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Environment

South Cotabato miner’s ECC appeal boosted by town's backing

February 3, 2012 Environment

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 2 – Foreign-backed mining firm Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) has gained the support of the local chief executive of Tampakan town in South Cotabato on its appeal for reconsideration for its rejected environmental compliance certificate (ECC) application.

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Derailed train in Russia's Far East spills 240 tons of oil

February 3, 2012 Environment

VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 2 — Some 240 tons of oil spilled out from a derailed train in Russia's Far East on Tuesday, local media reported Thursday.

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Fish sales banned in cadmium pollution case

February 3, 2012 Environment

LIUZHOU, Guangxi, Feb. 2 — Fish farms from two counties in the lower reaches of a cadmium-contaminated river in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region have been banned from selling their fish, local authorities confirmed Thursday.

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27 LGUs in Pangasinan tagged recidivists in waste disposal

February 3, 2012 Environment

By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 2 — At least 27 of the 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan were recipients of three strike notices from the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) as of Dec. 31, 2011 for violation of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Solid Waste Management and Ecological Act.

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DENR expects 1M Bicolanos to plant 10M trees this year

February 3, 2012 Environment

By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Feb. 2 – President Benigno Aquino III’s National Greening Program (NGP) is an undertaking at which passions for planting trees and seeing them grow run high among Bicolanos.

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Another cyclone may hit Fiji

February 3, 2012 Environment

SUVA, Feb. 2 — Fiji, which is recovering from recent floods that affected thousands of people, has been warned by the weather office that a tropical cyclone expected to move across the Pacific island nation would come on Tuesday.

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Record cold snap grips S. Korea for second day

February 3, 2012 Environment

SEOUL, Feb. 2 — Freezing weather across South Korea burst water meters and disrupted a transport line as the country grappled with an unusually severe cold spell on Thursday.

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Illegal quarry operations suspended in Siaton, Negros Oriental to avoid 'gold rush'

February 3, 2012 Environment

By Mary Judaline Flores Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 2 – Government authorities are now adopting strategies to avert a possible “gold rush” in a remote sub-village in Siaton, Negros Oriental, following the recent reported presence of raw gold traces in the area that could attract the attention of enterprising businessmen or individuals wanting to make [...]

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China to create emergency disaster relief teams

February 3, 2012 Environment

BEIJING, Feb. 2 — China plans to create emergency teams for flood control and drought relief in the next five years to provide timely help when needed, a government official said on Thursday.

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Snow closes Montenegro airport, snarls road traffic

February 2, 2012 Environment

BELGRADE, Feb. 2 — Snowfall on Wednesday closed the Golubovci international airport in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, leading to the cancellation of flights, reported Radio Television Serbia (RTS).

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