http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/3046-environmental-laws-regulations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/3046-environmental-laws-regulations.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2107654-eu-approves-better-bee-protection-rules.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has approved restrictions on three pesticides to better protect dwindling bee populations, to enter into force by December. EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg called Friday's decision a "milestone towards ensuring a healthier future for our honeybees." The move is backed by environmentalists but opposed by chemical compan... Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2107654-eu-approves-better-bee-protection-rules.html 2013-05-24T11:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2046674-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html LONDON (AP) — Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations. The demonstrators say they hope to influence Britain's vote next week on a proposed European Union ban on some pe... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:38:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2046674-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html 2013-04-26T13:38:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2022552-eu-cap-and-trade-system-suffers-blow.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's fight against climate change was dealt a setback on Tuesday, when EU lawmakers voted against a proposal that would have made it more expensive for utilities and other businesses to burn fossil fuels. The European Commission wanted to make companies pay more for each ton of carbon dioxide they release into the atmosphere — activity... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:11:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2022552-eu-cap-and-trade-system-suffers-blow.html 2013-04-16T19:11:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2015298-barrick-suffering-big-setbacks-latin-america.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest setback in Latin America for the world's largest gold miner. Barrick also faces growing environmental resistance in Argentina, which shares the Pascua-Lama mine project, and the Dominica... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:22:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2015298-barrick-suffering-big-setbacks-latin-america.html 2013-04-12T12:22:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1929750-obama-nominates-3-to-cabinet-level-posts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, one of three major appointments he announced Monday. A 25-year veteran of environmental policy and politics, McCarthy has worked for Republicans and Democrats, including Obama's presidential... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:16:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1929750-obama-nominates-3-to-cabinet-level-posts.html 2013-03-04T20:16:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1916480-eu-lawmakers-airline-emission-charge-freeze.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers are backing a proposal to freeze charges on carbon emissions for intercontinental flights, in a move that helps prevent a global trade dispute. The EU Parliament's Environmental Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to exclude all flights travelling to or from countries outside the European Union from the carbon tax ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:44:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1916480-eu-lawmakers-airline-emission-charge-freeze.html 2013-02-26T15:44:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1913610-high-stakes-trial-2010-gulf-oil-spill.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP bears most of the blame for the disastrous 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico because it cut corners and put profits ahead of safety, a U.S. Justice Department attorney charged Monday at the opening of a high-stakes trial that could result in the oil company and its partners being forced to pay billions more in damages. The London-base... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:00:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1913610-high-stakes-trial-2010-gulf-oil-spill.html 2013-02-26T02:00:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1900960-eu-lawmakers-seek-to-beef-up-cap-and-trade-system.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers are proposing to tighten the bloc's cap-and-trade system to make carbon dioxide pollution more expensive. The European Parliament's environment committee voted in favor of a change Tuesday that would allow the EU Commission, the bloc's executive arm, to tighten the supply of pollution rights. The price for the emission a... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:19:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1900960-eu-lawmakers-seek-to-beef-up-cap-and-trade-system.html 2013-02-19T16:19:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/1858906-eu-proposal-to-protect-bees-stirs-hornets-nest.html BRUSSELS (AP) — 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 Borg, proposed to restrict the use of three pesticides — called nenicotinoids — to crops to which bees are not attracted. The three pesticides were clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/1858906-eu-proposal-to-protect-bees-stirs-hornets-nest.html 2013-01-31T14:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's lofty ideals from his inaugural address ran smack into reality Tuesday on the first working day of his second term. Twenty-four hours after Obama pledged to tackle climate change and called for gays and lesbians to be treated equally under the law, the White House struggled to back up his sweeping rhetoric with s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html 2013-01-23T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1760748-deutsche-bank-co-ceo-cfo-tax-probe.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank says its co-chief executive Juergen Fitschen and chief finance officer Stefan Krause are under investigation as part of a tax evasion probe linked to the bank's emissions trading business. The bank said Wednesday Fitschen and Krause are being investigated because they signed off on the company's 2009 tax declaration... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1760748-deutsche-bank-co-ceo-cfo-tax-probe.html 2012-12-12T18:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1723718-us-defends-enormous-climate-efforts-un-talks.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — 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 and help the poor nations most affected by it. Other countries have accused Washington of hampering the climate talks ever since the Bush administration abandoned the Kyoto Protocol, the 199... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1723718-us-defends-enormous-climate-efforts-un-talks.html 2012-11-26T13:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1721056-will-us-role-climate-talks-change-storm.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet. And as a re-elected president talks about global warming again, climate activists are cautiously optimistic that the U.S. will be more than a disinterest... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1721056-will-us-role-climate-talks-change-storm.html 2012-11-24T15:55:00Z