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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.
In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it's not so easy, even in a simulated world.
India's Adani Group shares show some recovery despite uncertainty over US bribery and fraud charges

India's Adani Group shares show some recovery despite uncertainty over US bribery and fraud charges

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian tycoon and one of Asia's richest men, Gautam Adani, may be facing his biggest challenge yet with an indictment by U.S. prosecutors for alleged fraud and bribery.
Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical

Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-power plants while drastically boosting the country's renewable energy capacity in the next 15 years.
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.
Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day

Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the last scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals.
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