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6 September 2010
Insight — While scientists may shy away from linking these natural disasters directly to climate change, what is absolutely certain is that heatwaves and high water hurt developing countries and poor people more as they are less able to pay to protect themselves.
United States, September 2 - US fast food giant Burger King said Thursday it would no longer buy palm oil from Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries after Greenpeace campaigned against the Indonesian group’s land-clearing practices.
Amsterdam, September 2 - Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world’s largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.
Tehran, August 28 - Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Director Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that Iran has submitted a proposal to Russia for the establishment of a joint consortium to produce nuclear fuel.
New South Wales, August 28 - The NSW Government’s solar bonus scheme, which pays householders for the electricity they generate from their rooftop panels, has proved so popular it has reached a 50-megawatt milestone 18 months before expected.
UK, August 27 - Move over solar, wind and wave power - there’s a new renewable on the block. Researchers are experimenting with devices that can pull electricity from the air.
California, August 27 - An alliance of California business, labor, environmental, and community leaders have joined together to put forth The California Apollo Program—a comprehensive strategy for creating clean energy jobs in California.
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