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New Fossil Fuel Project Would Turn Uganda Into Oil-Producing Country

New Fossil Fuel Project Would Turn Uganda Into Oil-Producing Country

A new project from French fossil fuel company TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) would turn Uganda into an oil-producing country for the first time.  Total announced Tuesday that the companies would spend more than $10 billion to develop oil fields in Uganda and build a pipeline network both within the landlocked country […]

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    Mountain Gorilla Population Surpasses 1,000, Despite Challenges

    Mountain Gorilla Population Surpasses 1,000, Despite Challenges

    Numbers of critically endangered mountain gorillas are on the up, following conservation efforts in the transboundary Virunga Massif, one of the two remaining areas where the great ape is still found. Survey results released Thursday reveal that numbers have increased to 604 from an estimated 480 in 2010, including 41 social groups, along with 14 […]