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Portuguese communities lock horns with lithium miners to save their land

February 14, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, China (PRC), Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EU Institutions, Euro Zone, Europe, European Union, Graphics, INSIGHT, Insights, LITHIUM, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Official Reserves, Pictures, Pollution, PORTUGAL, Special Reports, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

LISBON (Reuters) – The lush, green hills where Paulo Pires has for years brought sheep to graze above his picturesque

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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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Azores shuts roads, schools as hurricane approaches

October 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, AZORES, Disasters / Accidents, Euro Zone, Europe, European Union, General News, LORENZO, Major News, Picture available, Pictures, PORTUGAL, Precipitation, STORM, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

Waves crash on a wall along the coast near Angra do Heroismo, before the arrival of Hurricane Lorenzo in Azores,

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Macau’s casino hub sees boom in endangered wildlife trade: report

September 24, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, China (PRC), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, Health / Medicine, Hong Kong, International Trade, Macau, Nature / Wildlife, PORTUGAL, Taiwan, United Nations, US, WILDLIFE, World Trade Organization

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Imports into Macau of endangered wildlife products more than doubled in a decade and will likely

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Wildfires hit central Portugal, 1,000 firefighters mobilized

July 21, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Disasters / Accidents, Euro Zone, Europe, European Union, Fires, PORTUGAL, US, Western Europe, WILDFIRES, Wildfires / Forest Fires

LISBON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 firefighters battled three blazes sweeping across central Portugal early on Sunday, prompting authorities to

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Surf legend McNamara to clean up ocean that gave him fame

November 28, 2018 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Environment, Europe, European Union, Government / Politics, Picture available, PLASTIC, Pollution, PORTUGAL, Sport, SURF, Surfing, US, Western Europe

LISBON (Reuters) – Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara has launched a campaign to fight plastic pollution in the seas in

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Storm Leslie hits Portugal, leaves thousands without power

October 14, 2018 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Europe, Floods, International / National Security, LESLIE, Picture available, Pictures, PORTUGAL, Power Markets, Precipitation, Real Estate Markets, Spain, STORM, Transmission Lines, Transportation (TRBC), US, Utilities (TRBC), Video, Western Europe, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

LISBON (Reuters) – At least 300,000 homes were without power on Sunday after tropical storm Leslie hit Portugal’s Atlantic coast,

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