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Kremlin dismisses talk of ousting Nornickel President after fuel spill

June 5, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Base Metals, Central / Eastern Europe, CIS Countries, Company News, Disasters / Accidents, East European Countries, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Governmental Organizations, KREMLIN, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Nickel, Non, NORNICKEL, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Palladium, Platinum Group Metals, Pollution, Precious Metals, RUSSIA, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Nations, US

FILE PHOTO: President and Chairman of the Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin attends a session of the St. Petersburg International

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Villagers in Togo mourn homes swallowed by the sea

June 4, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Environment, ENVIRONMENTDAY, EROSION, General News, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Pollution, Science, TOGO, US, Water, WORLD

BAGUIDA, Togo (Reuters) – The Togolese coastal community of Baguida has always had the ocean at its doorstep, but the

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Eni planning overhaul to step up green drive: sources

June 3, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CLIMATE, Company Management Issues, Company News, Crude Oil, ENI, Environment, Europe, General News, Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), Italy, Key Personnel Changes, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Drilling (TRBC), Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), OVERHAUL, Refined Products, Renewable Energy, Restructuring / Reorganization, Solar Power Stations, United Kingdom, US, Utilities (TRBC), Western Europe

MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Italian oil major Eni is planning to create a division to focus on new energy solutions which

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Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal, says gov’t official

May 31, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Base Metals, Commodities News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, INDONESIA, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, MINING, Nickel, Pollution, South East Asia Crudes, US

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities are considering two companies’ requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government

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Third Asian giant ‘murder’ hornet found in Washington state

May 30, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Environment, HORNETS, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Life Sciences, United States, US, USA, Video, Washington

(Reuters) – Washington state has confirmed its third sighting of an Asian giant hornet, dubbed the “murder hornet,” indicating the

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Drought adds to Belgian farmers’ coronavirus misery

May 29, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, BELGIUM, Climate Politics, DROUGHT, Droughts, Environment, Europe, European Union, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Precipitation, Spices / Herbs / Fruit / Vegetables, US, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As coronavirus lockdowns disrupt food supply chains and shuttered restaurants curb demand for some of their produce,

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Climate-friendly almond farmers coax life from drying Spanish soil

May 27, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Environment, Europe, FARMING, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Pictures, Pollution, Spain, US, Western Europe

ZUJAR, Spain (Reuters) – In one of the driest corners of Europe, Manuel Barnes has watched the soil become healthier

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Eight countries say gas deserves help as EU readies ‘green recovery’ fund

May 26, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, CORONAVIRUS, ENERGY, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, EU, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, Financials (Legacy), General News, Government / Politics, HEALTH, Natural Gas, US, Western Europe, Wind Farms

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Eight European countries have urged the European Union to include natural gas in future funding, as the

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Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India, may rise in Bangladesh

May 23, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Graphics, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Overseas Development Aid, Pictures, Precipitation, Real Estate Markets, STORM, Transmission Lines, US, Utilities (TRBC), Video, Water, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a

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Indian PM offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost

May 22, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Graphics, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Pictures, Precipitation, STORM, Transmission Lines, US, Video, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft on Friday, saw the devastation and flooding caused

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