BRUSSELS, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Old and new European Union members clashed over a final position to take at the global climate talks in Denmark next month, EU officials said Friday.
Poland and other Eastern states warned during their preliminary session in Brussels that if they can’t reach an agreement, they may go to the Copenhagen [...]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) — A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced plans Thursday for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas.
The venture’s main companies include U.S. Renewable Energy Group, Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP, China’s Shenyang Power Group and A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. The wind farm is to be located [...]

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) — The part of the Mississippi River that flows past St. Louis must be cleaned up enough to support recreational uses, federal officials said.
“The people of St. Louis deserve access to such high quality water,” said Art Spratlin, a regional director for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA has ordered [...]

BRUSSELS, Oct. 30 (UPI) — The European Union Friday said it proposes rich countries provide financial aid to developing countries to help those lands fight the effects of climate change.
The Financial Times said the European Union wants as much as $74 billion in funds transferred from rich countries a year by 2020 to help in [...]

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 30 (UPI) — Aging transmission lines and power stations in western U.S. states are loaded to the limit with power from wind turbines, authorities said.
Future wind projects mean the region’s electrical grid must be expanded, which won’t be without controversy, said Brent Fenty, who heads the Oregon Natural Desert Association, which [...]