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The environmental activism group Greenpeace, no stranger to controversy, is at it again. In conjunction with the start of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark, the group has teamed up with TckTckTck to plaster the Copenhagen airport with advertisements featuring drastically altered images of famous world leaders participating in the summit. Though some industry observers have labeled ...
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Apco Oil and Gas International Inc. will acquire working interests in two Colombian projects for about $10.6 million, the Tulsa-based energy producer announced Monday.
Errors in overstating proved oil and gas reserves and understating projected revenues have forced RAM Energy Resources Inc. to refile its earnings reports for all three quarters so far this year and 2008's ...
Chesapeake Energy Corp. took home two awards at the 2009 Platts Global Energy Awards ceremony in New York.
The smell of wood smoke might be a pleasant reminder of campfires and hot-dog roasts to many Middle Tennessee residents, but Environmental Protection Agency officials say to take care.
Opening the door to possible broad new federal regulation on U.S. power plants, heavy industry and automobiles, the Obama administration officially declared Monday that greenhouse gases produced by burning coal and oil are a danger to public health.
U.S. moves to curb emissions, aids U.N. climate talks
Fall started giving way to winter as lows dipped as far as 29 degrees during the week. Most days were still temperate, with highs ranging as far as 71 degrees. Rain was recorded on three days and measured .84 inch.
Rescuers used a helicopter to fly a woman out of the Palisades area of Robert Louis Stevenson State Park after she injured her ankle Saturday.
A story on page 3A in Sunday's paper misnamed the Butte County Air Quality Management District director who made an unsuccessful motion to implement mandatory winter wood-burning regulations in Chico.
BRIDGEPORT (AP) — Connecticut environmental regulators say the operators of a Bridgeport power plant have agreed to pay a nearly $300,000 penalty for allegedly exceeding pollution limits and underreporting emissions.
One of the most stirring symbols of the American West — mustangs thundering freely across the range — could be heading east.
Hoping to spark local dialog on climate change issues, Calistoga 350, a grassroots coalition of residents that has aligned itself with the international 350.org to raise public awareness on the importance of lowering greenhouse gas emissions, is hosting a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Dec. 11, at Pioneer Park.
Solar energy is hot. Not just with wineries attempting to lessen their carbon footprints — but also with thieves. Numerous Napa Valley wineries have been victimized by thieves lurking in the night and stealing their solar arrays.
With deer season in full swing, hunters across our area have been enjoying fair temperatures and great hunting conditions. The rut, when bucks are mo ...
FAIRBANKS — A draft plan on statewide electrical generation suggests big savings are to be found if six electrical utilities in Fairbanks and Southcentral consolidate. Directors at the Fairbanks u...
The Interior Department on Monday gave the go-ahead for Shell Oil to begin drilling three exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea, a move that opens the door for offshore oil and gas production in the Arctic.
Correspondent The Rockwood Summit girls basketball team proved that a go-to scorer is not necessarily needed to have a winning team.
In a race against time and the threat of rising groundwater, the construction company hired to build the new Calistoga pool was recently ordered to make certain repairs, and the city manager authorized to take emergency action to get the job done.
By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com LANDIS â The Landis Board of Aldermen has decided to delay applying for a state parks and recreation grant in order to get it right. Town Engineer Mike Acquesta told the board Tuesday that a representativ ...
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