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Environment environmentNews 

PG&E says more potential power cuts could hit about 209,000 customers

October 22, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Bankruptcy / Insolvency, CALIFORNIA, Company News, Content produced in Bangalore, Corporate Debt, Debt / Fixed Income Markets, E, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, PG, Power Markets, Regulation, Regulatory Corporate News Announcements, United States, US, Weather Markets / Weather, WILDFIRE, Wildfires / Forest Fires

(Reuters) – PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Monday about 209,000 customers could be hit by potential power cutoffs this week,

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Entertainment 

‘Abominable’ film axed in Malaysia after rebuffing order to cut China map

October 20, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Broadcasting (TRBC), Brunei, China (PRC), Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Film, Freedom of Speech / Censorship, General News, Government / Politics, Malaysia, Philippines, SOUTHCHINASEA, Taiwan, United States, US, VIETNAM

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – DreamWorks’ animated movie “Abominable” will not be released in Malaysia after its producers declined to meet

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Entertainment 

Bored by Brexit? British TV starts Brexit-free news channel

October 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments BRITAIN, Broadcasting (TRBC), Company News, Currencies / Foreign Exchange Markets, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Elections / Voting, EU, Europe, European Union, France, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, International Trade, Ireland, Major News, Northern Ireland, Television, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – After three years of Brexit crisis, Sky News is betting that some viewers are so bored by

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Environment environmentNews 

Abe visits typhoon-hit areas; Japan may postpone new emperor’s parade

October 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Celebrities, Disasters / Accidents, EMPEROR, General News, Government / Politics, Japan, Precipitation, STORM, US, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks attends the conference Communication Connecting Europe and Asia, in Brussels, Belgium September 27, 2019.

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Environment environmentNews 

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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Environment environmentNews 

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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Environment environmentNews 

‘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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Environment environmentNews 

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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Environment environmentNews 

Malaysia to require banks to report exposure to climate risks

September 26, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Banking Capital and Liquidity Requirements, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Central Banks / Central Bank Events, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Company News, Currencies / Foreign Exchange Markets, Debt / Fixed Income Markets, Derivatives, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Insurance (TRBC), Malaysia, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, National Government Debt, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, Science, South America / Central America, United States, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank governor said financial institutions will be required to report their exposure to climate

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Environment environmentNews 

U.S. utilities file legal challenge to Trump power plant rule

September 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Coal, Company News, Energy (TRBC), Environment, Europe, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, Multiline Utilities (TRBC), PETITION, Pollution, Power Markets, Products / Services, Real Estate Markets, Renewable Energy, Solar Power Stations, United Kingdom, United States, US, US Government News, USA, UTILITIES, Utilities (TRBC)

FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from the coal-fired Jim Bridger power plant outside Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jim

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