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Tropical Storm Humberto lashes Bahamas, U.N. chief views devastation from Dorian

September 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Bahamas, Climate Politics, Disasters / Accidents, DORIAN, Environment, General News, Major News, Overseas Development Aid, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, South America / Central America, STORM, United Nations, United States, US, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

NASSAU (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Humberto lashed already devastated parts of the Bahamas with heavy rain and strong winds before

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Alive but lost: In Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian survivors wonder what next

September 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Americas, Bahamas, Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Disasters / Accidents, DORIAN, Europe, Floods, General News, Health / Medicine, Insurance (TRBC), Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), Major News, Norway, Overseas Development Aid, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, South America / Central America, STORM, Transportation (TRBC), United Nations, United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

MARSH HARBOUR/NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) – Days after fleeing their crumbling home and breaking into a vacant apartment to take shelter

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As desperation rises, thousands in Bahamas flee Dorian’s devastation

September 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Americas, Bahamas, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Disasters / Accidents, DORIAN, Floods, Health / Medicine, Insurance (TRBC), Major News, Overseas Development Aid, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, South America / Central America, STORM, Transportation (TRBC), United Nations, United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) – Thousands of people fled devastation in the Bahamas on Saturday as conditions grew increasingly desperate nearly

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Thousands try to flee hurricane-devastated Bahamas islands

September 7, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Americas, Bahamas, Disasters / Accidents, DORIAN, Europe, Floods, Health / Medicine, Insurance (TRBC), Major News, Overseas Development Aid, Pictures, Precipitation, South America / Central America, STORM, Transportation (TRBC), United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) – Hundreds of people fled the Bahamas island of Great Abaco by boat and plane on Friday

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Swedish teen climate activist arrives in New York by boat for U.N. summit

August 29, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Environment, Europe, GLOBAL, Government / Politics, Nature / Wildlife, New York, New York City, Personalities / People, Picture available, Pollution, Sweden, THUNBERG, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, US, Weather Markets / Weather

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sailed into New York Harbor on Wednesday in a zero-carbon emissions

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World leaders must prove they’ve listened to climate activists: Thunberg

August 7, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Droughts, Environment, Europe, European Union, Floods, Germany, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Greenland, Human Rights / Civil Rights, International Trade, Non, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, United Nations, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wildfires / Forest Fires, YOUTH

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – World leaders must prove that they have listened to young climate activists after a year of

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U.N. rights boss urges Brazil to preserve Amazon from mining

July 30, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Americas, BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, Environment, Europe, Government / Politics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, Murder / Suspected Murder, Nature / Wildlife, Paper and Forest Products (TRBC), POLITICS, South America / Central America, UN, United Nations, US

FILE PHOTO: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet holds a news conference at Centro Cultural Espana in downtown

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Colombia puts some banana crops in quarantine on fungus concern

July 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Americas, Colombia, Commodities News (3rd Party), Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Europe, FRUIT, General News, International Trade, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, South America / Central America, Spices / Herbs / Fruit / Vegetables, United Nations, US

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has put a patch of banana crops in the north of the country under quarantine on

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UAW opposes Trump plan to freeze fuel rules at 2020 levels: testimony

June 20, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Auto and Truck Manufacturers (TRBC), Automobiles / Auto Parts (Legacy), Automobiles and Auto Parts (TRBC), AUTOS, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Company News, EMISSIONS, Environment, Japan, Labour / Personnel, United Nations, United States, US, US Government News, USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) will tell Congress on Thursday the union opposes the Trump administration’s proposal

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Exclusive: U.N. chief calls on EU to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%

June 16, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments BELGIUM, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Energy (TRBC), Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EU, Europe, European Union, EXCLUSIVE, fired Power Stations, France, Germany, Government / Politics, International Trade, Major News, Poland, Pollution, UN, United Nations, United States, US, Western Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the European Union to aim for a 55% cut in

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