UN Climate Change Initiative Lets Users 'Offset' CO2 Emissions By Investing In Clean Energy
The United Nations launched an initiative Tuesday to help companies and individuals "offset" their carbon dioxide emissions.
Pope Francis Visit To US: Pope's Call To Climate Action Inspires Activism Among Catholic Investors
Pope Francis, who arrives in Washington Tuesday, is inspiring Roman Catholic investors to put their money where their faith is.
US-China Climate Change Deal: Presidents Obama And Xi To Discuss Emissions Goals At White House
President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi, will make environmental issues a focus of talks this week.
Syrian Refugee Crisis 2015: Record Levels Of Humanitarian Aid Still Not Enough To Support Syrian Refugees, UN Official Says
Aid groups have raised less than half the $7.4 billion needed to support refugees and internally displaced Syrians, the AP reported.
Burkina Faso Coup D'etat: Junta Leaders Meet With Senegal President To End Political Upheaval
The leader of the military coup, Gen. Gilbert Diendere, met with the presidents of Benin and Senegal to discuss how to end the ongoing political upheaval.
Donald Trump To Appear On NBC's 'Meet The Press' Sunday With Other Republican Presidential Hopefuls
The real-estate mogul and reality-television personality will join two other Republican U.S. presidential hopefuls on the NBC News program Sunday morning.
Refugee Crisis 2015: Humanitarian Groups Rescue 301 People In Mediterranean Sea As Europe Migration Escalates
Humanitarian workers say they rescued 301 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in flimsy rubber dinghies Saturday.
How Would Another Government Shutdown Affect The Economy? President Obama Warns Of Peril, Urges Republicans To Pass US Budget
U.S. President Barack Obama in his weekly address Saturday called on Congress to pass a budget to fund the federal government before the deadline Sept. 30.
How The Federal Reserve's Rate Hike Decision Could Affect US Oil Prices
The Fed decided not to raise a key interest rate Thursday, but U.S. oil prices would not have changed much even if rates had been hiked.
California Wildfires 2015: How Climate Change And Risky Development Are Raising Costs Of US Wildfires
In Northern California and across the U.S., global warming and risky development are boosting the threat of raging wildfires.
Australian Prime Minister Vote: Australia To Become A Bigger Force In Global Climate Change Talks Under PM-Elect Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's prime minister-elect, has called for toughening the country's climate policies, which outgoing Prime Minister Tony Abbott has long opposed.
OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report: US Crude Production To Slip Further On Lower Oil Prices
In its monthly oil market report, the oil cartel said "lower-than-expected" U.S. output would drag down overall supplies from non-OPEC oil producers.
California Legislators Racing To Pass 50% Renewable-Energy Target
California legislators are weighing a Senate bill to boost the state's renewable-energy requirement to 50 percent by 2030.
US Coast Guard To Clean Up Mississippi River Oil Spill In Kentucky
U.S. Coast Guard officials said cleanup crews will enter the Mississippi River on Friday to remove around 120,000 gallons of spilled slurry oil.
New York Gov. Cuomo Silent On Effort To Force General Electric To Clean Up Its Pollution From Hudson
New York's governor should push General Electric to clean up the Hudson River pollution it caused, environmentalists say.
Iceland Lures Data Center Companies With Cheap, Renewable Energy
The Iceland government is hoping to woo data center operators with generous tax incentives and a bounty of cheap, low-carbon electricity.
Fossil Fuel Execs Have Little Financial Incentive To Fight Climate Change, Report Says
The heads of the top U.S. oil, gas and coal companies are financially motivated to extract more carbon reserves, despite dire climate change warnings.
China To Lend Venezuela $5 Billion To Boost Oil Production
Venezuela is seeking to ramp up production in coming months to offset steep losses caused by falling prices for crude, the nation’s main export.
Our Plastic Seas: Climate Change And Pollution Will Make Oceans More Hostile By 2050
Mounting plastic waste and rising greenhouse gas emissions are making the oceans a more hostile environment, scientists warn.
Obama Alaska Visit: Climate Change Fight Threatens Alaska's Oil-Dependent Economy
Recent oil industry trends could pose a greater threat to the state's coffers than global policies to curb use of fossil fuels.
Stock Market Mayhem Renews Calls For Controversial Financial Transaction Tax
Automated, computer-based trading accounts for roughly half today's trade volume, exposing the markets to increasing instability, critics claim. So, why don't we put a tax on it?
Hurricane Katrina Anniversary: 3 Ambitious Plans To Save New Orleans From Climate Change
On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, coastal experts are pushing ambitious plans to protect Louisiana from climate change.
How The World's Biggest Oil Exporters Are Suffering From $40-A-Barrel Crude Oil
Oil-producing nations are reeling from the latest drop in crude prices, which threatens to further erode federal budgets and fuel political insecurity.
Tempting Fate
As New Orleans residents celebrate the rejuvenation of their city, experts warn of a reckless delusion that has swept over the Big Easy in the decade since Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters subsided.
Obama Pushes Wind, Solar Programs At Las Vegas Summit Amid Turbulent Day For Clean Energy Stocks
President Obama on Monday will unveil a series of measures at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas.
Closer Than Ever To The Water’s Edge
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, Louisiana is more vulnerable than ever to the growing threats of climate change.
Climate Change Is Deepening California's Drought Crisis By As Much As One-Quarter, Study Finds
The Columbia University study is the first to quantify just how much global warming is exacerbating California's drought crisis.
EPA Methane Rules For Oil And Gas Companies Won't Target One Of The Largest Climate Change Culprits
An EPA proposal for cutting emissions from U.S. oil and gas operations won't affect existing natural gas gathering facilities, a major methane polluter.
Obama Climate Change Plan: EPA To Propose First Methane Emissions Cuts For US Oil And Gas Operations
The Environmental Protection Agency plan would require the oil and gas sector to decrease such output by 45 percent over the next decade.
Colorado Mine Spill 2015: Thousands Of Abandoned Mines Threaten US Rivers Amid Slow Cleanup Efforts
The western U.S. is littered with hundreds of thousands of abandoned hard-rock mines, and state and federal officials are struggling with the cleanup.
