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On Tuesday, Newsweek hosted a climate and energy policy forum on Capitol Hill with the American Petroleum Institute. Now Greenpeace, which has been hectoring the magazine for weeks over its plans to partner with Big Oil for this forum, has asked the Senate to investigate whether the event was in violation of congressional rules.
A decision could come within days on whether to temporarily close a vital Chicago area shipping waterway in an increasingly desperate bid to stop the invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, an Obama administration adviser said Friday.
In a change of plans, President Obama will attend the end of an upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the White House said Friday.
U.S. officials are considering temporarily closing a vital Chicago shipping corridor connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River to stop the spread of invasive Asian carp. Cameron Davis, a Great Lakes adviser to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama administration, said talks are "accelerating by the nanosecond" and that a decision could come within two or three days ...
Global mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. will continue work on a massive gold mine project in Nevada even though a U.S. court of appeals ordered more environmental analysis on the mining project, a company spokesman said Friday.
PENNSYLVANIA----The Nature Conservancy today launched Working Woodlands, a model forest conservation program that aims to protect forests and fight climate change through an agreement with Blue Source to jointly develop market-based incentives that reward landowners who demonstrate exceptional forest management practices.
Climate change is melting glaciers high in the Himalayas, threatening crucial water resources for much of Asia -- and giving us a convincing reason to fight it
An Ecosia search engine launching Monday is counting on the world's fascination with the Internet to help save Brazilian rainforests and battle global warming.
President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly altered the timing of his upcoming appearance at an international climate summit in Copenhagen, hoping to capitalize on steps by India and China and build a more meaningful political accord, the White House said.
President Barack Obama has delayed his trip to Copenhagen and will now attend the end of the U.N. climate summit, the White House said on Friday, citing prospects for a meaningful global accord for the change of plan.
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tule River Reservation Fire Department (TIA) and Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) officially declared the end of the 2009 wildland fire season on Saturday, November 21st.
Oil and natural gas company Vanguard Natural Resources LLC on Friday said it has closed its $55 million purchase of oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin in Texas from private sellers.
Even as he prepares to argue for action at the international climate conference, President Barack Obama is getting some reminders of the domestic political divide — and anxiety — over climate change.
Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and others played the 1970 Greenpeace benefit concert in Vancouver.
WASHINGTON — Negotiators in Copenhagen will try to nail down all the main elements of a treaty to curb global warming in the next two weeks, but a final agreement won't be possible until the United States figures out what it will do to reduce emissions of heat-trapping pollution.
India, like China, has committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its economy which will allow its emissions to grow in the long-run and avoid huge costs for its industry or consumers, analysts say.
It's a trip that would make Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher blush. On Friday, the Carnival cruise ship Elation, sponsored by the world's largest nonprofit singles travel group, will make history by hosting the world's first International Cougar Cruise, and we don't mean the animal.
A young giant panda who became a major attraction after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will leave for China early next year for breeding.
A top US diplomat will travel to China and Indonesia next week to discuss Iran's feared nuclear ambitions, climate change and democratic reform in Asia, officials said Friday.
SEATTLE--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s highest official is in Seattle today to announce an investment in marine technology that promises to lower air pollutants’ harmful risks even as it preserves local jobs.
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com: Friday, Dec. 4 NORTHEAST Connecticut Mt Southington -- Plan to Open 12/12 Mon-Fri: 10a-10p Sat/Sun: 9a-10p; 9a ...
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