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EDF makes offer for British Energy: report

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:48:19 GMT

AFP - State-owned French power company EDF has submitted an offer for nuclear power operator British Energy, the BBC reported Friday on its website.

Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:03:58 GMT

AFP - A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile.

Air pollution in Wyo. community rivals that of big cities

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:25:26 GMT

AP - There isn't anything metropolitan about this tiny unincorporated town in southwest Wyoming, where a few single-family homes and a volunteer fire station stand against a skyline of snowcapped mountains.

Problems plague Canada's emissions trading plans

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:55:56 GMT

Reuters - Just as Canada is set to launch a domestic carbon emissions trading scheme in a bid to curb its rising greenhouse gas emissions, a number of issues have surfaced, casting doubt on the country's plans.

Kick the oil habit and make your own ethanol

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:00:52 GMT

Reuters - A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices.

Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:42:58 GMT

AP - A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list, saying he's "unwilling to risk more deaths."

Cane surpasses power dams in Brazil energy complex

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:41:44 GMT

Reuters - Sugar cane and cane-based ethanol became a more important energy source than hydroelectric power plants in Brazil's overall energy complex last year, topped only by petroleum and oil products.

UN sounds alarm over decline in migratory birds

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:55:48 GMT

AFP - The United Nations Environment Programme on Thursday voiced concern over declining numbers of migratory birds globally, in what it said was an alarming sign of the state of world biodiversity.

U.S. urged to consider effect of ethanol on the poor

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:05:06 GMT

Reuters - The United States should consider spiraling food prices that hurt the world's poor when it sets policies that are funneling much of its corn crop into biofuel production, the World Bank said on Wednesday.

Iraq, U.S. move to avert Baghdad water shortage

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:57:17 GMT

Reuters - Baghdad's crumbling roads, burst sewage pipes and chronic water shortages are casualties of war that get little attention amid the daily litany of gunfights, bombs and bloodletting in Iraq.

Canada rapped over Kyoto registry

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:29:56 GMT

AFP - Canada's opposition on Wednesday accused the government of sabotaging its participation in the Kyoto Protocol, following a UN compliance committee's probing of its implementation in this country.

Canada facing Kyoto probe over greenhouse gases

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:27:41 GMT

Reuters - Canada will be investigated on suspicion of violating rules for registering greenhouse gases that are the mainstay of a U.N.-led fight against global warming, official documents show.

Australia's Koalas at risk from climate change

Wed, 07 May 2008 19:22:05 GMT

AP - Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on, a researcher said Wednesday.

Cleaner air to worsen droughts in Amazon: study

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:32:48 GMT

AFP - Curbing a notorious form of industrial pollution may ironically harm Amazonia, one of the world's natural treasures and a key buffer against global warming, a study released Wednesday has found.

Kids more vulnerable to swimming-related illness

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:01:37 GMT

Reuters - Children age 10 and younger are more likely than older kids and adults to be sickened by swimming in bacteria-contaminated water, researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

Australia's koalas threatened by global warming: study

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:54:12 GMT

AFP - Australia's koalas are threatened by global warming because higher temperatures and increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could cripple their food supply, new research showed Wednesday.

Japan, China make progress on gas feud at summit

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:48:32 GMT

Reuters - Japan and China announced progress towards settling a feud over gas in the East China Sea in a sign of warming ties between the big Asian rivals, and agreed at a summit on Wednesday that cooperation was their "only option."

3 states head to court to keep control over wolves

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:16:44 GMT

AP - Three states are defending their ability to sustain a gray wolf population in the Northern Rockies, asking to be heard in a federal lawsuit that seeks to return the wolves to the endangered species list.

Russia, US sign civil nuclear pact

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:01:39 GMT

AP - Russian and U.S. officials signed a key agreement on civilian nuclear power Tuesday that could give Washington access to Russian technology and potentially hand Moscow lucrative deals on storing spent fuel.