Spain will extend operations at its oldest nuclear power plant by five years, Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria said Saturday as the country seeks to make the most of its energy sources. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Residents walk in front of chimneys of a thermal power plant in Beijing, in this December 3, 2007 file photo. China's worsening air pollution, after decades of unbridled economic growth, cost the country $112 billion in 2005 in lost e... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Sheep are pictured in a field in front of a coal power plant in the western town of Neurath February 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A woman sews at the Lameirinho textile plant in Guimaraes January 31, 2012. Portugal, Western Europe's poorest country, is in its deepest recession since the few turbulent years after the return of democracy in 1974. It was forced in... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - An employee works at the Uzor weaving plant, which produces tapestry fabric displaying images of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in the town of Vyritsa, some 70 km (43 miles) north of St. Petersburg February 6, 2012. The Uzor (tran... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends a tree planting ceremony in the Diamond Jubilee Wood on her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England February 3, 2012. The Queen marks her 60th year on the throne in 2012. REUTERS/Arthur Edwards... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Workers at carmaker Audi's Brussels plant block the entrance of the factory during a general strike January 30, 2012. Belgium's first general strike in almost two decades brought the country to a partial halt on Monday in an anti-... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, whose breast implant firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has sparked an international health scandal by using substandard silicone, is seen as he arrives at the gendarmerie in Marseille January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jean-Paul ... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant No. 1 (R) and No. 2 reactors are seen in Ohi, Fukui prefecture January 26, 2012. IAEA inspection team visited Ohi nuclear power plant on Thursday as part of a review of tests conducte... [Full Article]
Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]