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Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated

One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming but is dangerously accelerating, according to a study that some other scientists call a bit overheated.
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NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources

NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources

OTTAWA — The New Democrats intend to back the Conservatives on a motion to pull the carbon price off all home heating until after the next election, NDP House Leader Peter Julian said Thursday.
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Nebraska pipeline opponent, Indonesian environmentalist receive Climate Breakthrough awards

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A political leader and oil pipeline opponent from the U.S.
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In a first, MIT trains students to resolve clean energy conflicts

In a first, MIT trains students to resolve clean energy conflicts

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money

Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change .
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Sale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections

Sale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed Thursday amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale.
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Pennsylvania partners with natural gas driller on air and water monitoring amid new regulatory push

Pennsylvania partners with natural gas driller on air and water monitoring amid new regulatory push

The state of Pennsylvania will work with a major natural gas producer to collect in-depth data on air emissions and water quality at well sites, enhance public disclosure of drilling chemicals and expand buffer zones, the governor announced Thursday,
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Format of public comment meetings for Dakota Access oil pipeline upsets opponents

Format of public comment meetings for Dakota Access oil pipeline upsets opponents

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline are taking issue with the format of private oral testimony in meetings for public comment on a draft environmental review of the controversial pipeline. The U.S.
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Ferry that ran aground and leaked oil off Sweden's coast is towed back into a harbor

Ferry that ran aground and leaked oil off Sweden's coast is towed back into a harbor

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ferry that ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea arrived Thursday at a Swedish harbor where its tanks will be emptied, Sweden’s coast guard said.
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Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time

Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time

TORONTO — Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who started to learn the craft at age three from her grandmother. “That was just kind of like, of course, that's what you do, put it in the mending pile,” she said.
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