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30 Dec 2011: President orders inquiry into fire on board vessel docked in Arctic but officials play down any fears of radiation leak -
30 Dec 2011: The bleak area around Murmansk is a dumping ground for nuclear waste, some of it leaking and dangerous
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30 Dec 2011:
Governments and film stars join alliance that raises £75m to compensate Ecuador for lost revenue from 900m barrels
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23 Dec 2011: A difficult year for the government as their forests sell-off plan was abandoned – but difficult for Natural England too
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23 Dec 2011: John Vidal: The slashing of solar electric subsidies has left the industry in turmoil – while consumers are still vulnerable to rogue traders
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22 Dec 2011:
The oil company says up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled 75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta
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22 Dec 2011:
The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather – and the world's second worst nuclear disaster
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22 Dec 2011:
Halving of feed-in tariff payments for solar energy were 'rushed' and don't make economic sense, says MPs
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21 Dec 2011:
The government's decision to slash feed-in tariff incentives for solar installations breached rules governing consultation exercises
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21 Dec 2011:
Famine, rising food prices, economic crisis, the Arab spring: it has been a tumultuous year. What has it meant for development?
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11 Dec 2011: Green groups warn of risk to planet, claiming the legally binding agreement to cut greenhouse gases is not enough
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11 Dec 2011:
Climate conference ends in agreement after two weeks of talks
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11 Dec 2011:
World governments have committed themselves to reaching a legally binding deal. What are the chances of the process succeeding?
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11 Dec 2011:
Talks came close to collapse when India insisted on concessions for developing countries, forcing 3am 'huddle to save the planet'
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11 Dec 2011:
Delegates clashed over attempt to make agreement legally binding until deal was struck in pre-dawn hours
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