Collected headlines from around the web, every weekday.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice says environmental regulations are a work in progress for Canada’s booming shale gas industry — even though drills have already been piercing the ground.
Canadian Press
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) says he is “troubled” with a State Department environmental review of a proposed pipeline carrying Canadian tar-sands-based crude oil to Texas, arguing that it could harm water quality in his state and that the department must consider alternative routes.
The Hill
A new study from NASA finds CO2 is overwhelmingly responsible for raising Earth’s temperature.
AOL News
Climate change demonstrators have blocked a road to a major oil refinery near London to slow the flow of fuel to the British capital.
AP
China’s output of electric vehicles is expected to reach 1 million units by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Reuters
The U.S. government reopened nearly 30% of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico that were closed to fishing following the BP oil spill after tests showed that seafood there is safe to eat.
AFP
Gates Foundation, which has donated $1.5 billion to agriculture in developing countries, is focusing more investments on seeds and technology to help small farmers adapt to climate change, the foundation’s chief executive said on Thursday.
Reuters
The UN panel of climate change scientists agreed Thursday to push for reforms after coming in for strong criticism over errors in a 2007 report.
AFP
Shareholders have filed resolutions with three oil companies asking for their boards of directors to review political spending in light of their support for overturning California’s climate law.
Reuters
Green energy opportunities are emerging after dismal returns this year, led by a buoyant solar industry and government renewable energy targets.
Reuters
The top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is accusing EPA of rolling out pollution rules that will cost industries billions without fully weighing the economic effects.
The Hill
Europe pushed China, the U.S. and a host of emerging powers on Thursday to extend a soon-to-expire deal to combat global warming at crunch talks in Mexico.
AFP
Nominations for three more leases of federal land in Colorado and Utah for oil shale research are advancing for more review, the BLM said Wednesday.
Washington Post
Tom Corbett, a Republican who is well ahead in the race for governor, says he will undo a Democratic initiative to impose a drilling tax on natural gas industry.
Guardian
Environmental groups from Appalachia moved Thursday to join the federal government in fighting an industry lawsuit that would weaken oversight of mountaintop coal mining.
New York Times
The U.S. offshore drilling agency will begin conducting surprise inspections on oil rigs, the agency’s head said on Thursday.
Reuters
The U.S. offshore energy czar said Google Inc’s surprising decision to get involved in wind energy is an exciting development.
Reuters
An oil company is denying an environmental group’s report that says huge loads of refinery equipment will be shipped over scenic U.S. 12 in the Rocky Mountains for the next decade.
AP
ICN provides award-winning climate coverage free of charge and advertising. We rely on donations from readers like you to keep going.
Donate NowYou will be redirected to ICN's donation partner.
