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Endangered North Atlantic right whale baby found dead near North Carolina

Endangered North Atlantic right whale baby found dead near North Carolina

FREDERICTON — The recent death of a weeks-old endangered North Atlantic right whale is a blow to the fragile species, say researchers. The calf was found dead Jan. 7 under a pier in Beaufort, N.C.
Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s

Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s

DENVER (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming , even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists' conclusions, a new study says.
House votes to block China from buying oil from US reserves

House votes to block China from buying oil from US reserves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to block oil from the country's emergency stockpile from going to China.
Opposition parties ask auditor general to probe Ontario Greenbelt moves

Opposition parties ask auditor general to probe Ontario Greenbelt moves

TORONTO — Leaders of Ontario's opposition parties have asked the auditor general to probe the province's moves to open up parts of the Greenbelt to developers.
Burning Man latest foe of 'green energy' project in Nevada

Burning Man latest foe of 'green energy' project in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Add Burning Man to the list of plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada.
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up

2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up

DENVER (AP) — Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday.
China note! EU-member Sweden locates rare earth deposits

China note! EU-member Sweden locates rare earth deposits

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — The beginning of the end of Europe’s dependency on China for precious rare earth materials may lie buried deep under the rugged reaches of northern Sweden, well above the Arctic Circle.
UAE names oil company chief to lead UN climate talks COP28

UAE names oil company chief to lead UN climate talks COP28

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate n

Bulgaria seeks to change EU-funded recovery plan over coal

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s Parliament on Thursday decided to demand that country’s government renegotiate the energy part of an EU-funded post-pandemic recovery plan, to save the country’s coal-fired power plants from closure.
Bat fungus that causes fatal White-Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta

Bat fungus that causes fatal White-Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta

EDMONTON — A fungus that causes a disease nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the United States has made its first appearance in Alberta.
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