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Chevron halts drilling of Brazil well after spill

By Brian Ellsworth and Guillermo Parra-Bernal Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:34pm EST (Reuters) – Oil giant Chevron halted drilling of a well off the coast of Brazil as it looks into the possible causes of an oil...

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Climate deal unlikely soon, as emissions grow

By Henry Foy and Matthias Williams MUMBAI | Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:05am EST MUMBAI (Reuters) – A new and broader climate deal is out of reach for now and instead nations need to focus on how to replace the...

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TransCanada, Nebraska to work on new Keystone route

By Michael Avok LINCOLN, Neb | Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:43am EST LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) – Nebraska and TransCanada Corp agreed on Monday to find a new route for the stalled Keystone XL pipeline that would...

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EU resolution to nudge higher goal for carbon cuts

By Barbara Lewis and Gilbert Reilhac BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG | Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:03pm EST BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European politicians are expected to vote through a resolution on Wednesday that...

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Storms cause damage, deaths, injuries in South

By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina | Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:06am EST WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Severe storms and suspected tornadoes across the South have resulted in...

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EPA rules could shut 13,000 megawatts of Midwest coal plants

By Scott DiSavino Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:48am EST (Reuters) – Proposed federal environmental regulations could shut about 13,000 megawatts of coal fired generation, boost power prices, threaten electric...

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Emerging economies should chip into climate fund: U.S.

Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:00pm EST (Published by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon) CRYSTAL CITY, Virginia, Nov 18 – Some developing countries should contribute money to a $100 billion per year climate fund to...

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Hundreds protest in Sudan, displaced by dam: witnesses

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of Sudanese protested in the city of ad-Damir Sunday, demanding the government do more to help villagers whose homes were flooded by an electricity-generating dam,...

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Record high greenhouse gases to linger for decades

By Tom Miles GENEVA | Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:55am EST GENEVA (Reuters) – Record high levels of greenhouse gases causing climate change will linger in the atmosphere for decades to come, even if the world...

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Nebraska governor signs bills to reroute Keystone pipeline

By Michael Avok LINCOLN, Neb | Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:15am EST LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) – Nebraska governor Dave Heineman signed into law on Tuesday bills to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline away from the...

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