Business Day (registration)EU legislators reject call for ban on Arctic oil extractionBusiness Day (registration)Brussels — The European Parliament rejected a call to ban Arctic oil and gas exploration on Thursday, in a symbolic vote seen as a barometer fo …

Construction EnquirerEngineering services contractors powering aheadConstruction EnquirerElectrical Contractors' Association CEO Steve Bratt and Building Engineering Services Association chief executive Paul McLaughlin said: “These new survey findings …

Prince George CitizenGeo-engineering not the solution to climate changePrince George CitizenSo it is perhaps not surprising to find a number of scientists over the years have proposed solving some of our larger problems with geo-engineering or climate engi …

Oil prices settle at 52-week high in shortened holiday tradeMarketWatchCrude-oil prices on Friday ticked modestly higher but enough to register a 52-week high in abbreviated trade ahead of the December holiday weekend. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, …

Teargas, trees and oil: my life in the greatest job on earthThe GuardianIf that wasn't enough, the Great Storm had just blown down 15m trees in southern England, the Exxon Valdez had spilt 11m gallons of crude oil off Alaska, and the French government …

The GuardianArctic oil rush: Nenets' livelihood and habitat at risk from oil spillsThe GuardianBut locals have said both of those activities are under threat from an oil terminal due to be built on the Tanalau cape, near where the river empties into th …

The GuardianArctic oil rush: Nenets' livelihood and habitat at risk from oil spills ...The GuardianAn oil terminal to be built in northern Russia where the river Yenisei meets the Arctic Ocean lacks the technology to deal with oil spills, say environme …

Financial TimesPutin orders crackdown on vodka substitutes after bath oil deathsFinancial TimesIn Irkutsk, the Siberian city near Lake Baikal where at least 107 people fell ill from drinking the bath oil, local authorities declared a public health emergenc …

FortuneObama Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Off Alaska, Part of Atlantic CoastFortuneU.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment …

Washington PostPresident Obama bans oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic oceansWashington PostPresident Obama moved to solidify his environmental legacy Monday by withdrawing hundreds of millions of acres of federally owned land in the Arctic …