Water
Americans Using Less Water than 35 Years Ago
WASHINGTON, DC, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – The United States is using less water than during the peak years of 1975 and 1980, according to water use estimates [...]
Month: November 2009
Air/Climate
Conservationists Petition EPA to Block Washington Coal Plant Permit
SEATTLE, Washington, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – Conservation and energy groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking the agency to object to an [...]
Wildlife
UN Biodiversity Chief Calls for ‘New Plans’ to Conserve Life
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK, New York, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – A senior United Nations official today criticized world leaders for failing to match their words with [...]
At Risk
Timor Sea Oil Rig Blaze Snuffed But Ecosystem Damage Done
PERTH, Australia, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – PTTEP Australasia today confirmed it has killed a leaking oil well and stopped the main fire at the Montara well head [...]
Wildlife
Rapid Pace of Species Extinctions Mounts to a ‘Crisis’
GLAND, Switzerland, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – Nearly one-third of all known species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction, finds the International Union for the Conservation [...]
Wildlife
Ships Sailing U.S. Atlantic Coast Must Slow for Whales
WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Coast Guard reminds operators of vessels 65 feet or greater in length that the Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction [...]
Wildlife
Disney Spends $7 Million to Conserve Forests in Peru, Congo, USA
BURBANK, California, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – The Walt Disney Company, which for 60 years has portrayed the glories of nature in film, today announced a $7 million [...]
Energy
Louisiana Copes With Oil Spill, High Winds, Flooding
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – An oil spill south of New Orleans and flooding across northern and western parishes has made it a difficult weekend [...]
Food
Rich Countries Feeding on Poor Countries’ Farmland
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK, New York, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – Investors from capital-rich nations that cannot produce enough food for their own consumption are squeezing small [...]
At Risk
Fire Breaks Out at Leaking Timor Sea Oil Well
PERTH, Australia, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – A huge fire has been blazing at an oil rig in the Timor Sea since Sunday, after an attempt by the [...]