Canadian, US scientists to study potential damage to Great Lakes if Asian carp gain foothold

Canada joins US in Asian carp research project

Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics through 2010

Recent winners of Nobel Prize in physics

Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:

Cuba to build docks, new terminal by 2014 as part of plan to modernize Soviet-era oil refinery

Cuba to add new docks, terminal at Cienfuegos port

Plans to haul giant oil refinery loads over scenic highway sparks big fight in Idaho, Montana

Plans to haul big oil refinery loads spark battle

NM environmental board takes issue with conflict allegations while considering emission rules

NM enviro panel rebuts conflict-of-interest claims

Russia to boost research efforts to support its claim of Arctic territories

Russia to boost Arctic research efforts

MOSCOW — Russia is boosting its research efforts to support its claims for parts of the Arctic continental shelf, the Kremlin’s pointman for the Arctic said Monday.

New gene that turns any bacteria into drug-resistant superbugs is found in 3 states, Canada

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

Astronaut Chris Hadfield to be first Canadian commander of Space Station

First Canadian commander of Space Station

LONGUEUIL, Quebec — Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will be the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012.

Illegal logging declines in Mexican Monarch butterfly reserve, but butterfly numbers drop

Logging down in Mexican Monarch butterfly reserve

Huge ice island that broke off Greenland glacier could threaten offshore platforms, shipping

Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping

TransCanada makes safety concessions on $7B Keystone XL pipeline to reassure project critics

Canadian pipeline firm makes safety concessions

Congressman says Enbridge violated federal regs with slow response to Mich. oil pipeline leak

Congressman says Enbridge violated oil spill regs

Enjoy Aurora Borealis in the Sky Tonight !!

Aurora Borealis

Catch The Northern Lights on August 3

Canadian archaeologists find ship lost in 1850s during search for Franklin expedition

Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered

Alliance of US states, Canadian provinces offers detailed cap-and-trade plan as national model

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Without funding, Montana-Saskatchewan climate project shelved; would have stored CO2 from coal

Montana-Saskatchewan climate project shelved

EPA says TransCanada’s environmental report doesn’t address key concerns

EPA: Keystone XL impact statement needs revising

Treating HIV helps prevent spread of the AIDS virus to others, Canadian study finds

Treating HIV also prevents its spread, study finds

UN report fuels charges of manipulation in $2.7 billion carbon-cutting market

UN report fuels criticism of carbon-cutting scheme

Clock ticking for government to accept gift of 420-acre lakefront property in Vermont

Vt. man bequeaths lakefront property to government

Obama administration supports state-level land deal with Canada; Montana gov. prods action

US President Barack Obama

Canadian oil sands company guilty in death of 1,600 ducks in toxic waste pond

Oil sands company guilty in duck deaths

ST. ALBERT, Alberta — Canadian oil-sands company Syncrude has been found guilty of causing the death of 1,600 ducks in a toxic waste pond at its mine in Alberta.

G20 countries face split on issue of stimulus spending versus tackling soaring deficits

G20 leaders facing worries about rising deficits

Stealer’s remorse? Tiger, camels stolen along with trailer in Quebec found safe 3 days later

Thieves elect not to hold that tiger, those camels

Major climate decisions brewing in obscure ozone treaty talks

Major climate decisions may come from ozone treaty

AP answers your questions on the news, from reporters in Gaza to using kudzu as biofuel

Ask AP: Kudzu as biofuel, reporting from Gaza

Lights out! Ikea to phase out incandescent bulbs at US stores Aug. 1, ahead of target

Ikea to start phasing out incandescent light bulbs

Fakelakegate: Canada accused of not living up to its claim of fiscal prudence for summits

Canada derided for plan to build costly fake lake

International Appalachian Train aims for Morocco, linking ancient mountains through Europe

Appalachian Trail to leap abroad toward Morocco

Grizzlies listed as threatened in Alberta even as bears rebound elsewhere

Alberta grizzlies listed as threatened

Grizzly bears have been listed as threatened in the Canadian province of Alberta, and a ban on hunting has been extended by officials who say the animals are suffering from habitat loss and low reproductive success.

First Obama climate report to UN projects 4 percent emissions rise by 2012

The White House

Canada to launch new rules for heavy trucks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

News Pres Obama Healthcare

Feds change rules so farmers can kill non-migrating Canada geese faster, avoid loss of crops

Feds change rules so farmers can kill geese faster

Canadian forestry companies and environmental groups reach deal to limit boreal logging

Canada Forestry companies to limit logging

Canadian forestry companies and environmental groups reach groundbreaking deal on logging

Forestry companies reach environmental deal

UN’s Ban urges Canadian PM to put environment, global poverty on G20 agenda

Ban urges Canada to put environment on G20 agenda

Ecologist says beavers have created world’s largest dam in northwest Canada

Canada’s eager beavers have built largest dam

Ecologist says beavers have created world’s largest dam in northwestern Canada

Canada’s eager beavers build world’s largest dam

GM to invest $890M in 5 plants to build new V-8 engines, keeping 1,600 jobs

GM to invest $890M in engines, keeping 1,600 jobs

Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts back home in Fla. after rare flyover of US heartland

Space shuttle Discovery, crew of 7 back on Earth

Canadian lynx released in Colorado in ‘03 travels 1,200 miles to Canada

Colo lynx travels 1,200 miles to Canada

DENVER — Wildlife officials say a lynx trapped in Canada and released in southwestern Colorado in 2003 traveled 1,200 miles back to Canada, where it got caught in a trap and died earlier this year.

Canada’s annual seal hunt kicks off despite dwindling demand for seal products

Canada’s annual seal hunt kicks off

TORONTO — Canada’s annual seal hunt got under way Thursday despite a dwindling market for pelts and other byproducts following a European Union import ban and slumping demand.

Annual backyard bird count shows abundant robins and tree swallows, scarce winter finches

Robins rule in annual North American bird count

Whether Alaska, the Alps or Route 66, adventurous motorcyclists far from home can rent bikes

Motorcycle rentals for high-adventure touring

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