Environment

Downturn seen slowing CO2 rise 3:18pm GMT

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Economic slowdown will give a respite from surging greenhouse gas emissions but the world will struggle to shift in the long-term to new, greener lifestyles, delegates said at U.N. climate talks on Thursday. Full Article

Rich, poor in dispute over rainforest cash 4:46pm GMT

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Brazil ruled out on Thursday letting rich countries offset their greenhouse gas emissions by helping to save the Amazon rain forest, an idea under active discussion by the European Union. Full Article

Wanted: Twitchers to find Europe's rarest bird

Solar-powered car completes round-the-world trip

EU approves genetically modified soybean for import

EPA eases rule on mountaintop coal mining debris

Man-made noise in world's seas threatens wildlife

Arctic tundra emits methane even in winter