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Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

Tense negotiations over how much wealthy countries will pledge to their counterparts in the fight to limit global warming have overrun their Friday deadline, a holdup Canada's environment minister attributed in part to questionable leadership at the
Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors s
The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters

The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Bahamas announced Friday that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.
Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.
Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.
Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

LONDON (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban international banks' support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests.
Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle

Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle

FORESTVILLE, Calif.
US bribery and fraud charges are a big test yet for India's Adani, one of Asia's richest men

US bribery and fraud charges are a big test yet for India's Adani, one of Asia's richest men

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, one of Asia’s richest men, may be facing his biggest challenge yet with an indictment by U.S. prosecutors for alleged fraud and bribery .
'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds

'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds

Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.'s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing him to cull the entire flock.
Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

LONDON (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban international banks' support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests.
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