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Alberta Energy Regulator orders Sunshine Oilsands to suspend wells, pipelines

CALGARY — The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an order requiring Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to suspend its wells, facilities and pipelines, saying the company hasn't met its regulatory obligations. The AER says the order, issued Nov.
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Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms

Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms

LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns and toy tractors, thousands of British farmers descended on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a tax hike they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms. U.K.
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Apartment buildings wrap up $1B in HUD funds for lower utility bills and climate upgrades

Apartment buildings wrap up $1B in HUD funds for lower utility bills and climate upgrades

Renters in affordable housing felt forgotten and left out of the nation's transition to clean energy. They lived in older buildings that had been repaired over the years but had leaky windows and old appliances that consumed a lot of energy.
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School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK

School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK

LONDON (AP) — Dozens of schools closed and road and train travel ground to a halt in many parts of the U.K. on Tuesday as a cold snap brought snow, ice and sleet across the country.
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Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it

Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial sort — can help them come up with the money that poorer nations need to cope with climate change.
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School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK

School closures and travel delays as Arctic air brings snow and sleet to parts of the UK

LONDON (AP) — Dozens of schools closed and road and train travel ground to a halt in many parts of the U.K. on Tuesday as a cold snap brought snow, ice and sleet across the country.
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German police break up an environmental activists' camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin

German police break up an environmental activists' camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin

BERLIN (AP) — German police broke up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in Grünheide outside Berlin on Tuesday, citing violations of public safety and order.
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Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial sort — can help them come up with the money that poorer nations need to cope with climate change.
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Northern California and Pacific Northwest brace for atmospheric river

SEATTLE (AP) — Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be the strongest storm of the season so far, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power outages and flash floods.
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At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change

At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Extreme heat ruined the pineapples on Esther Penunia's small farm in the Philippines this year, more disappointment than catastrophe since Penunia doesn't depend on the farm for a living.
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