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Police confirm identity of 101st victim of Maui wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the Lahaina wildfire rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one...
Trinidad and Tobago cleans up beaches following 12-kilometer oil spill
(Reuters) – First responders and volunteers from Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday sought to contain an oil spill detected last week in the...
Ford uses announcement of carbon tax referendum bill to take digs at Bonnie Crombie
Ontario plans to introduce a law requiring any future government to put a new provincial carbon pricing program to a referendum, Premier Doug...
Vancouver medical health officer says climate change puts many at risk
Vancouver Coastal Health’s chief medical health officer says every community within her region is at risk of harm because of the changing climate. ...
Climate activists target Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery
Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage...
China’s BYD plans new electric vehicle plant in Mexico, says Nikkei
(Reuters) – China’s BYD Co Ltd is planning to set up a new manufacturing plant in Mexico, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing the...
German battery maker Varta says five plants hit by cyberattack
(Reuters) -German battery maker Varta’s five production plants were hit by a cyberattack on Feb. 12, the company said late on Tuesday, adding...
Carbon capture tech a ‘complete falsehood’, says Fortescue Metals chairman
By Julia Payne PARIS (Reuters) – Carbon capture is not a solution for the energy transition and political leaders need to provide real,...
For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition
For polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition, a new study suggests. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change,...
