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A worker scoops up spilled crude oil at the Nantuo Fishing Harbor in Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning province, 25 Jul 2010
Photo: AP

Greenpeace Says Chinese Oil Spill Much Bigger Than Reported

Environmental group believes oil spill in Dalian was up to 60 times larger than has been reported

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Illegal Logging Down by One Quarter Worldwide

Illegal logging in Amazon down by as much as three-quarters

Visitors to the Museum of Natural Science in Houston revel in the sight and smell of the "corpse flower" (Amorphophallus Titanum)

Smell of Rotting Flesh Attracting Crowds in Houston

Thousands flocking to Museum of Natural Science in Houston, to see, smell rare plant from the rain forests of Sumatra in Indonesia

A turtle is carried by rangers in Pinta Island, northern waters of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Under the supervision of scientists from several countries, 39 giant tortoises, bred in captivity at the Galapagos National Park, 17 May 2010.

UNESCO Says Galapagos Islands No Longer Threatened

United Nations panel has voted to remove Ecuador's Galapagos Islands from its list of endangered sites.

New South Wales Greens MP Lee Rhiannon speaks during an anti-coal demonstration in Sydney (File Photo)

Australian Green Party Anticipates Historic Election Breakthrough

Members say system of proportional representation will give their party balance of power in Senate for first time

Researchers in the Philippines will soon use mobile phones to help farmers use just the right amount of fertilizer to maximize their harvests.

Mobile Phones Help Farmers Feed Their Fields

Agriculture extension program in the Philippines will soon deliver fertilizer advice by text message

David L. Goldwyn, State Departmentˇ¦s Coordinator for International Energy Affairs

Search for Oil Alternatives, Based on National Security, Goal of Clean Energy

US State Department energy coordinator says natural gas from shale is an excellent source of energy for many nations

Members of the international Friends of the Earth group hold Israeli and Jordanian flags as they row kayaks in the Jordan River near Kibbutz Gesher (file photo)

Report Says Jordan River Baptism Site is Polluted

Environmental group says traditional site is not safe for pilgrims because of untreated sewage pumped in from Israel, West Bank, Jordan

Hope and Oil Mixing in the Gulf

Generations of fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico long to return to the waters, but are blocked by oil.

Work continues on the South-North Water Transfer Project at the Daning Reservoir in south Beijing

China's Water Transfer Project Runs Into Problems

South-North Water Transfer Project is behind schedule and concerns growing that water to be pumped north is contaminated

David de Rothschild, skipper of the Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,500 recycled plastic bottles, is greeted as he arrives in Sydney, four months after the ship set out from San Francisco on a journey across the Pacific Ocean meant to raise awareness abou

Plastic Bottle Sailboat Completes Pacific Crossing

David de Rothschild ends his four-month voyage across the Pacific Ocean with a vessel that was made plastic bottles

The Development Driller II stopped drilling work on the relief well at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico, 23 Jul 2010

Drill Rig Returns to Gulf Oil Well After Storm

BP says work to permanently plug well may not resume for days

A worker scoops up spilled crude oil at the Nantuo Fishing Harbor in Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning province, 25 Jul 2010

China: Oil Spill Contained in Coastal Waters

More than 8,000 fishing boats help keep oil slick from reaching open sea

Rights Groups, Victims Seek More Damages in Ivory Coast Toxic Dumping Case

However, they have welcomed a Dutch ruling fining an oil trading company, Trafigura, over the 2006 dumping of toxic waste