education, Environment, Europe, France, Germany, Labour / Personnel, Labour Disputes, Major News, New York, New Zealand, Nordic States, Pollution, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe, Wildfires / Forest Fires, YOUTH

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg urged European politicians on Friday to focus on a climate crisis instead

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In coal we trust: Australia’s voters back PM Morrison’s faith in fossil fuel

May 20, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Analyses, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Coal, Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, ELECTION, Elections / Voting, ENERGY, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, Hong Kong, INDIA, INDONESIA, Major News, Multiline Utilities (TRBC), Pictures, Pollution, US, Utilities (TRBC), Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s re-elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison once brandished a lump of coal in parliament, crying, “This is

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Entertainment 

‘Avengers: Endgame’ movie directors plead: ‘Don’t spoil it’

April 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Australia, AVENGERS, Broadcasting (TRBC), China (PRC), Company News, ENDGAME, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, Film, France, Hotels and Entertainment Services (TRBC), Japan, Living / Lifestyle, United States, US

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The directors of “Avengers: Endgame” pleaded with fans on Tuesday not to spoil the movie by

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Thousands of activists block London roads to demand action on climate change

April 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Australia, BRITAIN, CHANGE, Civil Unrest, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, Europe, European Union, France, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Labour / Personnel, Pollution, PROTEST, Society / Social Issues, United Kingdom, United States, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of environmental activists paralyzed parts of central London on

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‘Worse than Voldemort’: Global students’ strike targets climate change

March 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, CHANGE, Children / Youth Issues, Civil Unrest, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Denmark, Education, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, European Union, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, New Zealand, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, SINGAPORE, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, US, Video, Western Europe, YOUTH

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of school students around the world walked out of classes on Friday in a

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Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor says Vale dam burst may scramble Samarco talks

January 26, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Coal (TRBC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, Government / Politics, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, SAMARCO, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US, VALE, Video, Western Europe

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Brazilian prosecutor running talks to settle a lawsuit over a 2015 tailings dam rupture

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Hundreds missing in Brazil after Vale tailings dam breaks, area evacuated

January 25, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), Transportation (TRBC), US, VALE, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Police and firemen were searching for about 200 people missing after a tailings dam burst on Friday

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Indonesian rescuers use drones as tsunami death toll tops 400

December 25, 2018 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Disasters / Accidents, Earthquakes, Emerging Market Countries, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, INDONESIA, Major News, Pictures, Tsunami, United States, US, Video

LABUAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated

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EU’s climate chief calls for bloc to go for net-zero emissions by 2050

November 27, 2018 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Americas (Energy), Asia / Pacific, Australia, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, China (PRC), CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Coal (TRBC), Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (TRBC), Environment, EU, Europe, European Union, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, Industrials (TRBC), Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, Norway, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Pollution, Power Markets, Science, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), Technology (TRBC), United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s climate chief on Tuesday called on the bloc to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas

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