HAMERSVILLE, Ohio — The first dollar Rick Doyle ever earned as a $3 million-a-year dealer of after-market motorcycle parts is tacked to the wall of a dusty barn in rural Ohio, where two custom-built bikes have been pushed to the corner, forgotten. There is nothing here now except a 10-year-old tractor. The biker calender above the desk still reads February 2006. Read full article > >

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Some after-market motorcycle parts don’t meet safety or environmental standards, experts say

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed 12 articles of a controversial forest bill approved by Congress last month, which was promoted by the powerful agriculture lobby but slammed by environmentalists.

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Brazil president vetoes part of forest bill

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vetoed some of the articles in the controversial forest code, which environmentalists say could speed up deforestation.

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Brazil forest bill part-vetoed

We asked: Are you doing the job you dreamed of having when you were fresh out of school? Are you working in an environment where you feel supported by managers who can help you reach your goals? If you’re not in your dream job, then what’s the plan to get it? Read full article > >

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Sometimes the dream job doesn’t start out that way

Marks and Spencer reports a fall in annual profits in what the retailer describes as a tough economic environment.

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M&S posts fall in annual profits

Policy makers should drop the word “drought” as a blanket term and move to a sliding scale to describe dry conditions, the Environment Agency says.

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Redefine drought, agency urges

Environmentalists fear the UK government’s draft energy bill to be published on Tuesday will end in a new “dash for gas”.

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Greens’ concern for energy bill

The government needs to tackle a “failing food system” by linking its policies on health, environment and education, MPs say.

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MPs call for wider food strategy

South-west England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire are no longer in drought following heavy rain in recent weeks, the Environment Agency said.

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A lack of exposure to a “natural environment” could be resulting in more urban dwellers developing allergies and asthma, research suggests.

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Green spaces ‘deter allergies’

Duke Farms in Hillsborough, N.J., after a $45 million face-lift, has been turned into a secluded public park with a specific mission: Teach visitors to be good stewards of the environment.

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Doris Duke’s Farm, Hillsborough, N.J., Opening to Public

Spring Time: It’s Week 7, and trees, now with their full complement of leaves, cast significant shadows.

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City Room: Spring Time: Birdsong Beneath a Canopy of Green

Bill Clinton created his Sister Souljah moment. Mitt Romney keeps ducking his. This says something disturbing about the current political environment. It says something even more disturbing about the soon-to-be Republican nominee. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney wimps out on Grenell

Standpipes could be needed in the streets next year if England faces another dry winter, the environment secretary warns.

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Dry winter ‘could see standpipes’

Secretary of State for Environment Caroline Spelman has defended the government’s plans for drought if England experiences a third dry winter.

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VIDEO: Spelman defends drought plans