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Canada urges Biden not to cancel oil pipeline on first day
TORONTO (AP) — Top officials in Canada want a chance to make the case for a long disputed oil pipeline to be built amid reports President-elect Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will seek legal damages if reports are true that Biden plans to scrap the pipeline...
InvestigateWest: Activists thwart fossil fuel projects
SEATTLE (AP) — Environmentalists teamed with Native Americans, ranchers and even windsurfers to block nearly every effort over the past decade to export fossil fuels from the West Coast. And they claimed yet another major victory this month when a proposed coal-export terminal in Washington state was...
Watchdog: Fossil fuel firms need to curb climate gas leaks
BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says oil and gas companies aren't doing enough to reduce the release of methane, a potent source of planet-heating emissions, that is seeping out of pipelines and production plants. A report published Monday by the Paris-based organization found the estimated...
Construction firm to start work on Georgia solar farm
LUMPKIN, Ga. (AP) — Silicon Ranch Corp. has hired Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives to build a 100-megawatt solar farm in southwest Georgia. Construction is expected to begin immediately and be completed later this year on the 850-acre site in Stewart County. The construction company said it will hire...
Environmental groups wants closer look at glamping resort
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Eight environmental groups have submitted a petition to the Gallatin County Planning Board and Director requesting a more robust evaluation of a controversial development in Montana's Gallatin Gateway. The groups are asking the board and director to formally determine whether the...
Iran asks watchdog not to publish 'unnecessary' nuke details
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing “unnecessary” details on Tehran’s nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, a day after Germany, France and Britain said Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for its development of...
Cabot Creamery seeks state permission for energy project
CABOT, Vt. (AP) — The Cabot Creamery is seeking state approval to build a biogas generator at its facility in Cabot that will generate renewable energy from a byproduct of its manufacturing process. The creamery is asking the Public Utilities Commission for permission to install and operate a bio-digester...
Ravens' season ends with Jackson in locker room, 17-3 loss
A season in which the Baltimore Ravens overcame a long list of obstacles to reach the playoffs ended with their star quarterback stuck in the locker room during the fourth quarter and the rest of the team shuffling off the field to join him after a disheartening 17-3 defeat. The Ravens and Lamar Jackson were...
Gas prices rise to pre-pandemic levels in NJ, around nation
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices have increased to pre-pandemic levels in New Jersey and around the nation, analysts say. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $2.52, up eight cents from a week ago. Drivers were paying an average of $2.63 a gallon a...
European powers press Iran to back off latest nuclear move
BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Britain pressed Iran on Saturday to back off the latest planned violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, saying that Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for uranium metal. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday Iran had informed...
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