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Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of...
EU countries back truck emissions law after German hold-up
By Kate Abnett and Markus Wacket BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries voted to pass a law to reduce emissions from trucks on...
Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair...
Solar company CubicPV scraps plans for US silicon wafer factory
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – Solar energy equipment manufacturer CubicPV on Thursday said it had scrapped plans to build a major U.S. silicon...
Spain’s paella rice could ‘disappear’, say farmers angry at EU rules
By Charlie Devereux, Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after...
Protectionist policy promises in U.S. election will be a challenge: Alberta premier
WASHINGTON — Premier Danielle Smith says no matter the outcome of the United States election, there will be challenges for Canada and Alberta....
Canada regulator orders Trans Mountain to address deficiencies after B.C. flooding
By Ismail Shakil and Nia Williams OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has ordered the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to...
Five climate protesters arrested after pink paint splashed on PM’s office building
OTTAWA — Five people are facing mischief charges after the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office was doused with splashes of pink...
ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — ExxonMobil said it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South America’s coast where...
Jury to decide on climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation suit over comparison to molester
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 years since a pair of conservative writers compared a prominent climate scientist to a convicted child molester...
