By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Backers of a global accord to fight climate change that formally comes into force on Friday say they are confident the deal can survive any legal challenges by U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump if he wins next week's presidential election. Trump has threatened to reject the accord negotiated by nearly 200 governments, including that of … [Read more...] about As election looms, backers of Paris climate pact play down Trump threat to deal

By Valerie Volcovici and Devika Krishna Kumar (Reuters) - Forget the accusations of groping, bigotry and email mismanagement. If the American voter had to choose between Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton based on their energy policies alone, the presidential election would still be a remarkable drama, amounting to the biggest referendum … [Read more...] about Clinton, Trump offer opposing views on nation’s energy future

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON (Reuters) - Sunoco Logistics, the future operator of the oil pipeline delayed after Native American protests in North Dakota, spills crude more often than any of its competitors with more than 200 leaks since 2010, according to a Reuters analysis of government data. The lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sit a half mile south of the proposed route … [Read more...] about Company behind Dakota pipeline tops U.S. crude spill charts

By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici CANNON BALL, N.D./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three days after guard dogs attacked Native Americans protesting an oil pipeline project in North Dakota in early September, an unprecedented event took place at the White House. Brian Cladoosby, president of the National Congress of American Indians, which represents more than 500 tribes, spoke … [Read more...] about Prairie to the White House: Inside a Tribe’s quest to stop a pipeline

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and four other U.S. senators have called on President Barack Obama to order a comprehensive environmental review of a pipeline project that has stirred widespread opposition from Native Americans and environmental activists. After a federal appeals court last week denied a request to halt … [Read more...] about Sanders among five senators asking Obama to order Dakota pipeline review