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Sept 16 - Sakihito Ozawa, a former banker, has been appointed Japan's environment minister under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has vowed to adopt tougher climate policies despite opposition from industry. The new government...

80 Ways to Celebrate the World Environment Day

Previous World Environment Day Themes (1974-2009)

World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment ...

China and Kuwait on Sunday reached five agreements on oil and gas and the environment as part of China's effort to enhance cooperation with resource-rich nations to secure energy supplies for its fast-growing economy, sources reported.The five agreements, witnessed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and...

HONG KONG, Oct 28 - Hong Kong-based asset management firm Environmental Investment Services Asia Ltd (EISAL) plans to raise up to $200 million for a fund investing in companies involved in environment-related businesses in Asia....

* Recession helps to clear the air, moderate prices * A change in patterns leading to startling emissions cuts * Too early to break out the champagne WASHINGTON, Sept 24 - There's nothing like a...

Authorities temporarily halt hydropower projects to control environmental damage... The photo shows the stretch of Jinshajiang River where it runs parallel to Lancangjiang and Nujiang rivers.

NAIROBI, April 3 - Kenya's huge and squalid slums don't have much of anything, except mountains of trash that fill rivers and muddy streets, breeding disease. Now Kenyan designers have built a cooker that uses...

CHICAGO, Dec 14 - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will hold a news conference at 1700 EST (2200 GMT) on Monday, his transition office said on Sunday, and he is expected to announce his choices for...