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British PM fears BP's "destruction"

Jun 26, 2010

TORONTO/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were expected to discuss London-based BP Plc and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Saturday as stormy weather raised fears that clean-up operations could be disrupted.

Tropical storm Alex forms in Caribbean

Jun 26, 2010

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Saturday near Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and could be headed for the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Syncrude guilty in 1,600 duck deaths in toxic pond

Jun 26, 2010

ST. ALBERT, Alberta (Reuters) - A judge found Syncrude Canada Ltd, Canada's largest oil sands producer, guilty on Friday in the deaths of 1,600 ducks that landed on a toxic Northern Alberta tailings pond in 2008, ruling the company should have had deterrents in place.

Storm threat to U.S. oil spill efforts; US, UK discuss BP

Jun 26, 2010

GRANDE ISLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was on track on Saturday to reach the Gulf of Mexico within days, a potential threat to containment and cleanup of the worst ever U.S. oil spill.

Storm Alex to make Mexico landfall soon

Jun 26, 2010

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alex gained speed as it approached Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where it was expected to make landfall Saturday night before heading into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Syncrude guilty in 1,600 duck deaths in toxic pond

Jun 26, 2010

ST. ALBERT, Alberta (Reuters) - A judge found Syncrude Canada Ltd, Canada's largest oil sands producer, guilty on Friday in the deaths of 1,600 ducks that landed on a toxic Northern Alberta tailings pond in 2008, ruling the company should have had deterrents in place.

Storm threat to U.S. oil spill efforts; US, UK discuss BP

Jun 26, 2010

GRANDE ISLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was on track on Saturday to reach the Gulf of Mexico within days, a potential threat to containment and cleanup of the worst ever U.S. oil spill.

Syncrude guilty in 1,600 duck deaths in toxic pond

Jun 26, 2010

ST. ALBERT, Alberta (Reuters) - A judge found Syncrude Canada Ltd, Canada's largest oil sands producer, guilty on Friday in the deaths of 1,600 ducks that landed on a toxic Northern Alberta tailings pond in 2008, ruling the company should have had deterrents in place.

Syncrude guilty in 1,600 duck deaths in toxic pond

Jun 26, 2010

ST. ALBERT, Alberta (Reuters) - A judge found Syncrude Canada Ltd, Canada's largest oil sands producer, guilty on Friday in the deaths of 1,600 ducks that landed on a toxic Northern Alberta tailings pond in 2008, ruling the company should have had deterrents in place.

Government loses bid to keep oil drilling ban

Jun 25, 2010

WASHINGTON/VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The Obama administration lost a legal skirmish on Thursday when a judge refused to put on hold his decision lifting a ban on deepwater oil drilling imposed after the worst spill in U.S. history.

Major Australia investors urge quick action on climate

Jun 25, 2010

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A group of major investors on Friday urged Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard to take swift action to fight climate change and cut carbon emissions blamed for heating up the planet.

Platforms not to blame for oil spill, Egypt says

Jun 25, 2010

CAIRO (Reuters) - An oil spill polluting part of Egypt's Red Sea coast was not caused by any of the oil platforms operating in the area, Egypt's Oil Minister Sameh Fahmy was quoted as saying on Friday.

70 percent chance tropical depression in Caribbean: report

Jun 25, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A low-pressure area over the western Caribbean Sea strengthened further, and now has a high 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday.

Rowan Cos gets force majeure notice from Apache Corp

Jun 25, 2010

(Reuters) - Contract driller Rowan Cos said Apache Corp declared a force majeure for one of its rigs in the troubled Gulf of Mexico zone, citing delays in drilling permit due to new offshore drilling regulations.

Greenland wins back right to kill humpback whales

Jun 25, 2010

AGADIR, Morocco (Reuters) - Greenland has won back the right to hunt humpback whales for the first time in a quarter-century after it threatened to leave the world's top whaling body if other nations reject its ancestral traditions.

Gloves off in California over greenhouse gas law

Jun 25, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California environmentalists opened fire on Wednesday on a measure approved for the state's November ballot that would roll back a landmark law regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

Oil exploration stokes fears for endangered whale

Jun 25, 2010

AGADIR, Morocco (Reuters) - A whale population once thought extinct faces a fresh challenge to its survival as oil companies step up exploration efforts in its main feeding ground off Siberia, delegates to the world's top whaling body said.

Canada to phase out older coal-fired power plants

Jun 25, 2010

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada will phase out older coal-fired power plants to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said on Wednesday, as it moves to make natural-gas fired plants the new clean-power standard.

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Jun 25, 2010

ST. ALBERT, Alberta (Reuters) - An Alberta judge found Syncrude Canada Ltd, the biggest producer in Canada's oil sands, guilty on Friday on charges stemming from the deaths of 1,600 ducks that landed on a toxic northern Alberta tailings pond in 2008.

British PM fears BP's "destruction", stock plunges

Jun 25, 2010

TORONTO/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Fearing the "destruction" of BP Plc, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday some certainty is needed over its costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill even as the company's stock plunged to a 14-year low.

Gloves off in California over greenhouse gas law

Jun 25, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California environmentalists opened fire on Wednesday on a measure approved for the state's November ballot that would roll back a landmark law regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

Oil exploration stokes fears for endangered whale

Jun 25, 2010

AGADIR, Morocco (Reuters) - A whale population once thought extinct faces a fresh challenge to its survival as oil companies step up exploration efforts in its main feeding ground off Siberia, delegates to the world's top whaling body said.

Tropical depression likely in Caribbean

Jun 25, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tropical disturbance over the western Caribbean Sea strengthened further on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, giving it a high 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression later in the day or Saturday.

Rowan Cos gets force majeure notice from Apache Corp

Jun 25, 2010

(Reuters) - Contract driller Rowan Cos said Apache Corp declared a force majeure for one of its rigs in the troubled Gulf of Mexico zone, citing delays in drilling permit due to new offshore drilling regulations.

Canada to phase out older coal-fired power plants

Jun 25, 2010

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada will phase out older coal-fired power plants to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said on Wednesday, as it moves to make natural-gas fired plants the new clean-power standard.

Greenland wins back right to kill humpback whales

Jun 25, 2010

AGADIR, Morocco (Reuters) - Greenland has won back the right to hunt humpback whales for the first time in a quarter-century after it threatened to leave the world's top whaling body if other nations reject its ancestral traditions.

Gloves off in California over greenhouse gas law

Jun 25, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California environmentalists opened fire on Wednesday on a measure approved for the state's November ballot that would roll back a landmark law regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

Oil exploration stokes fears for endangered whale

Jun 25, 2010

AGADIR, Morocco (Reuters) - A whale population once thought extinct faces a fresh challenge to its survival as oil companies step up exploration efforts in its main feeding ground off Siberia, delegates to the world's top whaling body said.

Tropical depression likely in Caribbean

Jun 25, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tropical disturbance over the western Caribbean Sea strengthened further on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, giving it a high 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression later in the day or Saturday.

Rowan Cos gets force majeure notice from Apache Corp

Jun 25, 2010

(Reuters) - Contract driller Rowan Cos said Apache Corp declared a force majeure for one of its rigs in the troubled Gulf of Mexico zone, citing delays in drilling permit due to new offshore drilling regulations.

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