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Land Use/Forests

Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley

HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – A federal judge in Honolulu has ruled that the U.S. Army is obliged to give the community meaningful information on how military [...]

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Wildlife

Sacrifice of 200,000 Animals Proceeds Despite Pleas, Prayers

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Sacrifice of 200,000 Animals Proceeds Despite Pleas, Prayers

KATHMANDU, Nepal, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Emotional appeals to Nepalese officials by animal advocates from around the world have not persuaded them to call a halt to the [...]

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Wildlife

Census of Ocean Depths Reveals Hundreds of New Species

November 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Census of Ocean Depths Reveals Hundreds of New Species

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – “The deep sea is the Earth’s largest continuous ecosystem and largest habitat for life. It is also the least studied,” says [...]

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Air/Climate

Senate Delays Climate Bill to Focus on Health Care

November 21, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Senate Delays Climate Bill to Focus on Health Care

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2009 (ENS) – Senator Harry Reid, the Democrat majority leader, has put off Senate debate on climate change legislation until next spring, weakening hopes [...]

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Energy

Energy-Saving Tips For Greener, Less Costly Holidays

November 20, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Energy-Saving Tips For Greener, Less Costly Holidays

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2009 (ENS) – During the holiday season, energy saving tips from utilities and public agencies abound. ENS staffers have compiled a list of the [...]

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Energy

California’s New TV Energy Efficiency Standards Highest in the World

November 20, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on California’s New TV Energy Efficiency Standards Highest in the World

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 20, 2009 (ENS) – The California Energy Commission Thursday unanimously adopted the world’s highest TV energy efficiency standards. The standards will make new TVs [...]

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Air/Climate

Guyana and Norway Sign $250 Million Forest-Climate Pact

November 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Guyana and Norway Sign $250 Million Forest-Climate Pact

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – The governments of the northern European country of Norway and the South American country of Guyana will cooperate to provide the world [...]

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Air/Climate

EU Research Shows Greenhouse Gases Must Zero Out by 2100

November 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EU Research Shows Greenhouse Gases Must Zero Out by 2100

LONDON, UK, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – The latest European climate research shows that human emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide will need to be reduced close to [...]

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Wildlife

Trout May Be Killed to Save California Yellow-Legged Frogs

November 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Trout May Be Killed to Save California Yellow-Legged Frogs

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – National Park Service officials in California are about to decide how to kill non-native trout to save critically endangered native [...]

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Water

South Florida Adopts Year-Round Water Conservation Rule

November 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on South Florida Adopts Year-Round Water Conservation Rule

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – Recognizing the need to conserve water and increase protection for South Florida’s water resources, the South Florida Water Management District [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama Could Tip the Balance at Copenhagen Climate Summit

November 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Could Tip the Balance at Copenhagen Climate Summit

 

By Haider Rizvi

NEW YORK, New York, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – The United Nations’ climate agency chief says he wants U.S. President Barrack Obama to join world [...]

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Energy

New Surface Mining Chief Cracks Down on Mountaintop Removal, Valley Fills

November 18, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on New Surface Mining Chief Cracks Down on Mountaintop Removal, Valley Fills

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of the Interior is taking immediate actions to strengthen its oversight of state surface coal mining programs. The [...]

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At Risk

Court: Negligence by U.S. Army Corps Caused Katrina Flooding

November 18, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Court: Negligence by U.S. Army Corps Caused Katrina Flooding

 

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in New Orleans following [...]

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Energy

Coal Pollution Undermines America’s Health, Physicians Advise

November 18, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Coal Pollution Undermines America’s Health, Physicians Advise

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – Coal pollutants affect all major body organ systems and contribute to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the United [...]

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Air/Climate

UN Report: Women’s Profound Role in Averting Climate Crisis

November 18, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on UN Report: Women’s Profound Role in Averting Climate Crisis

LONDON, UK, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – Women are central to global and national efforts to cope with climate change, concludes a new report, “The State of World Population [...]

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Air/Climate

Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Standards Going Up

November 17, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Standards Going Up

WASHINGTON, DC, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – For the first time in nearly 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to strengthen the nation’s sulfur dioxide air [...]

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Land Use/Forests

EPA, Florida Agree to Limit Fertilizer, Animal Waste in State Waters

November 17, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA, Florida Agree to Limit Fertilizer, Animal Waste in State Waters

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – In a decision with national relevance, a federal judge in Tallahassee Monday approved a consent decree that requires the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]

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Wildlife

North America’s Most Brilliant Songbird Begins to Recover

November 17, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on North America’s Most Brilliant Songbird Begins to Recover

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – With its gleaming red, blue and green feathers, the painted bunting is often described as the most beautiful migratory songbird in [...]

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Food

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Cut, Conservationists Urge Trade Ban

November 17, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Cut, Conservationists Urge Trade Ban

RECIFE, Brazil, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – Fishing pressure on bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea will be reduced this coming year, but conservation groups [...]

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Air/Climate

U.S. and China Forge Climate, Clean Energy Partnership

November 17, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on U.S. and China Forge Climate, Clean Energy Partnership

BEIJING, China, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and [...]

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