Republicans move to control Keystone approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans, who are urging President Barack Obama to give a permit to the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline project, are working on a plan to take the reins of approval from the president should the White House say no.
Debris from wrecked cargo ship washes onto New Zealand beaches
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Shipping containers, sacks of milk powder and other debris washed onto popular New Zealand beaches on Monday after a cargo ship stuck on an offshore reef for three months started breaking apart in heavy seas at the weekend.
Avoiding fracking earthquakes: expensive venture
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With mounting evidence linking hundreds of small earthquakes from Oklahoma to Ohio to the energy industry's growing use of fracking technology, scientists say there is one way to minimize risks of even minor temblors.
Israel cabinet approves ICL’s Dead Sea salt extraction
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a Finance Ministry plan in which Israel Chemicals (ICL) will pay 3.04 billion shekels ($ 796 million) to extract salt buildup on the Dead Sea floor and to double the royalties it pays on minerals extracted from the area.
Analysis: Green groups find success fighting shale oil boom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A resurgent green movement is launching a multi-pronged counter-attack against the shale oil and gas boom in the United States that could slow, though ultimately not stop, development.
Sea Shepherd says drones find, photograph Japan’s whaling fleet
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan's annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said Sunday they had intercepted and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft.
Shell shutting Nigerian oil platform after leak
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is in the process of shutting its 200,000 barrels per day Bonga offshore oilfield in Nigeria after a leak occurred while loading a tanker on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement.
Typhoon kills more than 436 in southern Philippines
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (Reuters) - More than 400 people were killed and an unknown number were missing after a typhoon struck the southern Philippines, causing flash floods and landslides and driving tens of thousands from their homes.
Canada, out of Kyoto, must still cut emissions: U.N.
LONDON (Reuters) - Canada still has a legal obligation under United Nations rules to cut its emissions despite the country's pullout from the Kyoto Protocol, the U.N. climate chief said on Tuesday.
Ministers battle to save U.N. climate talks
DURBAN (Reuters) - Ministers fought to save U.N. climate talks from collapse on Saturday, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over how quickly to fight global warming.