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BP removes cap from Gulf well (Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc said it removed a cap from equipment atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Thursday, the first of several steps in advance of plugging the leak for good.
Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed (AP)
AP - Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case.
No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)
Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the U.S. Coast Guard said the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill.
No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire (AP)
AP - The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
Fishing reopened in 5,130 square miles of Gulf (AP)
AP - Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in part of the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana.
The elimination diet: Discover your migraine triggers (Y! Green)
Y! Green - Seventeen percent of the population will experience migraine headaches at some pointÂ in their life.Â These debilitating headaches can last for days and are often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.
EPA to issue more rules in climate fight (Reuters)
Reuters - The Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.
VeraSun asking corn farmers for repayment (AP)
AP - Midwest farmers who sold corn to bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. have been receiving official letters asking for most of that money back.
Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.
Nations meet on climate cash, U.N. sees long haul (Reuters)
Reuters - About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global warming.
No sign of oil leak after Gulf of Mexico rig blast: company (AFP)
AFP - There is no sign of an oil spill after a rig caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, a spokesman for rig operator Mariner Energy said.
Disasters show 'screaming' need for action - climate chief (AFP)
AFP - UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.
Electric cars will have fewer gadgets -- here's why (Y! Green)
Y! Green - Texting while driving: Just the beginning of the distractions. (Flickr/Jason Weaver)
Amazon at lowest level in over 40 years in Peru: experts (AFP)
AFP - The Amazon, the world's biggest river, is at its lowest level in over 40 years near its source in northeastern Peru, causing havoc in a region where it is used as the only form of travel, authorities said.
Coast Guard responding to possible rig blast in Gulf (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Coast Guard was flying helicopters to a possible offshore drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
Cairn says Greenland ops resume after protest (AFP)
AFP - Scottish oil exploration group Cairn Energy said Thursday it had resumed operations on a rig off the coast of Greenland after Greenpeace ended a protest.
Burger King drops Indonesian palm oil company (AFP)
AFP - US fast food giant Burger King said Thursday it would no longer buy palm oil from Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries after Greenpeace campaigned against the Indonesian group's land-clearing practices.
UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP)
AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.
Climate change puts China harvests at risk (AFP)
AFP - Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday.
Japan to sentence Greenpeace anti-whaling activists (AFP)
AFP - Two Greenpeace activists will face possible jail terms in Japan on Monday for stealing a box of whale meat in a trial the environmental group says will test the country's limits on political activism.

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