TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An oil spill in a creek in northeast Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly sending oil prices up on Thursday. Canada’s TC Energy said it shut down its Keystone system on Wednesday night following a drop in pipeline pressure. He …
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Shanghai has imposed a new round of business closures and close-contact coronavirus quarantines as China reels from unprecedented protests against Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policies and censorship. Confusion over the future of pandemic controls in the world’s most populous country has deepened after protesters took to the streets in at least 18 cities. Police and security …
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Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Getting there will be another story. AAlthough Korean manufacturers say they are trying to change their ways, the country’s GDP is tied to some particularly polluting industries, including petrochemical producers, automakers and shipbuilders. Although some businesses are never truly sustainable, a …
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