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China's Wen says not to blame for Copenhagen problems
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao hit back on Sunday at critics who blamed China for the feeble outcome of the Copenhagen climate conference, saying he was not even invited to a key meeti... more...

NY water plan could cost power generators billions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York environmental regulators this week released a plan to protect aquatic life in the state's rivers that could cost power generators billions to upgrade their facilities. ... more...

Kenya strongly opposes resumption of ivory trade
NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters ) - Kenya Friday underlined its strong opposition to any move to lift a ban on trading ivory ahead of a meeting on endangered species. ... more...

British Columbia OKs 19 projects in clean power push
OTTAWA (Reuters) - British Columbia has given the green light to 19 private-sector clean energy projects that will generate enough power to supply nearly 218,000 homes in Canada's Pacific Coast provin... more...

Activist arrested over boarding Japan whaling ship
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists,... more...

Japan faces rocky path to emissions trading system
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faces a rocky path to launching an emissions trading system after the government approved legislation on Friday that was vague on how the scheme would set limits on emissions. ... more...

Anti-whaling activist arrested on arrival in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said... more...

White House finalizing rules to cut car emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to sla... more...

Sushi chef, restaurant charged with serving endangered whale
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered Sei whale, the Justice Department said on Thursday... more...

More Americans say global warming exaggerated: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated, as more people also doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental ... more...

U.S. judge rules for Chevron in Ecuador case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on Thursday, part of a long-running case that carries... more...

Sarkozy to press G20 on climate funding
PARIS (Reuters) - France will push the Group of 20 countries to impose a tax on financial transactions to raise billions of dollars to help developing nations fight climate change, President Nicolas S... more...

Japan weakens climate bill, pressured by industry
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan watered down legislation to fight climate change Thursday after weeks of wrangling within the government over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff resistanc... more...

EU to exceed 2020 green energy target: forecasts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New forecasts suggest the European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said Thursday. ... more...

Japan weakens climate bill after industry pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan watered down legislation to fight climate change on Thursday after weeks of wrangling within the government over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff opposi... more...

Arctic seed vault sets record, over 500,000 samples
OSLO (Reuters) - A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history, managers said on Thursday.... more...

Time for next stage of sustainable business
BOSTON (Reuters) - Corporate America needs to track its use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow if it wants to keep pace with social concern about climate change and... more...

Sun won't stop global warming if dims as in 1600s
OSLO (Reuters) - A dimming of the sun to match conditions in the "Little Ice Age" of the 17th century would only slightly slow global warming, a study indicated on Wednesday. ... more...

UN launches review of criticized climate panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warmin... more...

EU confirms support for bluefin tuna trade ban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors agreed to propose protecting bluefin tuna as an endangered species on Wednesday, the EU presidency said, a move that would effectively ban international... more...