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Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo launch clean energy pushMovie stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo are partnering on '100%', a campaign aimed at making renewable energy affordable and available to everyone.
Oozing oil in lake: How to fix a decades-old leak?The government is looking into solutions to a Michigan lake that has had oil oozing into it for more than two decades.
ADB: Asia must boost clean energy investmentAsian countries have come a long way on clean-energy development, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. But lower oil prices offers a chance to cut fuel subsidies and boost renewables.
Texas city drops voter-approved fracking banLast November, voters in Denton, Texas approved a ban on hydraulic fracturing amid environmental concerns. Now, the Denton City Council has voted to drop the ban.
Barack Obama's climate change initiative: $4 billion for clean energyThe White House unveiled Tuesday $4 billion in private-sector investment commitments to clean energy, doubling expectations.
Arctic drilling: Activists detained while protesting Shell oil rigTwo dozen protestors were temporarily detained by the US Coast Guard for violating the safety zone around a massive Arctic drilling rig operated by oil giant Shell.
World could peak emissions by 2020, IEA says. But will it?It's possible for world leaders to cut carbon and boost renewables enough that global emissions hit their upper limit in the next five years. The question is whether that goal is politically feasible through UN climate talks.
Shell to pull workers from Gulf Coast platforms ahead of storm surgeShell Oil Co., the leading oil producer in the Gulf of Mexico, has removed non-essential workers from offshore platforms due to the threat of a likely tropical cyclone.
No injuries in South Texas blaze sparked by burst gas lineEmergency services said a massive fire caused by a ruptured natural gas pipeline near Lindenau, Texas on Sunday has been extinguished.
China's surprising climate progress [Recharge]China is ahead of schedule on climate change, a new study shows; G7 leaders call for global decarbonization; the US takes the lead on oil production. Catch up on global energy with the Monitor's Recharge.
China is crushing it on climate change, study saysThe world's No. 1 emitter of greenhouse gases is on track to peak its emissions by 2025, according to a new study – a full five years ahead of schedule.
G7 pledges to end greenhouse emissions this centuryThe Group of Seven announced Monday that it aims to halt its greenhouse emissions by 2100 in an effort to combat human-generated climate change.
Did the EPA just say fracking is safe? Depends who you ask.The Environmental Protection Agency's report on fracking said very little damage to drinking water was found, but that danger still lay in irresponsible practices.
Why new EPA report is unlikely to settle fracking debateSupporters and opponents of fracking have both claimed victory from the report, which found isolated incidents of water contamination but concluded the problems weren't widespread or systemic.
OPEC maintains output. Is anyone steering oil markets?The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced it would keep oil output unchanged during its meeting Friday. That inaction won't answer any of the myriad questions surrounding the future of the world's most dominant fuel.
Next target for EPA climate rules? AirlinesEPA will soon determine that airline greenhouse gases are pollutants harming human health, the first step in regulating planet-warming emissions from the sector. But some wonder if Obama's regulations will go far enough to make a difference.
Fatal Chevron gas well explosion leads to record fine in Penn.Chevron Corp has been fined over $900,000 for a February 2014 explosion that killed a Pennsylvania man.
Oil prices up as Saudis see rising demand, slowing supplySaudi Arabia's oil minister arrived in Vienna Monday for a semi-annual Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meeting, and expressed optimism that the cartel's strategy of maintaining output is working.
Solar plane stuck in Japan until weather improvesAfter an unplanned landing due to bad weather on Monday, Solar Impulse 2 is waiting to take of for its nonstop flight to Hawaii.
Will environmentalists block Shell's offshore Arctic drilling plans?Environmental groups are renewing a challenge to 2008 lease sale of Arctic sea off Alaska's northwest shore.
