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Climate change: Six energy companies write to United Nations for carbon pricing scheme

Six major energy companies have written to the United Nations asking for help in setting up a carbon pricing scheme to help tackle climate change.BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Tot...

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Environment

Shell To Resume Arctic Drilling Off Alaska As Green Groups Warn Of Disaster

Environmentalists accuse the government of ?looking the other way? after US gives green light for Shell to restart drilling for OIL and gas The US government has given Shel...

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Environment

Shell's Arctic Drilling Is Far More Risky Than The Company Is Telling Shareholders, Say Conservationists

The Deepwater Horizon disaster, which occurred just over five years ago, killed 11 workers and sent oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico for several months. It was the worst...

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Environment

Boris Johnson told to divest £4.8Bn PF from fossil fuels

London assembly members vote in support of motion calling for mayor to support divestment from coal, oil and gas companies. Boris Johnson has been told by the London assemb...

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Environment

Most Americans see combating climate change as a moral duty

A significant majority of Americans say combating climate change is a moral issue that obligates them ? and world leaders - to reduce carbon emissions, a Reuters/IPSOS poll...

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Sustainable Development

New safety rules for offshore Arctic drilling proposed to avoid repeat of Shell disaster

US officials want to make sure companies can handle a blow-out in remote and icy conditions – without inflicting an environmental disaster The Obama administration pr...

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Environment

Fossil fuel companies are the greatest threat to life’s party – not greens

People who argue it’s a good idea to respect nature’s thresholds get labelled spoilsports, but the real party-poopers are those who recognise no limits at all &...

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Environment

Shareholders challenge BP to confront climate change risk

Over 150 investors, including Environment Agency and Church of England, demand that BP test whether their business model is compatible with international pledge to limit gl...

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Hollywood

Swift shells $6,000 in charity auction

Singer Taylor Swift spent $6,000 for Hugh Jackman's t-shirt, all for charity. The 25-year-old took part in an auction benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS after att...

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Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD’S POWER WOMEN SHARE SECRETS FOR LOOKING GOOD — IN A HURRY

That is, it would be — if you didn’t have your own system down to a science of juggling clothes, hair and makeup with the 24/7 needs of your always-on job, plus...

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