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China cries foul after U.S. sets tariffs on solar imports

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:41 +0000

(Reuters) - The United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar panel imports from China, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world’s two biggest economies and sparking accusations by Beijing of protectionism.

Oklahoma park accused of letting kids play with tigers

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:41 +0000

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Humane Society of the United States is accusing an Oklahoma exotic animal park of allowing children to handle and pose for photographs with juvenile tigers in what they called “a petting zoo for carnivores.”

Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:41 +0000

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but said they found no signs of oil in the water.

Winds, low humidity bedevil Arizona, Colorado firefighters

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:41 +0000

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled against strong winds on Thursday to halt the advance of Arizona wildfires that have charred more than 30 square miles (78 square km) of dry ponderosa forest, brush and grass, and a blaze in nearby Colorado swelled overnight.

Apple to use only green power for main data center

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:41 +0000

(Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms.

Denmark aims low with green energy policy

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:41 +0000

SAMSO, Denmark (Reuters) - Over a beer or two, Danes like to tell a story that goes like this: One night the energy ministers of the countries around the North Sea got together to divide up its oil and gas wealth. The Danish minister got very drunk, but the Norwegian managed to stay sober. As a result, Norway carved out a jagged shape that included Ekofisk, which has proved to be a major field, and Denmark was left with the dregs.

Rocky Mountain cave closure sought over bat disease

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:40 +0000

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The U.S. government is seeking to close caves in national forests in the Northern Rockies to stem the spread of white-nose bat syndrome, a disease that has killed an estimated 5.5 million bats in 19 states and is spreading westward, officials said on Wednesday.

Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:40 +0000

TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive.

Extreme rain doubled in Midwest: climate study

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:40 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the U.S. Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate advocates link to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions.

Insight: In Ohio, “fracking” boom a delicate issue for Obama

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:40 +0000

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs.