Environment News
Apple plans Nevada solar farm in clean energy push for data centers
- Apple Inc said it plans to build a new solar farm with NV Energy Inc for power supply to its new data center in Reno, Nevada, a major step towards its goal of having its data centers run on renewable energy.
Ivory Coast forest clearances threaten cocoa exports, human rights
BALEKO-NIEGRE, Ivory Coast - The Ivory Coast is clearing tens of thousands of cocoa farmers from protected forests, threatening exports from the world's top grower and leading to complaints about human rights abuses.
Third of conifers under threat of extinction, study says
OSLO - A third of the world's conifers, the biggest and longest-lived organisms on the planet, are at risk of extinction, with logging and disease the main threats, scientists said on Tuesday.
Northern California urged to conserve power as heat wave peaks
- California's power grid operator on Monday issued a rare plea for customers in the north of the state to conserve energy over the next couple days as a heat wave blanketing the region is expected to peak just as the work week begins.
Longer-term El Nino warnings to help farmers adapt
OSLO - Scientists have found a way to forecast El Nino weather events in the Pacific a year in advance, long enough to let farmers plant crops less vulnerable to global shifts in rainfall, a study showed on Monday.
Blasting heat keeps hold on Western states
- A heat wave scorching the Western United States fueled lightning-sparked fires in several states and pushed temperatures well above normal on Monday in typically cooler regions such as Seattle and parts of the Rocky Mountains.
U.S. is not waging 'war on coal': Energy Secretary Moniz
VIENNA - The U.S. government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Sunday, rejecting criticism of President Barack Obama's climate change plan.
'Blast furnace' heat engulfs U.S. West into weekend
PHOENIX - An "atmospheric blast furnace" engulfed the sunbaked U.S. West in dangerous triple-digit temperatures on Friday, forecasters said, raising concerns for homeless people and others unable to escape near record temperatures expected over the weekend.
U.S. approves a horse slaughterhouse, sees two more plants
WASHINGTON - A New Mexico meat plant received federal approval on Friday to slaughter horses for meat, a move that drew immediate opposition from animal rights group and will likely be opposed by the White House.
Seattle fireworks too scary for baby bald eagles
SEATTLE - Just because they're both emblems of American pride doesn't mean fireworks and bald eagles should share the same skyline.
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