Sharp and Enel to set up solar power plants in Italy: report (AFP)
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AFP - Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. has agreed with Enel SpA to jointly set up solar power plants in Italy, a newspaper said Sunday.
May 2008 Archive
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17 May 2008Biodiversity loss costs six percent of world income: report (AFP)
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AFP - The destruction of flora and fauna is costing the world two trillion euros (3.1 trillion dollars) a year, or six percent of its overall gross national product, according to a report trailed by German news weekly Der Spiegel.
EU, Latin America leaders struggle with trade talks (AFP)
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AFP - EU and Latin American leaders held talks Saturday on free trade deals that had become bogged down over differences between some South American countries.
Poor nations must repay British climate ‘aid’: report (AFP)
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AFP - Poor countries will have to pay back aid given to them by Britain in an international project to help them adapt to climate change, The Guardian newspaper said Saturday.
Saudi oil output hike would not solve US problems: Bush (AFP)
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AFP - US President George W. Bush said on Saturday that a hike in oil output by Saudi Arabia would not solve American energy problems.
Latin America-Europe leaders make pledges (AP)
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AP - European and Latin American leaders have pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices, presenting a show of unity amid a festering conflict between two South American nations.
Latin-Europe summit begins under feud (AP)
by Yahoo! News: Environment NewsAP - European and Latin American leaders sought to unite against poverty, global warming and high food prices on Friday, but their summit was clouded by a feud between Colombia and Venezuela.
Researchers warn of nitrogen hazard to environment (AP)
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AP - While carbon dioxide has been getting lots of publicity in climate change, reactive forms of nitrogen are also building up in the environment, scientists warn.
EU, Latin America leaders take on poverty, climate issues (AFP)
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AFP - Leaders from Latin America and the European Union discussed ways of tackling poverty and climate change, while struggling with differences over trade, at a summit in Peru Friday.
US halts new shipments to strategic oil reserve (AFP)
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AFP - The United States is halting shipments to its strategic oil reserve for the second half of the year after Congress passed a bill calling for the suspension, the Energy Department said Friday.
