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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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    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 […]

    Poachers Arrested for Killing Endangered Silverback Gorilla

    Poachers Arrested for Killing Endangered Silverback Gorilla

    Four poachers in Uganda were arrested for killing one of the country’s rare silverback mountain gorillas, according to CNN. Rafiki was one of Uganda’s best known and most beloved gorillas. The 25-year-old gorilla was part of the famed Nkuringo gorilla group that lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and is popular with tourists. Mountain […]

    Artists and Activists Rise to Fight Climate Change

    Artists and Activists Rise to Fight Climate Change

    Environmentalists and creative minds around the world are gearing up for this month’s major climate action events. This weekend, people in 89 countries will mobilize for the Rise for Climate global grassroots movement. It will feature 748 local events and rallies across the globe, as well as the largest-ever West Coast climate march to be […]

    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 […]