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  Cruise lines hope to sink US-Canada pollution plan (21 March 05:42)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Cruise companies are balking at a proposal to create a low-emissions buffer zone around the United States and Canada, saying it sets arbitrary boundaries based on faulty sc...
  Artist places sculptures on melting Arctic iceberg (20 March 03:56)
UUMMANNAQ, Greenland (Reuters) - A Dutch artist arranged two large sculptures on an iceberg in Greenland on Friday to raise awareness about climate change, and people will be able to monitor...
  Science justifies California water limits (20 March 03:31)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal limits on water that can be pumped out of a major river delta for California farmers are scientifically justified, a much-anticipated report said on Friday, a...
  States sue EPA to stop greenhouse gas rules (20 March 03:12)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 15 U.S. states have sued the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to stop it from issuing rules controlling greenhouse gas emissions until it reexamines wh...
  Senate climate bill to give free permits sources (20 March 03:11)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. power generating companies would get free pollution permits, at least initially, as part of a compromise climate change bill being written in the Senate that also...
  Singapore jewelers selling tiger parts report (19 March 07:57)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some jewelry shops in Singapore are illegally selling tiger parts, helping fuel the disappearance of the big cat from Asia, a local animal protection group said on Frid...
  Britains Conservatives propose carbon levy (19 March 06:47)
LONDON (Reuters) - A Conservative British government would impose a carbon tax on electricity generation, to create a clear incentive for long-term investment in renewable energies, the part...
  Chinas urban elite fights trash wars (19 March 05:53)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of China's urban elite took to the streets last year in protest against expanding garbage incinerators, angered by the threat to both their health and the value...
  China says drought now affecting 50 million people (19 March 04:50)
BEIJING (Reuters) - A severe drought across a large swathe of southwest China is now affecting more than 50 million people, and forecasters see no signs of it abating in the short term, stat...
  Indonesia to review forest carbon laws official (19 March 03:01)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has launched a review of laws governing a U.N.-backed carbon trading scheme aimed preserving rainforests, a forestry ministry official said on Friday.
  Ecuadoreans appeal allowing of Chevron arbitration (19 March 04:22)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean plaintiffs have appealed a U.S. judge's decision to allow Chevron Corp to seek arbitration of a case of alleged pollution in the Amazon rainforest with a...
  North American group outlines carbon trade rules (19 March 04:04)
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Members of the Western Climate Initiative laid out some of the ground rules on Thursday on the use and timing of carbon-offset credits allowed under its planned emissio...
  Polar bear bluefin tuna trade bans rejected (19 March 03:00)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed international trade bans on polar bears and Atlantic bluefin tuna failed to pass on Thursday at a 175-nation meeting aimed at protecting endangered species. ...
  Regulators approve Suncor oil sands expansions (19 March 01:11)
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Regulators have approved three expansion stages at Suncor Energy Inc's Firebag oil sands project that will eventually add output of 188,000 barrels of bitumen a ...
  Bluefin tuna trade ban fails to pass (19 March 01:09)
DUBAI (Reuters) - Efforts to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna suffered a blow Thursday when dozens of countries voted against a trade ban, drawing condemnation from environmental groups. ...
  Czech minister quits over controversial power plant (19 March 12:07)
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Environment Minister Jan Dusik resigned Thursday from the caretaker cabinet, saying the prime minister had put pressure on him to decide hastily on plans to upgrade ...
  EU carbon up EU to stop CER surrendering (18 March 11:04)
LONDON (Reuters) - European carbon emissions futures were higher on Thursday as news broke that the EU Commission will change its carbon registry rules to prevent recycled Kyoto offsets ente...
  EU understates emissions from oil biodiesel lobby (18 March 11:00)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is not taking full account of the environmental impact of oil-based road transport fuels, which could undermine the bloc's renewable energy goals, Eur...
  EPA begins study on shale gas drilling (18 March 10:28)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will begin to take a closer look at the environmental and human health impact of shale gas drilling, which coul...
  Storms threaten butterflies winter rest in Mexico (18 March 10:10)
LOS SAUCOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Dense clouds of migrating monarch butterflies used to snap branches and cast shadows across the forests of central Mexico, but severe weather is posing a new t...
  Anti-malaria funding must be tripled campaigners (18 March 09:46)
PARIS (Reuters) - Funding to combat malaria must be more than tripled if the mosquito-borne disease which kills nearly a million people a year is to be fought effectively, health campaigners...
  Bulgaria parliament bans GMO crops to soothe fears (18 March 09:44)
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament voted on Thursday to tighten a law that effectively banned cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops for scientific and commercial reasons in res...
  Weyerhaeuser joins push for US climate bill (18 March 09:19)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weyerhaeuser Co, a timber developer and home builder, has joined the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a group of companies and moderate green groups pushing for a clim...
  Caviar hunters push sturgeon to extinctions edge (18 March 08:03)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - After more than 200 million years, sturgeon are losing a battle for survival to poachers who have hunted the queens of caviar to the verge of extinction, a leading environ...
  EPA to begin study on shale gas drilling (18 March 07:55)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was set to announce on Thursday that it will begin to take a closer look at the environmental and human health impact of shale...
  South Korea green growth to hurt environment report (18 March 09:15)
SEOUL (Reuters) - A massive river restoration project at the center of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's green growth strategy will harm globally threatened bird species and destroy cri...
  Deal nearing on Senate climate bill lawmaker (18 March 03:30)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is close to wrapping up talks ahead of introducing a compromise climate change bill, a top Democratic lawmaker said on Wednesday, but details still have to ...
  More regulation needed for Canada oil sands report (18 March 03:01)
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Steam-driven projects to extract crude from Canada's oil sands, often held up as more environmentally friendly than mining, have major drawbacks of their own tha...
  New Gold says full operations to resume at Mexican mine (18 March 02:59)
(Reuters) - Canadian gold miner New Gold said full operations will resume at its Cerro San Pedro mine in Mexico after a federal district court lifted restrictions on the use of explosives at...
  North Dakota prepares for flood as Red River rises (18 March 01:21)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Residents of Fargo, North Dakota, rushed on Wednesday to protect their city from the rising Red River which is expected to reach near-record flood levels this weekend. ...
  Ideas being debated for a US climate bill (18 March 12:08)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators are struggling to write a compromise U.S. climate control bill that would reduce the country's carbon dioxide emissions, while expanding domestic production o...
  Nestle says drops palm oil supplier after report (17 March 11:34)
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nestle, the world's biggest food group, said it had stopped buying palm oil from Indonesia's Sinar Mas due to concerns about rainforest destruction, following a similar...
  Alm Brand buys Headwaters for greentech fund (17 March 09:24)
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Environment and renewable energy are themes in vogue among institutional investors, said Danish fund managers Alm Brand, who recently bought shares in the energy-effic...
  Eco group files lawsuit to halt RECs US plant (17 March 02:43)
OSLO (Reuters) - An environmental group has filed a U.S. lawsuit seeking to halt the construction and start-up of Renewable Energy Corporation's (REC) silicon plants in Moses Lake, Washingto...
  Severe drought cracks runway at China airport (17 March 01:24)
BEIJING (Reuters) - A severe drought in southwestern China has claimed a new victim -- a runway at one of the region's busiest airports.
  Parched California to get more water (17 March 04:48)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's drought-baked cities and farms will get considerably more water this year than last from federal officials, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesda...
  Sarkozy blames negligence for storm havoc (16 March 11:03)
LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy blamed negligence and bad planning for the damage caused by storms which broke Atlantic sea walls last month, unleashing...
  Red River floodwaters rise in northern US Plains (16 March 10:44)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Red River rose closer on Tuesday, as expected, to causing major flooding at Fargo, North Dakota, for the second straight spring in the key U.S. wheat-growi...
  UN meeting asked to regulate world shark trade (16 March 06:15)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exploding Asian demand for shark fin soup has slashed worldwide shark populations, and global regulation is the best way to save eight species now under pressure, ocea...
  North Dakota braces for floods (16 March 05:40)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Melting snow will cause major flooding along the Red River in North Dakota by Tuesday with water levels just below the record set in 2009 during one of the wor...
  Senate climate bill to set utility cap-trade (16 March 04:33)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Compromise climate control legislation being developed in the U.S. Senate will use a cap-and-trade approach to reduce carbon emissions from utilities such as power pla...
  North Dakota braces for major flooding by Tuesday (16 March 04:20)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Melting snow will cause major flooding along the Red River in North Dakota by Tuesday with water levels just below the record set in 2009 during one of the wor...
  Senate climate bill to set utility cap-trade senator (16 March 02:59)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Compromise climate control legislation being developed in the Senate will use a cap and trade approach to reduce carbon emissions from power plants, a key senator said...
  EU backs UN climate report despite skepticism (16 March 01:42)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.N. climate scientists attacked by skeptics after they published an erroneous global warming forecast won support Monday from European Union environment ministers.
  CO2 at new highs despite economic slowdown (15 March 07:33)
OSLO (Reuters) - Levels of the main greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have risen to new highs in 2010 despite an economic slowdown in many nations that braked industrial output, data showed M...
  Poll charts rising US environmental satisfaction (15 March 07:16)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans have grown more content about current environmental quality over the past year, though 53 percent still rate conditions as only fair to poor, according to a ...
  Climate report shows Australia getting warmer (15 March 12:53)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's top scientists on Monday released a "State of the Climate" report at a time of growing scepticism over climate change as a result of revelations of errors in s...
  Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role scientists (15 March 11:07)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A vast network of under-sea volcanoes pumping out nutrient-rich water in the Southern Ocean plays a key role in soaking up large amounts of carbon dioxide, acting as a ...
  Australian cities must transform for population growth (15 March 10:42)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia circa 2050, population 35 million, climate change induced rising sea levels have flooded the Gold Coast resort region, apartment blocks are now used to grow food...
  2000 rally against toxic haze in Russian town (14 March 11:00)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some 2,000 people protested against the release of what they said were toxic fumes in a small town on Russia's Pacific coast Sunday, one of a series of unusually large pro...
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