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Month: February 2010

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Conservationists Seek to End Lead Poisoning of Midway’s Rare Sea Birds

February 18, 2010 ENS Comments Off on Conservationists Seek to End Lead Poisoning of Midway’s Rare Sea Birds
Conservationists Seek to End Lead Poisoning of Midway’s Rare Sea Birds

HONOLULU, Hawaii, February 2, 2010 (ENS) – Every year, thousands of rare Laysan albatross chicks die on Midway [...]

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Fight Over Roadbuilding in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Settled

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Fight Over Roadbuilding in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Settled

BRYSON CITY, North Carolina, February 3, 2010 (ENS) – Congressman Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat, has announced a [...]

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Financial Support Sought for Care of Florida’s Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles

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Financial Support Sought for Care of Florida’s Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles

GAINSVILLE, Florida, February 3, 2010 (ENS) – Chilly ocean waters during Florida’s recent cold snap posed a survival threat [...]

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Winning Battles But Losing the War on Invasive Alien Species

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Winning Battles But Losing the War on Invasive Alien Species

GLAND, Switzerland, February 4, 2010 (ENS) – Invasive alien species are one of the top three threats to the [...]

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Murphy Oil Liable for Air Permit Violations at Louisiana Refinery

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Murphy Oil Liable for Air Permit Violations at Louisiana Refinery

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, February 5, 2010 (ENS) – A neighborhood association in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana has won a [...]

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Violence Escalates in Southern Ocean Whaling Battle

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Violence Escalates in Southern Ocean Whaling Battle

SOUTHERN OCEAN, February 6, 2010 (ENS) – The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru 3 “intentionally rammed” [...]

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EPA Reveals High Hazard Potential at More Coal Ash Ponds

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EPA Reveals High Hazard Potential at More Coal Ash Ponds

WASHINGTON, DC, February 5, 2010 (ENS) – Twenty-two electric utility facilities with coal ash impoundments have written action plans [...]

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Super Bowl XLIV Powered With Renewable Energy

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Super Bowl XLIV Powered With Renewable Energy

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, February 7, 2010 (ENS) – The National Football League has teamed up with NextEra Energy Resources to power the [...]

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Five Dead in ‘Blow Down’ Explosion at Connecticut Gas Plant

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Five Dead in ‘Blow Down’ Explosion at Connecticut Gas Plant

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, February 7, 2010 – A major explosion at a natural gas power plant under construction on the [...]

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Europe Chooses New Logo to Identify Organic Foods

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Europe Chooses New Logo to Identify Organic Foods

BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 8, 2010 (ENS) – The European Union today unveiled the new logo that must be placed on all [...]

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Governments Confirm Climate Accord Pledges, No New Commitments

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Governments Confirm Climate Accord Pledges, No New Commitments

BONN, Germany, February 8, 2010 – The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has received national pledges to cut and [...]

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USDA Scraps Bush-era Animal Disease Traceability System

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USDA Scraps Bush-era Animal Disease Traceability System

WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2010 (ENS) – In an effort to win support from ranchers and farmers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]

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San Francisco Mayor OKs $150M Bond for Landowners’ Energy Upgrades

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San Francisco Mayor OKs $150M Bond for Landowners’ Energy Upgrades

SAN FRANCISCO, California, February 8, 2010 (ENS) – San Francisco property owners now will be able to finance renewable [...]

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American Pika Denied Endangered Species Protection

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American Pika Denied Endangered Species Protection

WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2010 (ENS) – The American pika does not meet the criteria for protection under the Endangered Species Act, the [...]

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Third-hand Tobacco Smoke Causes Cancer, Study Shows

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Third-hand Tobacco Smoke Causes Cancer, Study Shows

BERKELEY, California, February 9, 2010 (ENS) – That stale cigarette smoke smell in hotel rooms and bars is more than annoying – [...]

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Whistler Enjoys Record Snowfall for Olympics, Lower Slopes Not So Much

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Whistler Enjoys Record Snowfall for Olympics, Lower Slopes Not So Much

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, February 9, 2010 (ENS) – With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games opening on Friday [...]

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British Columbia Bans Mining in Flathead River Valley

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VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, February 9, 2010 (ENS) – Mining and drilling for oil, gas and coal will be banned in the Canadian portion of the Flathead river [...]

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Record Snowfall Buries Atlantic Coast

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Record Snowfall Buries Atlantic Coast

WASHINGTON, DC, February 10, 2010 (ENS) – Heavy wet snow is falling and blizzard warnings are in effect from eastern West Virginia to the [...]

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Chamber of Commerce Challenges EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

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Chamber of Commerce Challenges EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

WASHINGTON, DC, February 17, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Friday filed a formal petition in federal court [...]

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Wildlife

Climate a Factor in Decline of Minnesota’s Moose Population

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota, February 10, 2010 (ENS) – The moose population in northeastern Minnesota declined again this year, according to results of an aerial survey released Monday by [...]

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