OECD says committed $23 billion in climate aid in 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Rich nations of the OECD have committed $ 22.9 billion, or 15 percent of their total official development assistance (ODA) in 2010, to help poor countries fight climate change, the Paris-based body said on Tuesday.
Expanding oil exports top priority: Canadian minister
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada believes the United States will ultimately approve TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which Washington put on hold last month amid fierce environmental opposition, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said on Friday.
WMO: 2011 one of hottest years on record
DURBAN (Reuters) - The world is getting hotter, with 2011 one of the warmest years on record, and humans are to blame, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Peru police break up protest at Newmont mine
CAJAMARCA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian police fired tear gas on Friday to break up a protest at Newmont Mining Corp's proposed $ 4.8 billion Conga gold mine as the government tried to mediate a bitter environmental dispute over the project.
EPA delays carbon limits on oil refineries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, struggling with an ambitious agenda on clean air regulations, said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries.
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EPA rules could shut 13,000 megawatts of Midwest coal plants
(Reuters) - Proposed federal environmental regulations could shut about 13,000 megawatts of coal fired generation, boost power prices, threaten electric reliability and cost billions to retrofit or replace most of the region's existing coal fleet, according to U.S. power grid operator Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO).
TransCanada, Nebraska reach deal on Keystone
(Reuters) - Nebraska and TransCanada Corp reached a deal on Monday that will see the state pay for environmental studies on a new route for the $ 7 billion Keystone XL pipeline that steers clear of the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region and the Ogallala aquifer.
Democrats ax bill to block US EPA clean air rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats defeated a bill on Thursday that would have blocked federal environmental regulators from slashing power plant air pollution that blows downwind to other states and causes lung and heart problems.
Floods encircle Bangkok industrial estates
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Floodwater encircled two industrial estates in the east of Bangkok on Monday and closed in on the center of the capital, disrupting bus services, although mass transit train systems were still running and commercial districts remained dry.
Waterlogged Thailand will struggle to prevent future floods
BANGKOK (Reuters) - As waterlogged Thailand struggles to contain the worst floods in decades, it faces a simple truth: not a whole lot can be done to avoid a repeat disaster in the short term even with a new multi-billion dollar water-management policy.