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NDP asks for ethics probe on ties between developer, former Ontario minister

TORONTO — Ontario's official Opposition requested Wednesday the integrity commissioner probe the relationship between a minister, members of the premier's inner circle and a prominent developer whose land was removed from the protected Greenbelt.

Oct 18, 2023 3:42 PM Read more >

Coastal county and groups sue to overturn federal approval of New Jersey's 1st offshore wind farm

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — The government of New Jersey's southernmost county has joined with environmental and fishing industry groups in suing the federal government in a bid to overturn its approval of the state's first offshore wind energy farm.

Oct 18, 2023 1:09 PM Read more >

Modified Atlantic Loop shouldn't thwart drive for offshore wind power: report author

HALIFAX — The author of a new report touting Atlantic Canada as a potential offshore wind energy giant says the scaled-down Atlantic Loop electricity grid announced this week is a start but not enough for the region to fully benefit from its producti

Oct 18, 2023 12:26 PM Read more >

Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports

DALTON, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States.

Oct 18, 2023 11:13 AM Read more >

Zoos and botanical gardens find Halloween programs are a hit, and an opportunity

Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately carved jack-o’-lanterns.

Oct 18, 2023 9:11 AM Read more >

Bloomberg Philanthropies launches $50 million fund to help cities tackle global issues

NEW YORK (AP) — Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world.

Oct 18, 2023 8:03 AM Read more >

South Africa hopes to ease crippling blackouts as major power station recovers

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African officials are hoping that the gradual recovery of one of the country's biggest coal-fired power stations will reduce crippling power blackouts.

Oct 18, 2023 6:35 AM Read more >

Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference

LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense after being arrested at a demonstration against an oil and gas industry conference in London.

Oct 18, 2023 6:33 AM Read more >

Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them

LONDON (AP) — When Laima Springe-Janssen was looking to replace her French-made gasoline-powered SUV with an electric car, she considered models from Volvo and Nissan.

Oct 18, 2023 12:07 AM Read more >

Tropical Storm Norma forms off Mexico's Pacific coast and may threaten resort of Los Cabos

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Norma formed off Mexico’s western Pacific coast Tuesday and the U.S.

Oct 17, 2023 5:03 PM Read more >