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Brazil charges ex-Vale CEO with homicide for dam disaster

Brazilian state prosecutors have charged Fabio Schvartsman, the former chief executive of miner Vale, and 15 other people with homicide for a dam disaster last year that killed more than…
reuters
2020-01-21 19:59

Ex-Vale chief charged with murder for role in Brazil dam disaster: documents

State prosecutors in Brazil have charged 16 individuals with homicide and environmental crimes for their role in the Brumadinho disaster last January, when a dam owned by miner Vale SA…
reuters
2020-01-21 19:46
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Germany's 50Hertz power grid carried record 60% renewable energy in 2019: CEO

Three-fifths of the power carried by high-voltage grid firm 50Hertz in northeastern Germany last year came from renewable sources, a record high, chief executive Stefan Kapferer told Reuters on Tuesday.…
reuters
2020-01-21 19:04

Brazil charges Vale employees with homicide for dam disaster: source

Brazil state prosecutors have charged employees at miner Vale and auditor TUV SUD with homicide in relation to a deadly dam disaster last year, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.…
reuters
2020-01-21 18:39

Australian bushfires threaten to drive tiny animal communities extinct

Australian animals living in specific habitats, such as mountain lizards, leaf-tailed geckos and pear-shaped frogs, are battling the threat of extinction after fierce bushfires razed large areas of their homes,…
reuters
2020-01-21 18:26

German prosecutors probe Mitsubishi for suspected illegal defeat devices

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is being probed by German prosecutors for suspected use of illegal defeat devices installed in its diesel engines, the Frankfurt prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.…
reuters
2020-01-21 18:22

Thunberg v Trump: A trillion trees is 'not enough'

Activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday planting trees was not enough to address climate change, in an apparent rebuke to a pledge in Davos by U.S. President Donald Trump an…
reuters
2020-01-21 18:11

Spain to introduce low-emission zones amid "climate emergency"

Spain's government formally declared a "climate emergency" on Tuesday, proposing measures to tackle climate change that include mandatory low-emission zones in big cities.…
reuters
2020-01-21 18:04

Brazil charges Vale, TUV SUD employees with homicide: source

Brazil state prosecutors have charged employees at miner Vale and auditor TUV SUD with homicide in relation to a deadly dam disaster last year, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.…
reuters
2020-01-21 18:01

Brazil to create 'Amazon Council' to protect and develop the rainforest

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will create an "Amazon Council" to protect and ensure the "sustainable development" of the world's largest rainforest, following intense criticism of…
reuters
2020-01-21 17:38

Pollution insurance costs to jump for U.S. tailings dams after Vale disaster

The 2019 mining disaster in Brazil is expected to lead to a double-digit jump in costs to insure U.S. tailings dams that store mining waste against liability for environmental catastrophes.…
reuters
2020-01-21 17:15

Pet passports: EU to crack down on criminals abusing the system

European Union lawmakers backed measures on Tuesday to clamp down on abuse of EU pet passports by criminals and gangs that illegally trade cats and dogs.…
reuters
2020-01-21 16:44

Brazil to file charges on Tuesday against miner Vale for dam disaster

Brazilian state prosecutors said they will file charges against miner Vale SA, auditor Tuv Sud, and 16 people later on Tuesday, in relation to a deadly mining dam disaster.…
reuters
2020-01-21 16:40

Greta Shames Economic Elite At Davos

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg took the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos and admonished world leaders for doing nothing about the climate crisis.…
huffingtonpost
2020-01-21 15:55

Greta Thurnberg Says Planting Trees Is Not Enough After Trump's Tree Pledge

“Your inaction is fueling the flames,” the teenage climate activist said at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.…
huffingtonpost
2020-01-21 15:10

Philippines farm shelters pets rescued from volcano

A small farm in the Philippines' Batangas province is providing a safe haven for pets rescued from an exclusion zone around an active volcano.…
reuters
2020-01-21 14:55

Snowstorms leave 220,000 without power in northern Spain

Heavy snow and rain cut off electricity supplies on Tuesday to hundreds of thousands of people in northeast Spain already battered by Storm Gloria.…
reuters
2020-01-21 14:48

Greta says planting not enough after Trump backs trillion tree plan

Greta Thunberg said planting trees was not enough to address climate change on Tuesday, in an apparent rebuke to a planting pledge in Davos by U.S. President Donald Trump.…
reuters
2020-01-21 14:08

Germany to ensure coal exit doesn't undermine EU's CO2 trading system: draft

Germany wants to ensure that its plan to cancel emissions certificates linked to coal power stations that are due to be shuttered doesn't undermine the European Union's emissions trading system,…
reuters
2020-01-21 13:49

Trump says U.S. to join one trillion trees initiative

U.S. President Donald Trump told a packed forum in the Swiss resort of Davos his country will join the one trillion trees initiative launched at the World Economic Forum, which…
reuters
2020-01-21 12:29

Smog forces Bangkok schools to shut, but respite in doubt due to crop burning

Thailand's capital on Tuesday ordered schools closed due to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and there were doubts whether the situation would improve in the coming months as farmers burn…
reuters
2020-01-21 12:24

In forest monastery, Buddhist abbot faces bushfire with a smile

Buddhist monk Phra Mana helped build his bush monastery with his bare hands three decades ago, but when Australia's worst wildfires in generations threatened to destroy it he stood up…
reuters
2020-01-21 11:31

See World Heritage Sites with Natural Habitat Adventures

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines world heritage as “our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future…
nathab
2020-01-21 10:00

Japan's Aeon aims to serve eco-certified sushi in time for Olympics

Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Co Ltd , Asia's biggest retailer by sales, said it aims to start selling eco-certified sushi this year amid growing demand for sustainable seafood and in…
reuters
2020-01-21 09:45

Australian bushfires scathe sanctuary for rare bee species

Bees swarm around Peter Davis as he unloads his precious, buzzing cargo into their new home in a part of South Australia's Kangaroo Island that was not devastated by recent…
reuters
2020-01-21 08:55

Japan's Aeon aims to start selling eco-certified sushi in time for Olympics

Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Co Ltd , Asia's biggest retailer by sales, said it aims to start selling eco-certified sushi this year amid growing demand for sustainable seafood and in…
reuters
2020-01-21 07:02

In an Olympic year, Japan faces decision over contaminated Fukushima water

At the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo, workers in protective suits are still removing radioactive material from reactors that melted down after an earthquake and tsunami knocked out…
reuters
2020-01-21 06:28

Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to return

Mining giant BHP Group said on Tuesday that poor air quality caused by smoke from Australia's bushfires is hurting coal production, as authorities cautioned a reprieve from hazardous fire…
reuters
2020-01-21 03:00

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