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EU calls on China to stop building coal plants and contribute to a climate fund for poor nations

EU calls on China to stop building coal plants and contribute to a climate fund for poor nations

BEIJING (AP) — The European Union's top climate official said Thursday that China should stop building new coal-fired power plants and contribute to a global fund to help poor countries affected by climate change.
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Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

NEW YORK (AP) — Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day at home, but his favorite meals at school are served on “Meatless Mondays” and “Vegan Fridays.
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Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it

Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it

THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began offering vegan sausage at his 25 German stands, dubbed “Best Worscht in Town.” He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media.
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Here's why heavy rain in Florida has little to do with hurricane season

Here's why heavy rain in Florida has little to do with hurricane season

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in South Florida? Experts say the latest windy, rainy storm system has nothing to do with hurricane season — and it's finally moving on.
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Parkland strikes electric vehicle station funding deal with Infrastructure Bank

Parkland strikes electric vehicle station funding deal with Infrastructure Bank

TORONTO — More electric vehicle charging stations are on the way as the Canada Infrastructure Bank says it has signed a second funding deal to expand fast-charging options.
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Tech giant Amazon's first Canadian wind farm project to be located in Alberta

Tech giant Amazon's first Canadian wind farm project to be located in Alberta

CALGARY — Tech giant Amazon is investing in its first Canadian wind farm. The company said it will partner with developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on a 495-megawatt capacity wind farm to be built in Vulcan County in southern Alberta.
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Trudeau arrives in Golden State for APEC summit in San Francisco

Trudeau arrives in Golden State for APEC summit in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau focused on old friendships and newfangled paths to affordability Wednesday as he touched down in California for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
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Sweden opens state-of-the-art plant for sorting plastics for recycling

Sweden opens state-of-the-art plant for sorting plastics for recycling

MOTALA, Sweden (AP) — A new plastics sorting facility inaugurated in Sweden on Wednesday is being billed as the largest of its kind, and one designed to double the amount of plastic packaging materials being recycled in the Nordic country.
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Greta Thunberg denies public order offense after she was arrested at a London protest

Greta Thunberg denies public order offense after she was arrested at a London protest

LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday denied a public order offense after she was arrested last month at a demonstration against a major oil and gas industry conference in London.
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New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers

New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack food giant partly responsible for litter that winds up in bodies of water supplying the city of Buffalo with drinking water.
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