Energy
New Yorkers Switch On Green Power in Three Clicks
NEW YORK, New York, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – A website launched today makes it easier New Yorkers to switch to clean, renewable energy. The site was established through [...]
Month: November 2009
Water
North Carolina Turkey Processing Plant and Manager Indicted
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – A federal grand jury in Greensboro returned an indictment today charging a poultry processor and a plant manager with multiple [...]
Energy
Smart Grid, Clean Energy Projects Get $683 Million in Stimulus Funds
WASHINGTON, DC, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – The Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated [...]
Water
Recovery Act Funds Washington Stormwater Projects Worth $5.6 Million
OLYMPIA, Washington, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – Governor Chris Gregoire and the Washington state Department of Ecology have approved clean water projects in Olympia, Spokane, and Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood [...]
Energy
UN to Assess Contaminated Oil Production Sites in Niger Delta
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – An environmental assessment of the pollution left by decades of oil production in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta was [...]
Wildlife
Tons of Ivory Seized in Africa’s Largest Wildlife Crime Sweep
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest [...]
Air/Climate
Commonwealth Leaders Press for ‘Binding’ Climate Deal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – Climate change dominated the meeting of Commonwealth heads of government that concluded Sunday in Port of Spain with [...]
Land Use/Forests
Penan Proclaim Peace Park on Native Land Set for Logging
LONG AJENG, Sarawak, Malaysia, November 29, 2009 (ENS) – They are calling it the Penan Peace Park, but a new rainforest reserve proclaimed by indigenous Penan communities on their [...]
Air/Climate
Chinese Premier Will Attend Climate Summit, China Pledges Emissions Cuts
BEIJING, China, November 26, 2009 (ENS) – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the United Nations’ climate summit in Copenhagen next month, the government of China announced today.
The [...]
Air/Climate
Obama Will Go to Copenhagen, Announces U.S. Climate Emissions Target
WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on December 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the White [...]
Water
Wisconsin Groundwater Standards for Explosives Could Set National Precedent
MADISON, Wisconsin, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – A move by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to set standards for a carcinogenic explosive in groundwater is being applauded by [...]
Wildlife
Mass Roundup of Nevada Wild Horses Illegal, Lawsuit Alleges
WASHINGTON, DC, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – Plans for a massive roundup and removal of more than 2,700 wild horses from public lands in Nevada were challenged today in [...]
Energy
TVA Reinforces Dams Against Extreme Weather
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, is raising the elevation of four of its dams to help reduce the risk of flooding in [...]
Gov/Politics
United States and India Embark on a Green Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between the United States and India and [...]
Energy
Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps
By Idrak Abbasov
PIRALLAHI ISLAND, Azerbaijan, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The fishermen perched on the beached boats on the Azerbaijan coast watched Faiq Balayev as he threw out [...]
Air/Climate
Energy Poverty Crucial to Copenhagen Climate Talks
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK, New York, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – Energy poverty is an issue that must be addressed at the upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen [...]
Wildlife
Chicago Fish Fence Fails to Deter Giant Asian Carp
CHICAGO, Illinois, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to close the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for five days starting December 2 [...]
Air/Climate
TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Three environmental groups are appealing a permit just issued by the state of Tennessee that allows the Tennessee Valley Authority, to discharge [...]
Energy
Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat
WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Concerns about toxics discharged from an unlined coal ash waste dump in suburban Washington, DC have prompted four environmental groups to give [...]
Energy
Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report
GOLDEN, Colorado, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Renewable energy development is spreading across the country, often linked with public policies designed to encourage its growth, finds a new state-by-state [...]