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At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; 'It's go time' to save planet in peril

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; 'It's go time' to save planet in peril

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of f
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Parks Canada accepts recommendations from review into out-of-control fire near Banff

Parks Canada accepts recommendations from review into out-of-control fire near Banff

BANFF, Alta. — An independent review into a prescribed fire that led to evacuations near a popular tourist town in Banff National Park has made a series of recommendations to try to prevent it from happening again.
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FTC opens inquiry of Chevron-Hess merger, marking second review this week of major oil industry deal

FTC opens inquiry of Chevron-Hess merger, marking second review this week of major oil industry deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Chevron's acquisition of Hess oil company, the second inquiry the independent agency has opened this week of a major oil industry merger.
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Celebrity chef and Nova Scotia First Nation team up to create meal kits with venison

Celebrity chef and Nova Scotia First Nation team up to create meal kits with venison

MILLBROOK FIRST NATION, N.S. — A First Nation in Nova Scotia has collaborated with a celebrity chef to create meal kits for band members that feature meat from nuisance deer shot by crossbow hunters.
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U.S. and UAE-backed initiative announces $9 billion more for agricultural innovation projects

U.S. and UAE-backed initiative announces $9 billion more for agricultural innovation projects

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An additional $9 billion of funding to tackle agriculture's role in the climate crisis was announced on the sidelines of the United Nations climate talks on Friday.
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Extremely rare white alligator is born at a Florida reptile park

Extremely rare white alligator is born at a Florida reptile park

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. The 19.
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Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur

Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur

CALGARY — A dinosaur fossil found in the Alberta badlands has revealed new details about the diet of young meat-eating tyrannosaurs.
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On sidelines of COP28, Emirati 'green city' falls short of ambitions, but still delivers lessons

On sidelines of COP28, Emirati 'green city' falls short of ambitions, but still delivers lessons

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bold, innovative project begun nearly a generation ago to erect a “green-city” in the United Arab Emirates has run into realities and largely missed its mark, offering a cautionary tale about the risk of overb
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Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan

Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday.
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How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it's key to saving lives, experts say

How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it's key to saving lives, experts say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As United Nations climate talks enter their second week, negotiators who are largely focused on how to curb climate change have another thing on their plates: how to adapt to the warming that's already here.
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