TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said.
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White House finalizing rules to cut car emissions
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change.
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Japan weakens climate bill, pressured by industry
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan watered down legislation to fight climate change Thursday after weeks of wrangling within the government over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff resistance from industry.
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EU to exceed 2020 green energy target: forecasts
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New forecasts suggest the European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said Thursday.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan watered down legislation to fight climate change on Thursday after weeks of wrangling within the government over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff opposition from industry.
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UN launches review of criticized climate panel
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report was found to have errors.
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Slovenia allows hunters to kill bears, wolves
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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will this year allow hunters to kill 75 brown bears and 12 wolves to limit the damage they do to crops and livestock and prevent numbers growing, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.
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Sun won't stop global warming if dims as in 1600s
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OSLO (Reuters) - A dimming of the sun to match conditions in the "Little Ice Age" of the 17th century would only slightly slow global warming, a study indicated on Wednesday.
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UK academy aids study to regain climate data trust
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's science academy said on Wednesday it would take part in a review of U.N. climate science intended to restore trust after a 2007 report was found to have exaggerated evidence for global warming.
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