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Activists press Woodside, Santos to set carbon emission targets

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia’s top two independent gas producers, Woodside Petroleum and Santos, are being urged by an activist investor to set carbon emissions targets for their businesses to help limit global warming. FILE PHOTO: The shadow of a man is cast onto a poster displaying the logo for Woodside Petroleum, Australia's top independent oil…
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White House drafts guidelines for panel questioning climate threat to security

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Jane Goodall returns to Sierra Leone chimp sanctuary fighting the odds

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Republican senator opposes Trump EPA pick over climate change

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U.S. EPA 'very likely' to finish E15 gasoline rule by summer: Perdue

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary says EPA informs him E15 gasoline rule likely ready by summer

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers on "Cutting the Red Tape, Unleashing Economic Freedom" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsBOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday that…
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Brazil Senate okays dam safety bill after Vale disaster kills hundreds

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Senate committees on Wednesday passed a bill to tighten dam safety in the country, after a mining dam owned by Vale SA burst and killed an estimated 300 people in the town of Brumadinho. Senator Leila Barros attends an interview with Reuters, about a bill to tighten dam safety in the…
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Brazil judge releases eight jailed Vale workers after dam disaster : report

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the release of eight workers for Vale SA who had been jailed in connection with an investigation into a burst tailing dam that killed an estimated 300 people, news website G1 reported. The workers had been jailed since Feb. 15. Reporting by Jake Spring; Editing by…
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance

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The bosses of Coca-Cola and Pepsi promised Thursday that "huge progress" would be made by 2030 to reduce plastic waste, which contaminates humans, wildlife, and oceans. Soft drink archrivals James Quincey and Ramon Laguarta participated in a panel on the plastic economy, a recurring theme at the World Economic Forum in Davos, alongside Dow Chemical…
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