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EU proposal to protect bees stirs hornets' nest
An attempt to protect Europe's bee population has kicked up a hornets' nest. On Thursday, the EU's commissioner for health and consumer policy, Tonio ...
Tensions mount as UN climate talks near end
U.N. climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed ...
Cameroon police detain 4 activists
Greenpeace International says security officers detained four environmental activists opposed to the establishment of an oil palm plantation in ...
Dutch judge rules against Shell in Greenpeace suit
A Dutch court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Royal Dutch Shell PLC against Greenpeace International seeking to ban environmentalists from holding ...
Report says EU nuclear plants need better safety
The cost of needed improvements to the 145 nuclear reactors in the European Union could run as high as €25 billion ($32 billion) over the coming ...
Britain urged to investigate Trafigura scandal
The British government is urged by Amnesty International and Greenpeace to investigate possible criminal charges against the multinational firm ...
Shell sues Greenpeace over Arctic protests
Royal Dutch Shell PLC is taking Greenpeace International to court in an attempt to have the environmental organization banned from holding any protest ...
Shell: Won't hit oil in Alaska this year
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday it will no longer seek oil off the coast of Alaska this year after suffering several setbacks. The company, which ...
Dutch Labor party surges in polls
With less than a week to go before national elections, an abrupt rise in the popularity of the brainy new leader of the Netherlands' Labor Party, ...
Moscow police nab Greenpeace polar bear protesters
Put your paws in the air. Moscow police have arrested 10 environmental activists, including four dressed in polar bear costumes, who were protesting ...
In Arctic, Greenpeace picks new fight with old foe
Global warming has ignited a rush to exploit Arctic resources — and Greenpeace is determined to thwart that stampede. Employing the same daredevil ...
Greenpeace activists intercept Russian ship
More than a dozen Greenpeace activists have intercepted a ship carrying Russian oil workers to a floating oil platform in Russia's Arctic.
Greenpeace activists storm Russian oil rig
Greenpeace activists were first offered hot soup, then showered with blasts of cold water and pieces of metal after they stormed a floating Russia oil ...
Environmentalists warn of risks of Arctic drilling
Environmental activists warned Tuesday that drilling for oil in the Russian Arctic could have disastrous consequences because of a lack of technology ...