FRANKFURT— Bayer AG’s big push into the U.S. agrochemical market with its planned acquisition of Monsanto Co. could help it offset a growing problem on its home turf: increasingly stringent European regulation.
For the first time, researchers have counted all the world's Adélie penguins—a sprightly seabird considered a bellwether of climate change—and discovered that millions of them are thriving in and around
Europe's first large-scale project to turn coal into a clean fuel was given hundreds of millions of euros by the European Union Tuesday, reviving hopes that the technology could finally get off the ground.
Shortages of shampoo and cooking oil are bad enough for residents of this teeming capital, but what they miss most now is water. A drought—and what President Nicolás Maduro's critics say is bad planning—has
Babcock & Wilcox Co., a U.S. energy-equipment manufacturer, has found itself again in the cross hairs of Beijing’s environmental protection bureau. Although Babcock was just one of 114 companies cited
Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT) announced that it has been honored with the top listing in the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation's (CPCIF) 2013 "Energy Efficiency Frontrunner" benchmark company
Six months after a chemical spill fouled a vital West Virginia water supply, a fight is brewing over the tons of waste it left behind. The small city of Hurricane, W.Va., and surrounding Putnam County,
Finavera Wind Energy Inc. ("Finavera" or the "Company") (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce that the 184MW Meikle Wind Energy Project (the "Project"), initially developed by Finavera and subsequently sold
A protest march of indigenous people from Ecuador's Amazon region and the Andean highlands reached the country's capital here Tuesday after an eleven-day walk from the Amazon. The protesters marched
The pain of California's three-year drought is spreading from its agricultural belt to urban lawns and backyards, where residents are being hit with fines for excess water use, and businesses such as golf
Environmentalists scored a victory in their long battle to prevent timber companies from undertaking logging in some of Australia's most pristine forests. The United Nations turned down an appeal by
