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COLUMN-Driving is making a comeback in the US: Kemp

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - California motorists consumed an extra 34,500 barrels of gasoline every day in February compared with the same month last year, state tax records show.

Storm leaves 170,000 without power in U.S. Gulf Coast

May 26 (Reuters) - Almost 170,000 homes and businesses were without power early on Tuesday from Texas to Mississippi after severe storms battered the U.S. Gulf Coast states on Monday, according to local utilities. The storms moved from west to east, hitting Texas first.

REFILE-RPT-INSIGHT-Funds feel heat of coal and tar divestment drive

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - For Rivka Micklewaite and fellow students, securing a pledge this week from Oxford University to avoid direct investments in companies producing coal or tar sands is just the beginning.

UPDATE 1-Libya's parliament halts session as car burns outside

BENGHAZI, Libya, May 26 (Reuters) - Libya's elected parliament halted a session attended by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni on Tuesday after protesters set fire to a car outside its base in the eastern city of Tobruk, lawmakers said.

Pay strikes halt flights at Libya's main airports

TRIPOLI, May 26 (Reuters) - Libya's three main airports cancelled flights on Tuesday morning because of strikes by ground staff complaining they have not been paid for two months, airport officials said.

Offshore revenue sharing debate stalls before it starts

For years, legislative efforts to give coastal states a larger share of offshore drilling revenue have brought the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee "to a standstill," according to Sen. Maria Cantwell.

Bumi Resources units get extension on moratorium against creditor actions

JAKARTA, May 26 (Reuters) - Bumi Resources Tbk, Indonesia's top coal miner, said on Tuesday three of its Singapore subsidiaries have obtained a five-month extension from a court on a moratorium against legal action by creditors, as the units work on restructuring their debt.

UPDATE 1-UK's Haven Power to provide Thames Water with renewable energy

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Haven Power has signed a 520 million pound ($800 million) deal with Thames Water to supply the water utility with renewable electricity over five years, Haven's parent company Drax Group Plc said on Tuesday.

World's least-polluting nations aim to set Paris climate bar high

BARCELONA, May 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - If your country were responsible for only 0.05 percent of the world's climate-changing emissions, you might not think it worth making a plan to curb that pollution - especially when you still need to get electricity to much of your population.

UK's Haven Power to provide Thames Water with renewable energy

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Haven Power has signed a 520 million pound ($800 million) deal with Thames Water to supply the water utility with renewable electricity over five years, Haven's parent Drax Group Plc said on Tuesday.

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