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Review: Thunberg aims to educate with 'The Climate Book'

Review: Thunberg aims to educate with 'The Climate Book'

“The Climate Book,” by Greta Thunberg (Penguin Press) Skipping school to sit outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018 with a sign reading “School Strike for Climate” at the age of 15, Greta Thunberg promised she would never stop calling out leaders and
Report: Companies' climate targets not what they claim to be

Report: Companies' climate targets not what they claim to be

BERLIN (AP) — Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem.
Skiers seek climate change moves: 'The seasons have shifted'

Skiers seek climate change moves: 'The seasons have shifted'

COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Overall World Cup winners Mikaela Shiffrin , Federica Brignone and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are among nearly 200 athletes from multiple disciplines who have signed a letter addressed to the International Ski and Snowboard Fed
New Zealand city grinds to halt as deluge from cyclone looms

New Zealand city grinds to halt as deluge from cyclone looms

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland residents hunkered down Monday as they braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped New Zealand's largest city and killed four people.
Premier rejects NDP claim oilwell cleanup help is linked with her leadership campaign

Premier rejects NDP claim oilwell cleanup help is linked with her leadership campaign

EDMONTON — Alberta's premier is rejecting Opposition claims her planned $100-million pilot project for cleaning up old oil wells was influenced by her United Conservative party leadership campaign, arguing that federal money to get the job done misse
Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement

Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement

A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to blame.
In Kenya, an electric transport plan for clean air, climate

In Kenya, an electric transport plan for clean air, climate

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — On the packed streets of Nairobi, Cyrus Kariuki is one of a growing number of bikers zooming through traffic on an electric motorbike, reaping the benefits of cheaper transport, cleaner air and limiting planet-warming emissions
Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets

Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets

BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — From a distance, the small group lying on the sidewalk outside the city market could be confused with hundreds of homeless people spread through Boa Vista.
U.S. downs new 'object' off Alaskan coast, not far from Canadian border: White House

U.S. downs new 'object' off Alaskan coast, not far from Canadian border: White House

WASHINGTON — A U.S.
Nova Scotia pulls ahead in Atlantic Canadian race to supply Germany with green energy

Nova Scotia pulls ahead in Atlantic Canadian race to supply Germany with green energy

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A massive hydrogen and ammonia plant has been approved in Cape Breton, giving Nova Scotia a leg up in an Atlantic Canadian race to develop green energy for eager German buyers.
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