List of Energy and the Environment articles
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corn_back_sketch1 Starving for Answers
Why Hunger and Thirst Don't Have to Doom the World.
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Muslim ethnic Uighur women pass a Chinese paramilatary police on patrol on a street in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang region on July 3, 2010 ahead of the first anniversary of bloody violence that erupted between the region's Muslim ethnic Uighurs and members of China's majority Han ethnicity. The government says nearly 200 people were killed and about 1,700 injured in the unrest, China's worst ethnic violence in decades, with Han making up most of the victims. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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Residents collect water from a Delhi Jal Board water tanker in the slums of Govind Puri in New Delhi, India. Photo: Sanjit Das for The Foreign Policy -
fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran’s Return to Oil Markets Is Good for Energy Firms but Bad for Russia
Iranian oil on global markets is good for energy companies. It's not so good for Vladimir Putin.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Buhari’s (Nearly) Bare Cabinet
Muhammadu Buhari promised to end corruption, defeat Boko Haram, and end Nigeria's oil woes. But six weeks into his presidency, he hasn't picked any advisors to enact his ambitious agenda.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing Is Finally Getting Serious About Climate Change
And as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, it has good reason to be, experts say.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Brazil Won’t Take Dilma’s U.S. Bait
President Rousseff’s attempt to make domestic political gains with her trip to America is falling flat at home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is India Ready to Be a Solar Power Leader?
Modi dreams of a renewable revolution. But with his government’s reliance on foreign investment, shoddy infrastructure, and crippling red tape, that dream could be over before it begins.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S., China, and Brazil Make Climate Pledges Ahead of Paris Summit
Major economies, rich and poor alike, are taking serious steps to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. That’s a sea change in global efforts to fight rising temperatures.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Supreme Court Whacks Obama’s Power Plant Rules
The judicial setback sends the administration's mercury-emissions rules back for further review. But they've already accomplished most of what they set out to do.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Solar-Powered Plane Flies Over the Pacific in Potentially Record-Breaking Flight
If Swiss pilot André Borschberg makes it, the trip will be both the longest distance a solar-powered aircraft has ever flown and the longest time a pilot has ever spent in the air on a solo flight.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Next Iranian Revolution
With an end to sanctions in sight, one of the world’s richest oil and gas prizes is about to open up. That makes some nervous, but has oil majors and energy-hungry countries rubbing their hands in anticipation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 #ElectricYerevan Protesters Give Cops the Finger Amid Showdown Over Rate Hike
Despite a violent crackdown by police in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, protests over energy prices continue to grow.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With an Assist From Putin, Greece — for Now — Wins
The prospect of Russian President Vladimir Putin rescuing Greece might be enough to get Europe to cave to Athen's debt demands.
