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China September steel output skids to six-month low on anti-pollution curbs

October 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Asia Crudes, Basic Materials (TRBC), CHINA, China (PRC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Derivatives, Economic Indicators, Economic News (3rd Party), ECONOMY, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Industrial Output, Industrials (TRBC), Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, OUTPUT, Pollution, Real Estate Markets, STEEL, US

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s monthly crude steel output slid to a six-month low in September, official data showed on Friday,

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China orders northern cities to cut winter PM2.5 levels by 4% in anti-smog drive

October 16, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHINA, China (PRC), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, Government / Politics, Industrials (TRBC), Iron / Steel, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, Pollution, Real Estate Markets, Regulation, STEEL, US

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s northern cities will be required to cut emissions of dangerous PM2.5 particles by an average of

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California’s new normal: evacuating wildfires yet again

October 12, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CALIFORNIA, Company News, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, EVACUEES, General News, Living / Lifestyle, Multiline Utilities (TRBC), Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utilities (TRBC), Picture available, Pollution, Transmission Lines, United States, US, Utilities (TRBC), WILDFIRE, Wildfires / Forest Fires

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It’s part of California’s new normal – year-round fire seasons, planned electricity blackouts and, for retired

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China refiner issues $140 million green bond to fund new capacity

October 10, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Chemicals (TRBC), CHINA, China (PRC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Commodity Chemicals (TRBC), Company News, Corporate Debt, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), GREENBONDS, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil Refineries, Petrochemicals, Real Estate Markets, REFINERY, US

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Oil refiner Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. has issued a green bond worth 1 billion yuan ($140.60 million)

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Eight EU countries call on Timmermans to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%

October 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Central / Eastern Europe, COMMISSION, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, East European Countries, Eastern Europe, Environment, EU, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, France, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Latvia, Netherlands, Non, Pollution, PORTUGAL, South, Spain, Sweden, TIMMERMANS, US, Western Europe

FILE PHOTO: Frans Timmermans, first Vice President of the European Commission, speaks during an Emergency Declaration for Nature and People

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Officials at Chile’s ENAP to face charges over toxic fumes -prosecutor

October 6, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Chile, Company News, Crime, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, General News, Health / Medicine, Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), IRAN, Middle East, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Pollution, Refined Products, South America / Central America, US

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean prosecutors will press charges against six executives of state energy company ENAP in relation to noxious

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‘Never give up,’ Swedish teen tells Iowa climate activists after U.N. summit ‘failure’

October 5, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, Europe, Government / Politics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Iowa, Nordic States, Pictures, Pollution, STRIKE, Sweden, United Nations, United States, US

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Reuters) – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday urged her supporters to “never give up” in

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Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

October 4, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Environment, FUNGUS, Health / Medicine, Living / Lifestyle, Nature / Wildlife, Science, South Korea, US

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER

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U.S. Senator Feinstein seeks probe into EPA actions against California

September 28, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Automobiles / Auto Parts (Legacy), Automobiles and Auto Parts (TRBC), CALIFORNIA, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Environment, EPA, Government / Politics, Pollution, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, USA, Water

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Friday called for a probe into whether politics instead of pollution was

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Tens of thousands of New Zealand children kick off new climate strikes

September 27, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Education, Environment, Major News, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Pictures, Pollution, STRIKE, United Nations, US

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of students gathered for marches across New Zealand on Friday to kick off a planned

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