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Canadian Solar to build $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern Indiana, employ about 1,200

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. will build an $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern Indiana that will employ about 1,200 workers once production is fully ramped up, the company said Monday.
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In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says.
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Calgary lifts its outdoor water restrictions as cold weather expected to reduce use

Calgary lifts its outdoor water restrictions as cold weather expected to reduce use

CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it is lifting its outdoor water restrictions, but it's still asking residents to use water wisely. Officials say the restrictions, which have been in effect for two months, will be removed Tuesday.
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A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged

A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ferry that ran aground off southeastern Sweden was leaking oil into the Baltic Sea and suffered “extensive damage,” a spokesman for the Swedish Coast Guard said Monday. On Oct.
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Takeaways from the AP's investigation into aging oil ships

Takeaways from the AP's investigation into aging oil ships

OKITIPUPA, NIGERIA (AP) — Until early last year, a rusting oil ship named the Trinity Spirit floated off the coast of Nigeria, pulling crude oil from the ocean floor.
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Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world

Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world

OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. The explosion that night woke him and knocked him to the floor.
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How extreme weather in the US may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween

How extreme weather in the US may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween

HUDSON, Colo. (AP) — Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day.
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Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — At least 48 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, most of them in Acapulco, Mexican authorities said Sunday as the death toll continued to climb and families buried loved ones
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California's commercial Dungeness crab season delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect whales

California's commercial Dungeness crab season delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect whales

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines.
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G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions

G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions

TOKYO (AP) — Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies strengthened their pledge Sunday to work together to ensure smooth supply chains for essentials like energy and food despite global uncertainties.
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