US won't say if blowout preventer on way to shore
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoAP - The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore.
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Lax safety in Congo makes river travel dangerous
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 6 hours agoAP - In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous waterways stole the lives of up to 270 people.
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Oil well capped, 'shrimp and petroleum' festival goes ahead
(AFP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 7 hours agoAFP - Eager to move past the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill and celebrate a local tradition, thousands of people flocked this weekend to Louisiana's annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival.
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Merkel confident on nuclear plan despite opposition
(Reuters)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 7 hours agoReuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was confident a law extending the lives of nuclear power reactors could be passed without backing from the upper house of parliament, setting up a clash with opposition parties.
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Water could be issue with western Kan. coal plant
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 8 hours agoAP - A western Kansas utility's push to build a new coal-fired power plant has already embroiled it in a lengthy public dispute about potential air pollution, and now the project could touch off a battle over water.
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Germany's Merkel praises extending nuclear energy
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 8 hours agoAP - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday touted her government's decision to put off shutdown of the country's nuclear power plants by an average 12 years as "revolution of the energy supply" in Europe's largest economy.
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Japan convicts Greenpeace's 'Tokyo Two' for whaling investigation
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 9 hours agoThe Christian Science Monitor - A Greenpeace effort to expose what it sees as widespread corruption in Japan's government-subsidized whaling industry ended on Monday with two of its activists convicted of theft and trespassing.
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Merkel sets stage for nuclear power battle
(AFP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 9 hours agoAFP - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday hailed government proposals to postpone Germany's exit from nuclear power as a "revolution," setting up what one opposition MP called a "fiery autumn" of protests.
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Greenpeace two get jail terms in Japan whale meat case
(AFP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 14 hours agoAFP - A Japanese court Monday sentenced two Greenpeace activists to suspended one-year jail terms for stealing a box of whale meat that the group said was proof of embezzlement in state-run "research whaling".
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2 activists convicted of whale meat theft in Japan
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 16 hours agoAP - A Japanese court on Monday convicted two members of the environmental group Greenpeace of stealing whale meat they claim was intended for illegal consumption.
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Merkel confident about nuclear power extension deal
(Reuters)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 16 hours agoReuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was confident her government's plans to extend the lifespans of Germany's nuclear power plants will not need the approval of the upper house of parliament.
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Toyota Prius top-selling car in Japan for August
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 17 hours agoAP - Toyota's Prius was the top selling car in Japan during August for the 16th straight month, as incentives for green vehicles continued to boost sales of the hybrid.
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Diverse water sources key to food security: report
(Reuters)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:02:25 AMReuters - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
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Sceptical green urges smart billions to fight warming
(AFP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 09:25:42 PMAFP - Bjoern Lomborg, the bad boy of the climate debate who has rejected for years "alarmist" prophecies from environmentalists, stresses in a new book the need to invest billions to fight global warming.
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After 20 years of protection, owl declining but forests remain
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 03:01:00 PMMcClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain whether the birds will survive even though logging was banned on much of the old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest where they live in order to save them.
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BP hikes asset sale target after oil spill: report
(AFP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:56:05 AMAFP - Oil giant BP has increased to nearly 25 billion pounds the amount it wants to raise from an asset sale programme in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
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French science vessel sails again on climate voyageÂ
(AFP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 10:44:42 AMAFP - The French yacht Tara left on Sunday on the second leg of a three-year expedition across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms that produce half our oxygen.
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Water meet focuses on pollution and quality
(AFP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 09:22:02 AMAFP - Increasing water pollution and dwindling water quality around the globe will be the main focus as around 2,500 experts begin gathering in Stockholm Sunday for the 20th edition of the World Water Week.
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BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S.
(Reuters)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:59:16 AMReuters - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said
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Engineer Predicted Deepwater Horizon's Oil Slick Spread
(LiveScience.com)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 04:15:26 AMLiveScience.com - As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill unfolded earlier this
summer, a mechanical engineer helped cleanup crews keep up with the moving
target by developing a steady stream of forecasts that predicted where the oil
slick would spread several days in advance.
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