Associated Press: The government’s ban on deepwater petroleum drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is…
Month: June 2010
BP under pressure as U.S. probes Gulf spill
Reuters: British energy giant BP Plc’s stock price tumbled on Wednesday as it faced more…
Abu Dhabi to build ‘world’s largest’ solar plant
Agence France-Presse: French oil firm Total and Spain’s Abengoa Solar will partner with Abu Dhabi’s…
American Concerns About Climate Change Climb
Discovery News: To read the comments section of this blog and others, and to listen…
Reporting on deforestation, pollution is dangerous
Mongabay: Journalists who report on deforestation and pollution are increasingly at risk of violence, imprisonment,…
Oil spill ripples through Florida economy
Reuters: Gary Chernekoff doesn’t own a restaurant, isn’t a charter boat captain and doesn’t work…
Attack on climate scientist just latest in a long line
CNN: Climate scientists are getting desperate. After years of enduring politically motivated attacks, they are…
Cutting fuel subsidies will cut CO2 emissions: OECD
Agence France-Presse: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent…
Lawmakers press Interior on drilling ban length
Reuters: Lawmakers grilled Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday about his department’s six-month ban on…
Biofuels from deforested land to fail EU standards
Reuters: Palm oil grown on recently deforested land is unlikely to be acceptable for use…