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IMF Chief Proposes $100 Billion a Year Fund to Tackle Climate Change

January 30, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on IMF Chief Proposes $100 Billion a Year Fund to Tackle Climate Change

 

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 30, 2010 (ENS) – The head of the International Monetary Fund today proposed to create a multi-billion dollar Green Fund that would provide the financing [...]

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Air/Climate

Feds to Eliminate One-Quarter of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 10 Years

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Feds to Eliminate One-Quarter of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 10 Years

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced that the federal government will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020.

“As [...]

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Wildlife

U.S. Navy Sued Over Anti-Sub Training Range Where Rare Whales Calve

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on U.S. Navy Sued Over Anti-Sub Training Range Where Rare Whales Calve

 

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – Conservation groups today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy over its decision to build an Undersea Warfare Training Range next [...]

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Energy

Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, [...]

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Air/Climate

SEC Guides Public Companies on Climate Change Risk Disclosure

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on SEC Guides Public Companies on Climate Change Risk Disclosure

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to provide publicly traded companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight

 

DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – U.S. Congressman Edward Markey told the World Economic Forum today that President Barack Obama has committed himself to passing climate legislation. [...]

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Air/Climate

EPA Regulates Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA Regulates Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – Concentrations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide must be below 100 parts per billion in any one-hour period under a new [...]

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Transport

Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Nationwide

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Nationwide

TAMPA, Florida, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama will announce today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $8 billion in economic stimulus funding to states [...]

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Energy

Clean Energy Jobs Top Priority in Obama’s State of the Union Address

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Clean Energy Jobs Top Priority in Obama’s State of the Union Address

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2010 (ENS) – Clean energy jobs and economic recovery took center stage in President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union address tonight before [...]

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U.S. EPA Will List, Possibly Regulate, Chemicals of Concern

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on U.S. EPA Will List, Possibly Regulate, Chemicals of Concern
U.S. EPA Will List, Possibly Regulate, Chemicals of Concern

WASHINGTON, DC, December 31, 2009 (ENS) – For the first time, the U.S. EPA intends to establish a Chemicals of [...]

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EPA Plans to Expand Lead Monitoring Network

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA Plans to Expand Lead Monitoring Network
EPA Plans to Expand Lead Monitoring Network

WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – To ensure that the most vulnerable Americans are better protected from exposure to lead, the [...]

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Postal Service to Deliver Medicine in Case of Anthrax Attack, Obama Orders

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Postal Service to Deliver Medicine in Case of Anthrax Attack, Obama Orders
Postal Service to Deliver Medicine in Case of Anthrax Attack, Obama Orders

WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today ordered federal agencies to establish a [...]

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Climate Pledge Tracker Compares Nations’ CO2 Emissions Limits

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Climate Pledge Tracker Compares Nations’ CO2 Emissions Limits
Climate Pledge Tracker Compares Nations’ CO2 Emissions Limits

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – Anywhere that people can go online they can trace the proposals and plans of [...]

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UK: Holiday Households Dump 230,000 Tonnes of Food Waste

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on UK: Holiday Households Dump 230,000 Tonnes of Food Waste
UK: Holiday Households Dump 230,000 Tonnes of Food Waste

LONDON, UK, December 29, 2009 (ENS) – Roughly 230,000 metric tonnes of food ends up in rubbish bins across Britain [...]

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Ottawa River Cleanup Started After Months of Delay

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Ottawa River Cleanup Started After Months of Delay
Ottawa River Cleanup Started After Months of Delay

TOLEDO, Ohio, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Ottawa River Group and the state of Ohio [...]

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$30 Million Cleanup Set for Massachusetts’ Superfund Landfill

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on $30 Million Cleanup Set for Massachusetts’ Superfund Landfill
$30 Million Cleanup Set for Massachusetts’ Superfund Landfill

BOSTON, Massachusetts, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – Cleanup of the 50 acre Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site in Tewksbury, Massachusetts [...]

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Year of the Tiger Dawns With Just 3,200 Wild Tigers Left

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Year of the Tiger Dawns With Just 3,200 Wild Tigers Left
Year of the Tiger Dawns With Just 3,200 Wild Tigers Left

KATHMANDU, Nepal, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – To mark 2010 as Year of the Tiger, the government of [...]

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Armenia Approves New Nuclear Plant Over Green Objections

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Armenia Approves New Nuclear Plant Over Green Objections
Armenia Approves New Nuclear Plant Over Green Objections

By Gayane Mkrtchyan

YEREVAN, Armenia, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – Armenia has cleared the way for a new nuclear power plant, [...]

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Wildlife

2010 Year of Biodiversity Tries to Rein in Runaway Extinctions

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 2010 Year of Biodiversity Tries to Rein in Runaway Extinctions

 

NEW YORK, New York, January 4, 2010 (ENS) – Due to human activities, the world’s animal and plant species are disappearing at a rate some experts put at [...]

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Obama Awards Clean-Tech Manufacturing Tax Credits Worth $2.3 Billion

January 28, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Awards Clean-Tech Manufacturing Tax Credits Worth $2.3 Billion
Obama Awards Clean-Tech Manufacturing Tax Credits Worth $2.3 Billion

WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act [...]

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