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Feared Asian carp may be near US Great Lakes (21 November 04:42) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - There are signs Asian carp may have breached barriers designed to keep the prolific fish out of the Great Lakes, which could spell ecological disaster for the vital sourc... |
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Conoco to pay air quality fine to Pennsylvania (21 November 03:15) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips Corp will pay $38,137 for 2009 air quality violations at its 190,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania, state environmental regulators said ... |
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Gap between India US emissions goals grows wider (21 November 12:44) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and India's prime minister meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing t... |
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German climate adviser optimistic about Copenhagen (20 November 11:24) |
| BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders cannot afford to leave a U.N. summit in Copenhagen next month without a robust agreement to fight climate change, German government climate adviser Hans Joac... |
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Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling (20 November 09:39) |
| DIMOCK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling has contaminated their wate... |
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Curbs to ship pollution would stoke global warming study says (20 November 09:38) |
| OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said Friday.
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UN climate chief seeks $10 bln rich-nations pledge (20 November 08:52) |
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. environmental chief called on rich nations on Thursday to pledge $10 billion a year for three years at next month's Copenhagen summit to help poor states ... |
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Australias Rudd faces showdown on carbon vote (20 November 01:16) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament votes next week on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plan for a sweeping carbon trade scheme with hopes it will finally win approval after two years of ... |
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California sets limits on energy-gulping TVs (20 November 02:27) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators gave final approval on Wednesday to the first mandatory U.S. energy curbs on television sets, a growing but often overlooked power drain that ac... |
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Russia steps up pledge for climate action (20 November 02:26) |
| STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russia toughened its plans to curb harmful greenhouse gas emissions on Wednesday in a rare encouraging development before United Nations climate talks next month.
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US pledges $275 mln for tropical forests in 2010 (20 November 02:25) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - The United States pledged $275 million to rainforest protection on Thursday, at an event hosted by Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, in London.
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US group sees worsening coastal flooding threat (20 November 02:22) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alte... |
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Germanys Merkel repeats call for climate cut rules (20 November 01:48) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called once again for binding rules to cut carbon pollution at climate talks in Copenhagen next month, a target endorsed on Thursday by F... |
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Melting sea ice dilutes water endangers sea life (20 November 12:58) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to for... |
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Big Oil to Congress Expand offshore drilling (19 November 10:32) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from two major oil companies told Congress on Thursday that the U.S. government should open more offshore areas to oil and natural gas drilling so America c... |
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (19 November 09:57) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, ... |
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EUs Almunia sees political deal on climate (19 November 08:37) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European U... |
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Kenya evicts squatters from vital Mau Forest (19 November 04:41) |
| MAU FOREST, Kenya (Reuters) - Trudging out of the woods in a heavy downpour with a large sack roped to his back and two black chickens cradled in his arms, Eric arap Tuwei joins his wife and... |
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Australian heatwave in carbon trade battle (19 November 01:13) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government demanded on Thursday that conservative rivals stop opposing carbon trade laws, citing a heatwave searing the country's biggest cities as evidence ... |
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US boosts coal mining oversight to fight pollution (19 November 03:57) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it would immediately strengthen oversight of surface coal mining programs and draw up new regulations to protect streams... |
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Russia makes emissions pledge confusion on WTO (18 November 11:45) |
| STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russia set a new target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions at a summit with the European Union on Wednesday but failed to clear up confusion over its plans to jo... |
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US residents fight for the right to hang laundry (18 November 10:02) |
| PERKASIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local offici... |
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Dutch to pursue carbon storage project (18 November 07:10) |
| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A project to capture and store carbon dioxide underground near the Dutch town of Barendrecht will go ahead in phases, the Dutch Economy and Environment ministers said o... |
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EU Russia discuss energy trade and climate (18 November 06:23) |
| STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Union's Swedish presidency urged Russia on Wednesday to do more to combat climate change and discussed Russian energy supplies to Europe, which could be th... |
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Climate change deal must aim to help women UN (18 November 05:33) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Women bear the brunt of drought, rising seas, melting glaciers and other effects of climate change but are mostly ignored in the debate over how to halt it, the United Nat... |
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Acid mishap on Tokyo train injures passengers (18 November 05:13) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Several people were injured when a stone worker riding on a Tokyo subway train accidentally broke a container of hydrochloric acid he was carrying, the fire department and ... |
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Four injured by acid spill on Tokyo train media (18 November 02:09) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Four people were injured when a passenger riding on a Tokyo subway train accidentally broke a bottle of hydrochloric acid he was carrying, media and the train company said ... |
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Food seed banks need $250 million experts warn (18 November 06:11) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Seed banks need a further $250 million to preserve all varieties of food crops including those which may best survive future climate changes, the Global Crop Diversity Tru... |
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Boxer sees no US accord in time for Copenhagen (18 November 02:16) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer on Tuesday predicted that the United States will not reach a consensus on carbon emission reduction goals for 2020 in time for December's in... |
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Climate talks make progress pressure on US (17 November 11:06) |
| COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Environment ministers made progress on Tuesday toward a scaled-down climate deal in Copenhagen next month, with Washington facing pressure to promise deep cuts by 2020... |
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Africa agrees on secret climate damages demand (17 November 08:29) |
| ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African leaders agreed on Tuesday on how much cash to demand from the rich world to compensate for the impact of climate change on the continent but kept the figure s... |
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Denmark expects US greenhouse gas cut at summit (17 November 05:56) |
| COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Climate talks host Denmark said on Tuesday it expected Washington to pledge deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to help rescue a deal at a December summit even thoug... |
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Climate deal must have immediate effect Obama says (17 November 05:43) |
| BEIJING/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday next month's climate talks in Copenhagen should cut a deal with "immediate operational effect," even if its origina... |
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Copenhagen deal should have immediate effect Obama (17 November 11:20) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he wants key climate talks in Copenhagen next month to agree on a comprehensive new deal which has "immediate operational... |
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Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use report (17 November 10:39) |
| KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant we... |
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Great Barrier Reef survival requires 25 percent CO2 cut (17 November 09:38) |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Great Barrier Reef has only a 50 percent chance of survival if global CO2 emissions are not reduced at least 25 percent by 2020, a coalition of Australia's top... |
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South Korea targets 2020 emissions at 30 percent below forecast (17 November 07:58) |
| SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has set its voluntary 2020 emissions reduction target to a 30 percent reduction from its forecast under a "business as usual" scenario, the presidential office ... |
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Australian opposition confident of carbon deal (17 November 04:33) |
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's opposition expressed confidence on Tuesday that it would reach a deal with the government to pass laws for a domestic carbon trade scheme, with a final gover... |
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Binding climate treaty may slip far into 2010 (17 November 03:59) |
| COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A binding international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions will slip to mid-2010 or beyond and a summit in Copenhagen next month will fall short of its ambitions... |
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Democrats aim for climate bill by early 2010 (17 November 03:57) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats will attempt to pass a climate-change bill in "early spring" of 2010, Senator John Kerry told reporters on Monday, further complicating prospects... |
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Climate deal key to fight devastating hunger UN (17 November 02:56) |
| ROME (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday that agreeing a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "t... |
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Democrats aim to pass climate bill by early 2010 (17 November 02:54) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats will attempt to pass a climate-change bill in "early spring" of 2010, Senator John Kerry told reporters on Monday.
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Binding climate treaty may slip far in to 2010 (17 November 12:28) |
| COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A binding international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions will slip to mid-2010 or beyond and a summit in Copenhagen next month will fall short of its ambitions... |
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Climate deal key to fight devastating hunger-UN (17 November 12:05) |
| ROME (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday that agreeing a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "t... |
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UN forest plan could threaten species-scientists (17 November 12:03) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A United Nations plan to protect the world's tropical forests to fight climate change could threaten more animals and plants with extinction, scientists said on Monday.
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Group says electric car is US oil addiction cure (16 November 09:04) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of energy companies, automakers and shipping firms unveiled on Monday their cure for America's oil addiction -- electric vehicles.
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UN Denmark suggest 2010 deadlines for climate deal (16 November 07:36) |
| COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The United Nations and Denmark, the host of the Copenhagen U.N. climate change summit, on Monday suggested new deadlines next year for the conclusion of a binding trea... |
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UN urges climate deal to fight devastating hunger (16 November 06:52) |
| ROME (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday that a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "the most d... |
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Gaddafi asks food summit to stop Africa landgrab (16 November 05:47) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi called for an end to the purchase of African farmland by food-importing nations at a U.N. hunger summit on Monday, describing it as "new feudalism" w... |
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China studying plan to delay final climate deal (16 November 04:59) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Beijing was "studying" a Danish proposal to delay a legally binding climate pact until 2010 and aim instead for a political d... |
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