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Obama urges US Congress to act on climate US President Barack Obama on Tuesday told divided lawmakers he will act on climate change even if they do not, vowing to set ambitious long-term goals such as ending the car's dependence on oil.

13 February 2013

World's largest crocodile dies in Philippines The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, 17 months after the suspected man-eater was hunted down and put on display for tourists.

11 February 2013

Australia rejects heritage listing for Tasmanian rainforest Australia Friday rejected a bid for blanket heritage listing of Tasmania's Tarkine rainforest, angering environmentalists who said it would allow mining and could threaten the Tasmanian devil.

08 February 2013

Energy leaders say climate crisis more urgent Energy industry leaders on Wednesday called for a fresh push in the fight against climate change and urged governments to make it easier for the world's poor to access power sources.

06 February 2013

Furry crabs may be healing Great Barrier Reef Furry crabs once thought to be damaging the Great Barrier Reef may in fact be helping save the coral by stopping the spread of disease.

06 February 2013

Balkhash lake might shrink to 10% of its size Balkhash lake may lose up to 86 percent of its water reserves by 2045, which will mean a huge environmental disaster for Kazakhstan.

05 February 2013

Australia failing UNESCO demands on Barrier Reef: WWF Australia insisted Friday that protecting the Great Barrier Reef was a top priority, but conservationists WWF said not enough had been done to prevent UNESCO deeming it a world heritage site "in danger".

02 February 2013

Solomons seeks to prevent mass dolphin killings The Solomon Islands on Friday urged villagers to stop the mass slaughter of dolphins, saying the traditional practice was damaging the Pacific nation's tourism industry.

01 February 2013

Smoke but no fire in smoggy Shanghai Shanghai was forced to deny that China's future tallest building, now under construction, was on fire Thursday after what looked like smog surrounded the towering structure.

01 February 2013

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Man will have smaller fish to fry, biologists warn As fish get smaller under Man's environmental impact, they become more exposed to predators, which means a crucial food source will become more endangered than thought.

31 January 2013

'Off the scale' smog envelops Beijing again Pollution levels in Beijing rose above index limits on Tuesday, the US embassy said, as a dense cloud of haze shrouded large swathes of northern China.

30 January 2013

Turgen considered best place for International Ski Resort Foreign experts who studied Zailiysky Alatau long ago chose Turgen's Oykaragay plateau as the best place for construction of a ski resort.

29 January 2013

Cities affect weather thousands of kilometres away Heat from large cities alters local streams of high-altitude winds, potentially affecting weather in locations thousands of kilometres (miles) away.

29 January 2013

Recycling entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage Recycling entrepreneur Tom Szaky is stubbing out the world's cigarette problem -- one butt at a time.

28 January 2013

Climate: 'Rock' fix for oceans is badly flawed: study Claims that global warming can be braked by dissolving huge quantities of rock in the sea to absorb carbon emissions are laden with flaws.

22 January 2013

Mercury treaty adopted in Geneva by 140 countries Delegations from some 140 countries have agreed to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use of health-hazardous mercury.

20 January 2013

Audit slams S. Korea's $20 bn river project South Korea's state auditor on Friday panned President Lee Myung-Bak's $20 billion effort to dredge, dam and beautify four major rivers, saying it was riddled with costly flaws.

19 January 2013

Giraffe calf born in Almaty Zoo The newborn calf was named Khan Tengri.

18 January 2013

Reprieve for bear rescue centre in Vietnam A sanctuary for bears rescued from the Asian bile trade which has been at the centre of a high-profile land dispute has been spared eviction by Vietnam's government.

17 January 2013