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Iraqi Energy Protests Grow
Iraqi Energy Protests Grow
By Khalid Waleed
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 30, 2010 (ENS) – The interim Iraqi government is reeling from riots and demonstrations that have erupted across the [...]
Month: June 2010
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Coal Mines, Wastewater Systems, Landfills to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Coal Mines, Wastewater Systems, Landfills to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2010 (ENS) – Four major categories of industrial facilities will have to report their emissions [...]
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Judge Dismisses Electronics Industry Case Against NYC E-waste Law
Judge Dismisses Electronics Industry Case Against NYC E-waste Law
NEW YORK, New York, June 29, 2010 (ENS) – A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by electronics companies [...]
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Hurricane Alex Hampers Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Cleanup
Hurricane Alex Hampers Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Cleanup
MIAMI, Florida, June 29, 2010 (ENS) – Roaring across the Caribbean, Alex has become the first hurricane of the 2010 [...]
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Obama Pushes for Senate Climate Bill With Price on Carbon; GOP Resists
Obama Pushes for Senate Climate Bill With Price on Carbon; GOP Resists
WASHINGTON, DC, June 29, 2010 (ENS) – A bipartisan group of about 20 senators met with President [...]
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Ancient Fossils Show Arctic Now Near Climate Tipping Point
Ancient Fossils Show Arctic Now Near Climate Tipping Point
BOULDER, Colorado, June 29, 2010 (ENS) – Current levels of Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide may be high enough to bring [...]
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Obama’s New Space Policy Peaceful But Guarded
Obama’s New Space Policy Peaceful But Guarded
WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today unveiled his new national space policy, which focuses more on international [...]
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West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd Dies at 92
West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd Dies at 92
WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2010 (ENS) – Environmentalists and coal miners alike are in mourning today for the loss of Senator [...]
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G20 Backs Funding for Climate, Food as Protesters Rage Outside
G20 Backs Funding for Climate, Food as Protesters Rage Outside
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, June 28, 2010 (ENS) – More funding to address climate change and food security will be [...]
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Charter Captain Claims Turtles Fried in Gulf Oil Fires
Charter Captain Claims Turtles Fried in Gulf Oil Fires
VENICE, Louisiana, June 25, 2010 (ENS) – Captain Mike Ellis is certain that when BP and the U.S. Coast Guard [...]
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U.S., Russian Cities to Collaborate on Energy-Efficient Smart Grids
U.S., Russian Cities to Collaborate on Energy-Efficient Smart Grids
WASHINGTON, DC, June 25, 2010 (ENS) – New pilot projects using cutting-edge smart grid technology will match U.S. and Russian cities [...]
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EPA Forced to Review Pesticide Testing on Humans
EPA Forced to Review Pesticide Testing on Humans
WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 2010 (ENS) – Federal rules governing pesticide experiments using people as test subjects must be rewritten and [...]
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Australia’s Leadership Change Rekindles Hope for Climate Health
Australia’s Leadership Change Rekindles Hope for Climate Health
CANBERRA, Australia, June 24, 2010 (ENS) – Australia has a renewed opportunity to fight climate change, this time under the country’s [...]
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Ordinary Digital Camera Detects Cancer Cells in Real Time
Ordinary Digital Camera Detects Cancer Cells in Real Time
HOUSTON, Texas, June 24, 2010 (ENS) – Using a $400 store-bought digital camera, Texas scientists have created an inexpensive device [...]
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Dalai Lama Reminds Anti-Whaling Activists to Be Non-Violent
Dalai Lama Reminds Anti-Whaling Activists to Be Non-Violent
TOKYO, Japan, June 23, 2010 (ENS) – The Dalai Lama has rebuked anti-whaling activists for pursuing what he said were “violent” [...]
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‘Code Red’ for the Great Lakes, Asian Carp Penetrate Electric Barrier
‘Code Red’ for the Great Lakes, Asian Carp Penetrate Electric Barrier
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23, 2010 (ENS) – One invasive bighead Asian carp has been found in Lake Calumet [...]
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Gulf Oil Gushes Faster After Containment Cap Accident
Gulf Oil Gushes Faster After Containment Cap Accident
HOUSTON, Texas, June 23, 2010 (ENS) – More oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead [...]
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Oil Spill Response Vessel Captain Dies in Gunshot Suicide
Oil Spill Response Vessel Captain Dies in Gunshot Suicide
MOBILE, Alabama, June 23, 2010 (ENS) – An Alabama boat captain working the BP oil spill response died this morning [...]
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Global Whaling Moratorium Stands as IWC Shelves Compromise Plan
Global Whaling Moratorium Stands as IWC Shelves Compromise Plan
AGADIR, Morocco, June 23, 2010 (ENS) – A controversial plan that would have meant the end of a 24-year long [...]
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Global Conservation Bill Would Require Rescue of Natural Resources
Global Conservation Bill Would Require Rescue of Natural Resources
WASHINGTON, DC, June 22, 2010 (ENS) – Lawmakers from both parties have introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that [...]