The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has cut sod for a project which seeks to improve the reliability and quality of power supplied to some parts of Accra, particularly the central business...
Energy Minister Mr Boakye Agyarko has affirmed the Government’s resolve to overhaul the country’s ailing energy sector to meet consumers demand for improved economic performance. “This...
South Korean authorities faced a deluge of criticism Wednesday for announcing that human remains had been found from the sunken Sewol ferry, only to correct itself within hours to say they were...
President Donald Trump took action on Tuesday to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets, making it clear climate change was not a priority, but said nothing about the 2015 Paris accord....
Energy giant Exxon Mobil has asked the Trump administration not to scrap US participation in the landmark Paris climate agreement, running counter to White House moves on carbon emissions. The news...
The West Africa Gas Limited (WAGL), an Energy company owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Oceanbed (a member of the Sahara Group), has taken a step further towards...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change. The president said this would put an end to the "war on coal" and "job-killing...
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has started the construction of a sub-station to reinforce the supply of electricity to the central business district (CBD) of Accra and its environs. The $39-million...
President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets and a major global climate accord. Following through on an...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change. The president said this would put an end to the "war on coal" and "job-killing...
Small Scale Miners Association has dared government to as a matter of urgency arrest any chief found culpable in illegal mining activity known in local parlance as galamsey in the country. This,...
Lands and Forest Minister John Peter Amewu has warned government will not spare anyone in its effort to combat illegal mining known as galamsey. He has served notice to politicians, chiefs and other...
Voluntary efficiency programmes -- including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration -- have led to energy savings of up to 30 percent in commercial buildings in Los Angeles,...
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Eddie Lack was diagnosed on Tuesday with only a neck strain after being stretchered off the ice and hospitalized following a collision in a National Hockey League game....
A socio-environmental advocacy NGO based in the Western Region, the Friends of the Nation (FoN), has urged government to rope in relevant stakeholders in its bid to reduce and eliminate the use of...
Rare wild tigers have been discovered by scientists after the cats wandered past a set of camera traps set deep in the Thai jungle. The group of small tigers are one of two breeding populations of...
A former Head of Communications for the Ministry of Petroleum, Edward Bawa, has rejected accusations that the erstwhile government paid $150 million extra in the AMERI power plant deal. According to...
Conservationists on Tuesday hailed the discovery of a new breeding population of tigers in Thailand as a "miraculous" victory for a sub-species feared wiped out by poaching. Images of four mothers...
Mice have been living alongside humans for 15,000 years, according to fossil evidence. This is earlier than previously thought – and predates the dawn of agriculture. Scientists believe wild mice...
Devastating earthquakes, floods, hailstorms and wildfires, along with man-made devastation, helped push global disaster costs to $175 billion (161 billion euros) last year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on...
