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Energy

New Yorkers Switch On Green Power in Three Clicks

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Water

North Carolina Turkey Processing Plant and Manager Indicted

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Smart Grid, Clean Energy Projects Get $683 Million in Stimulus Funds

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Water

Recovery Act Funds Washington Stormwater Projects Worth $5.6 Million

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

UN to Assess Contaminated Oil Production Sites in Niger Delta

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Wildlife

Tons of Ivory Seized in Africa’s Largest Wildlife Crime Sweep

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Commonwealth Leaders Press for ‘Binding’ Climate Deal

November 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Penan Proclaim Peace Park on Native Land Set for Logging

November 29, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Chinese Premier Will Attend Climate Summit, China Pledges Emissions Cuts

November 26, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama Will Go to Copenhagen, Announces U.S. Climate Emissions Target

November 25, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Water

Wisconsin Groundwater Standards for Explosives Could Set National Precedent

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Wildlife

Mass Roundup of Nevada Wild Horses Illegal, Lawsuit Alleges

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

TVA Reinforces Dams Against Extreme Weather

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Gov/Politics

United States and India Embark on a Green Partnership

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Energy Poverty Crucial to Copenhagen Climate Talks

November 24, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Wildlife

Chicago Fish Fence Fails to Deter Giant Asian Carp

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 [...]

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