EU moves step closer to law on national GMO crop bans
Reuters: EU politicians on Tuesday backed a plan to allow nations to ban genetically modified crops on their soil even if they are given approval to be grown in the...
Reuters: EU politicians on Tuesday backed a plan to allow nations to ban genetically modified crops on their soil even if they are given approval to be grown in the...
AP: European Union leaders agreed early Friday to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the 28-nation bloc to at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
Reuters: Wind power is blowing gas and coal-fired turbines out of business in the Nordic countries, and the effects will be felt across the Baltic region as the renewable...
Reuters: A European Union plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting in its fight against climate change has been abandoned after years of opposition led by major...
Reuters: Two Belgian nuclear reactors owned by GDF-Suez unit Electrabel may remain offline until spring and may need to be halted permanently, Belgian state broadcaster...
Reuters: EU energy ministers agreed a deal on Friday to limit production of biofuels made from food crops, responding to criticism these stoke inflation and do more...
The environmental group found that the investment needed to upgrade the safety of French utility EDF's 58 nuclear reactors would make nuclear energy less competitive...
Reuters: The European Union tackled deep divisions on genetically modified crops on Wednesday by striking a compromise pact that is likely to make it easier for them to...
Reuters reports that the head of strategy for RWE, which recently signed a deal to sell the Nest thermostat, plans to sell more energy saving products as it strives to...
Republican Senators John McCain and John Hoeven are in Norway for meetings on reducing Ukraine and Europe's dependance on Russian gas.
Reuters: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia could cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine if it fails to pay its gas bills on time and warned there could be a...
The European Commission says production costs for renewables have significantly fallen over the past few years and subsidies have "caused serious market distortions...
The aim is to address rising prices for consumers by scaling back green subsidies and limiting the expansion of onshore wind and solar capacity.
"We've succeeded in taking a giant step forward in making the 'Energiewende' a success," said Merkel.
It's more than a 40 percent increase, the blow of which will be cushioned by a new IMF loan package.
The reform plan, which is aimed at scaling back incentives for renewable energy, is facing backlash in several states.
Poland's proposed union would be based on six points including the "rehabilitation" of coal, increased shale gas exploration, and common purchases to ensure...
With Crimea crisis in the background, House GOPers and Dems sparred at a Tuesday hearing over the potential impacts of fast-tracking the approval process.
"Many people think that this could be one component, if the United States decided to export shale gas."
Many EU countries are heavily reliant on oil and gas imports from Russia.