Sunday, February 8, 2009

2/8 Reuters: Environment

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Bushfires rage in Australia, 35 dead
February 7, 2009 at 9:43 pm

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian bushfires have killed 35 people and burned hundreds of homes in the worst fire disaster in three decades, as a heatwave and strong winds sent sheets of flame racing through towns and farmland near Melbourne.

Australia bushfires kill 14, more feared dead
February 7, 2009 at 8:46 am

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian bushfires killed at least 14 people in the southern state of Victoria on Saturday as a heatwave sparked more than 40 blazes across the state and neighboring New South Wales, police said.

China drought deprives millions of drinking water
February 7, 2009 at 4:46 am

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Millions of people and cattle in north China face shortages of drinking water because of a severe drought, the government said on Saturday, promising to speed up disbursement of billions of dollars of subsidies to farmers.

EPA reconsidering California's car emissions waiver
February 6, 2009 at 10:36 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it would reconsider California's request for the authority to cut greenhouse gas emissions by new cars and trucks to combat global warming.

Anti-whaling group hits out at "violent" Japanese
February 6, 2009 at 9:12 pm

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activists involved in a collision with a Japanese whaling ship near Antarctica accused whalers of using water cannon and acoustic weapons against them and vowed on Saturday to further obstruct the hunt.

Exotic animals trapped in net of Mexican drug trade
February 6, 2009 at 8:51 pm

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - From the live snakes that smugglers stuff with packets of cocaine to the white tigers drug lords keep as exotic pets, rare animals are being increasingly sucked into Mexico's deadly narcotics trade.
 

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