Reuters: Environment

Keystone may be revived after U.S. election: Canada official

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:38:56 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The finance minister for Canada's top oil producing province of Alberta said he expects the Canada-to-U.S. Keystone XL pipeline project to be "revived" following presidential elections this year.

Magnitude 5.3 quake hits northern California: USGS

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:25:14 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Magnitude 5.3 quake struck northern California on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

USDA sees corn stocks double next year

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:42:44 -0500

(Reuters) - A U.S. government report on Monday showed farmers in the United States will plant the largest area with corn this spring since World War Two, which could double the razor-thin stocks of this year and help defray costs to consumers and food companies.

Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:29:09 -0500

LYON/PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.

Part of BP investor case over Gulf spill dismissed

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:44:20 -0500

(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge dismissed a large part of a nationwide lawsuit accusing BP Plc and top executives of fraud for misleading shareholders before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill about the oil company's ability to respond to an accident.

EU must deliver investment grade green policy: HSBC

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:56:20 -0500

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Energy efficiency and low carbon investment is gaining traction as a financial asset class, but to deepen confidence the European Union must deliver "investment grade policy" a senior executive at HSBC said on Monday.

Obama seeks clean energy, pipeline funds in budget

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:36:34 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House proposed more funds for renewable energy and pipeline safety in the 2013 budget while renewing the call to end subsidies for the oil and gas sector.

Soil erosion increasing global warming threat: UNEP

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:23:14 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday.

Wildlife up close in a sea kayak off Cape Town

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:25:41 -0500

CAPETOWN (Reuters) - A pair of African penguins glide over the water while a pod of dolphins approach in the background.

A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:44:37 -0500

OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings. She left behind the kimonos she once wore as a traditional dancer, fearful they might be contaminated by radiation.