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Emma Thompson, weeping teenagers join peaceful climate protest in London

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Film star Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in central London on Friday to read poetry praising Earth’s bounties, part of a series of protests which have…

New ancient, giant carnivore described from bones in museum drawer

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Shreya Dasgupta | 0 Comments

For a long time, some of the fossil remains that had been excavated from a site in western Kenya in the late 1970s languished in a drawer at Nairobi National…

Eni, Fincantieri, Terna and CDP team up to build wave power stations

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Italian energy company Eni is seen at a gas station in Rome, Italy September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiMILAN (Reuters) - Italian oil group Eni is…

Climate change protesters descend on France's SocGen, energy companies

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - Climate activists blocked thousands of employees from entering the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale, state-run utility EDF and oil giant Total on Friday, environmental group Greenpeace…

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 18, 2019

Posted on April 19, 2019 by John Cannon | 0 Comments

Tropical forests The American Museum of Natural History has withdrawn its hosting of an event by a lobby group honoring Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has moved to marginalize native…

China's top steelmaking city Tangshan issues second-level smog alert from April 20

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a chimney among houses as new high-rise residential buildings are seen under construction on a hazy day in the city centre of Tangshan, Hebei province…

David Attenborough climate change TV show a 'call to arms'

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Media playback is unsupported on your device Sir David Attenborough’s new BBC documentary on climate change has been praised by TV critics. Climate Change – The Facts, shown…

Climate change protesters block access to French multinationals

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - Climate activists blocked hundreds of employees from entering the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale, state-run utility EDF and oil giant Total on Friday, environmental group Greenpeace…

Weeping teenage climate activists in peaceful protest near London's Heathrow

Posted on April 19, 2019 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

Climate change activists attend an Extinction Rebellion protest outside Heathrow Airport in London, Britain April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Simon DawsonLONDON (Reuters) - Teenage protesters staged an emotional protest at political inaction…

Singapore acquits trader in world’s biggest rosewood bust, worth $50m

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Rebecca Kessler | 0 Comments

Singapore’s highest court has acquitted a businessman who brought Malagasy rosewood valued at $50 million into the city-state. The verdict on April 8 reversed the ruling of a lower court…