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This file photo taken on April 8, 2016 in Saint-Vulbas shows the Bugey nuclear power plant. Greenpeace France has launched on July 3, 2018 a Superman shaped drone which flew over the Bugey nuclear plant in Saint-Vulbas, before hitting a building containing nuclear waste according to the environmental organization.
This file photo taken on April 8, 2016 in Saint-Vulbas shows the Bugey nuclear power plant. Greenpeace France has launched on July 3, 2018 a Superman shaped drone which flew over the Bugey nuclear plant in Saint-Vulbas, before hitting a building containing nuclear waste according to the environmental organization.
Environment

Google unveils plan to restart nuclear plant to power AI infrastructure

Under an announcement with electric power company NextEra Energy, the Duane Arnold Energy Center, which shuttered in 2020, would return to service in 2029 "to help power Google's growing cloud and AI infrastructure in Iowa," the companies said in a joint press release.

9 hours ago
Environment

CO2 in the atmosphere up by record amount in 2024: UN

Levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming CO2, methane and nitrous oxide -- all increased yet again in 2024, with each setting new record highs, the UN's weather and climate agency said.

1 week ago
Environment

World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss

The report said the world permanently lost 8.1 million hectares of forest, an area about the size of England, in 2024 alone, putting the planet 63% behind the goal set by over 140 countries in the 2021 Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use.

1 week ago

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Indonesia premium

Jambi closes schools, asks residents to wear masks over smog

Elementary schools and preschools in Jambi will be closed temporarily due to smog caused by forest fires in the area.

6 years ago
Environment

Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer

The regulator of global wildlife trade will likely ban sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after countries supported the move Sunday, in what conservationists hailed as a "historic win".

6 years ago
Opinion

Gray sky, black sea, plastic land: It’s time to leave behind expansive, extractive industry

We sometimes forget that environmental regimes are not linear with trade regimes, either at the international or regional level.

6 years ago
Environment

CO2 row over climate activist Thunberg's yacht trip to New York

The  team behind teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg's yacht voyage to New York on Sunday fended off claims that her trip will create carbon emissions because team members will take transatlantic flights. 

6 years ago
Environment

Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change

Iceland on Sunday honors the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. 

6 years ago
Environment

Suwondo plants trees at home, Tambakrejo Beach to keep Blitar's southern coast green

Suwondo, or Mbah Wondo as he is affectionately called among people on the southern coast of Blitar regency, East Java, believes that leaving the land barren will bring disasters to humans.

6 years ago
Environment

Trans-Brazil trail raises hopes for future of Atlantic Forest

Citizens hope that the creation of the Trans-Brazil trail will raise awareness about the fragility of the Atlantic Forest -- long devastated by loggers and farmers, and now facing a renewed threat under President Jair Bolsonaro.

6 years ago
Environment

Climate change forces Chile ski stations to make fake snow

Once deep in powder this time of year, Chile's ski stations are fighting the ravages of climate change and pollution that have brought less and less snow to the central Andes.

6 years ago
Global

Donald Trump wants US to buy Greenland: report

Trump has expressed interest in the mostly ice-covered landmass located northeast of Canada, asking advisors if it is possible for the US to acquire Greenland, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions. 

6 years ago
Environment

Mexican start-up fights air pollution with artificial trees

Trees are one of the best things we have to clean the Earth's air, but they have certain drawbacks: they need time and space to grow. Enter the BioUrban, an artificial tree that sucks up as much air pollution as 368 real trees.

6 years ago
Environment

'Punch in the gut' as scientists find micro plastic in Arctic ice

Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a US-led team of scientists, underscoring the threat the growing form of pollution now poses to marine life in even the remotest waters on the planet.

6 years ago
Environment

Ecological disaster on Greek island as fire burns on

Firefighters on the Greek island of Evia were still battling Wednesday to contain a fire that has caused massive damage to a pristine mountain wildlife habitat after threatening four communities.

6 years ago
Environment

Climate deniers get more media play than scientists: Study

Climate deniers have garnered far more media attention than prominent climate scientists over the years, fueling public confusion and slowing the response to global warming.

6 years ago
Opinion premium

On plastic, we need local concern

Governments tend to resort to a top-down approach through international treaties, legislation and regulations, which turn out to be unenforceable in many parts of the world due to a lack of sanctions imposed on offenders. In the fight against plastic, strengthening local concerns is more effective than any top-down approach.

6 years ago
Food

The 'gift' of Tunisia's delicate date palm drink

As soon as the sun is up, people in southern Tunisia rush out to buy a glass or bottle of legmi, a coveted date palm drink that is too delicate to be sold far from the oasis.

6 years ago
Environment

Australia offers climate funding to Pacific islands

Australia on Tuesday announced a Aus$500 million ($340 million) climate change package for Pacific island countries, which have been increasingly vocal in demanding their powerful neighbor curb its carbon emissions.

6 years ago
Environment

UK university bans beef to combat 'climate emergency'

A London college said on Monday it has banned beef from its campus to combat climate change, becoming the first higher education institution in Britain to do so.

6 years ago
Environment

Growing pains for pot industry in famed California wine region

A bitter war has erupted between pot growers and vintners in one of California's famed wine regions where cannabis farms are proliferating, leading critics to denounce a "green rush" they fear could prove disastrous.

6 years ago
Environment

Greta Thunberg, on German coal mine visit, questions 2038 fuel exit date

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, on a visit to a German anti-coal protest camp, questioned whether the country should continue to use the fuel to generate power for another 20 years as the government plans.

6 years ago
Indonesia premium

Indonesian Muslims embrace plastic ban on Day of Sacrifice

Wealthier Muslims shared thousands of meat packages in besek (containers made of plaited bamboo) and other ecofriendly packaging for qurban meat instead of plastic bags.

6 years ago
Environment

Alaska's hottest month portends transformation into 'unfrozen state'

July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life.

6 years ago
Environment

Rare baby panda twins born at Belgian zoo

A Belgian zoo announced Friday the "extremely rare" birth of twin baby giant pandas, three years after the arrival of a young male, which was a first for Belgium at the time.

6 years ago
Environment

Can we eat Big Macs and still avoid climate chaos?

Not everyone needs to become a vegetarian, much less vegan, to keep the planet from overheating, but it would probably make things a lot easier if they did.

6 years ago
City premium

Jakarta tightens controls over industrial chimneys to stem air pollution

The Jakarta Environment Agency conducted impromptu inspections on Thursday morning and found numerous companies that were polluting the city's air because of inadequate filters inside their industrial chimneys.

6 years ago
Opinion

Not all heroes wear capes: Environmental heroines use cups

The more I read about why women should switch to menstrual cups, the more horrified I become, not about wearing the cup but about the facts of why the switch is necessary.

6 years ago
Environment

Sumatran tigers could be saved through cultural approach, activist says

In most cultures in Sumatra, tigers were seen as a top predator in the food chain.

6 years ago
Books

Ministry launches guide books for identifying protected species

The books are connected to an app run by the police’s Investigation Department (Bareskrim). 

6 years ago
Opinion premium

Can electric vehicles reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

Improved urban air quality is one of the frequent arguments evoked in favor of PEV adoption in Indonesia. However, there remains at least one important question that is rarely discussed, namely: How clean is the electrical power used to meet the additional demand from PEVs? In other words, would the adoption of PEVs actually contribute to a reduction of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

6 years ago
Environment

No more sky lanterns at next year’s Dieng Culture Festival, organizer says

Dieng Culture Festival will no longer include a sky lantern show after criticism from environmentalists and the Environment and Forestry Ministry.

6 years ago
Business

Effort to stop leak in ONWJ well reaches 19.5 percent: Pertamina

Pertamina Hulu Energi workers, with the help of international experts in the well control sector, have been attempting to stop a leak at a broken well located 2 kilometers north of Karawang, West Java, since Aug. 1.

6 years ago