
EU committee backs reforms to salvage fish stocks
The European Union on Tuesday took a significant step towards protecting its threatened fish stocks when a parliamentary committee backed a series of ...

EU says more need to use science to cut fish quota
The European Union's executive Commission is calling for a new approach to protect dwindling fishery stocks and eliminate a system of setting catch ...
Deutsche Bank: co-CEO, CFO part of tax probe
Deutsche Bank says its co-chief executive Juergen Fitschen and chief finance officer Stefan Krause are under investigation as part of a tax evasion ...
Polish energy advisor: keep using coal for energy
An advisor to the Polish government says the country should keep using its coal for decades to come, despite a European Union policy of replacing the ...

Fossil fuel subsidies in focus at climate talks
Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. "Thank God that ...

New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal
Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging economies like China, New Zealand's climate minister staunchly defended his government's ...

Italian government moves to keep steel plant open
The Italian government on Friday approved emergency measures to prevent the closure of Europe's largest steel mill, which has been engulfed in a ...
3 BP employees arraigned on Gulf oil spill charges
Two BP rig supervisors and a former BP executive pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges stemming from the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig ...

Floods in Britain highlight insurance dispute
Lynne Jones' cozy bed and breakfast in Britain's Lake District boasts views over the River Greta where heron come to feed, and a panoramic vista of ...

Workers raise 1st section of new Chernobyl shelter
Workers have raised the first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure that eventually will cover the exploded nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl ...

What's your QELRO? Fast guide to UN climate lingo
Every time U.N. negotiators meet for their annual climate talks, they come up with a new set of unintuitive acronyms, as if to make sure that people ...

US defends 'enormous' climate efforts at UN talks
The U.S. defended its track record on fighting climate change on Monday at U.N. talks, saying it's making "enormous" efforts to slow global warming ...

Will US role at climate talks change after storm?
During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will ...

UN report warns of widening climate gap
A U.N. report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough ...