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Website tracks Copenhagen pledges

Website tracks Copenhagen pledges

Geneva--Six rich economies joined a website unveiled on Friday detailing pledges in short-term aid they made at last December's climate…
Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico

Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico

Grand Isle, LA--An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off…
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off

Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off

New Orleans--The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was…
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms

UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms

An international review panel on Monday called on the UN global climate change body to carry out fundamental reforms after…
Egypt forges strategy to face anticipated water shortages

Egypt forges strategy to face anticipated water shortages

Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained excerpts of a Water Resources Ministry draft strategy to face expected water shortages until the year…
Easy being green: Changing the face of eco-living

Easy being green: Changing the face of eco-living

New books in Cairo are expensive, so it made sense that a large crowd gathered last May at Makan for…
US spill panel question drilling policy

US spill panel question drilling policy

Washington--The BP oil spill was a massive "failure" in government oversight and administrations should be forced to consult with experts…
Cairo temperatures to stay at 38C until Friday

Cairo temperatures to stay at 38C until Friday

The heatwave currently experienced by Cairenes is expected to continue until Friday, according to meteorologists, who said temperatures will not…
World’s largest solar plant to be built in China

World’s largest solar plant to be built in China

First Solar expects construction of a solar power plant in Inner Mongolia to begin next year, the China Business News…
Egyptian-Dutch company seeks solar panel construction

Egyptian-Dutch company seeks solar panel construction

An Egyptian-Dutch company submitted a request to the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) today, in which it petitioned for installation of…
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