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Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change.
Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of B.C. over next several days

Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of B.C. over next several days

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a "vigorous frontal system" expected to cross British Columbia's south coast is bringing with it heavy rain and wind for some regions of the province, and snow for others, until at least Saturday.
Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame

Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame

HONOLULU (AP) — A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is no cause for a dance party.
The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high

The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high

OTTAWA — Draft regulations removing the carbon price from home heating oil are now in effect, Finance Canada confirmed Friday, but the change will do little to ease affordability woes for Canadians who rely on oil furnaces to stay warm.
Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia's coast

Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia's coast

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A European company has canceled plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines in coastal Virginia, the latest sign of struggle within the U.S.'s nascent industry. Siemens Gamesa confirmed the cancellation in a statement Friday.
P.E.I. government response to post-tropical storm Fiona co-ordinated but flawed

P.E.I. government response to post-tropical storm Fiona co-ordinated but flawed

CHARLOTTETOWN — A new report says P.E.I.
Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.

Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.

JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face. Paul Tomita was four. It was July 4, 1943.
Acapulco recovery moves ahead in fits and starts after Hurricane Otis devastation

Acapulco recovery moves ahead in fits and starts after Hurricane Otis devastation

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The 58-year-old woman, a cook by profession, toiled on a recent afternoon inside a luxury apartment with expansive views of the Pacific, putting Gucci and Dior shoes into a bag to take to her employer.
Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

In 2022, Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras had 68 places staked out for oil exploration off the South American coast, searching for new reserves while spending $6.9 billion in oil development projects.
France's Macron says melting glaciers are 'an unprecedented challenge for humanity'

France's Macron says melting glaciers are 'an unprecedented challenge for humanity'

PARIS (AP) — Melting glaciers are an “unprecedented challenge for humanity,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he launched a call for nations to work together on slashing planet-warming emissions, protecting the environment and coll
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