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Environment News Service News Index October 2010

October 30, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Environment News Service News Index October 2010

Environment News Service News Index

October 2010

  • Biodiversity Pacts Signed on Genetic Resources, Global Conservation
  • Halliburton May Have Pumped Unstable Cement Down BP Well
  • Conservation With Teeth Needed to Save
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Halliburton May Have Pumped Unstable Cement Down BP Well

October 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Halliburton May Have Pumped Unstable Cement Down BP Well
Halliburton May Have Pumped Unstable Cement Down BP Oil Well

WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2010 (ENS) – The cement mixture used by Halliburton to close off BP’s Deepwater Horizon [...]

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Biodiversity Pacts Signed on Genetic Resources, Global Conservation

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Biodiversity Pacts Signed on Genetic Resources, Global Conservation

NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 29, 2010 (ENS) – Governments today agreed to a new treaty on how nations cooperate in commercializing [...]

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Landowners in Eight States Shelter Migrating Birds From Oil-Tainted Gulf

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WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – A coordinated effort between landowners and the U.S. Agriculture Department to protect and feed birds migrating toward the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil [...]

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U. North Carolina Dormitory Wins Biggest Energy Loser Title

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U. North Carolina Dormitory Wins Biggest Energy Loser Title

WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – The Morrison Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [...]

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Local Iraqi Governments Oppose Baghdad Gas Deals

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Local Iraqi Governments Oppose Baghdad Gas Deals

By Abeer Mohammed and Uthman al-Mukhtar

BAGHDAD, Iraq, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – The oil ministry’s auctions of three natural gas fields [...]

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Repurposed Spacecraft to Orbit Dark Side of the Moon

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Repurposed Spacecraft to Orbit Dark Side of the Moon

LOS ANGELES, California, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – A pair of NASA spacecraft that were supposed to be dead a [...]

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Conservation With Teeth Needed to Save Nature’s Backbone

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Conservation With Teeth Needed to Save Nature’s Backbone

NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – As environment ministers and other delegates from 193 countries wrangle over treaty language [...]

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General Motors Estate Will Spend $773 Million to Clean Polluted Sites

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WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2010 (ENS) – After months of negotiation, the United States, along with 14 states and a tribal government, have reached an agreement with the [...]

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Judge: U.S. Army Must Rectify Flawed Studies of Oahu’s Makua Valley

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Judge: U.S. Army Must Rectify Flawed Studies of Oahu’s Makua Valley

HONOLULU, Hawaii, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – In a long-running legal battle between a Hawaiian community and the [...]

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Giant Solar Projects Shape U.S. Clean Energy Frontier

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Giant Solar Projects Shape U.S. Clean Energy Frontier

WASHINGTON, DC, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – The Obama administration is moving quickly to develop solar power on public lands, particularly [...]

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Amazon Conservation Cost Pegged at $150 Million a Year

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Amazon Conservation Cost Pegged at $150 Million a Year

NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – The cost of conserving the Amazon ecosystem has been estimated at US$150 [...]

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Brazil Set to Meet Low-Carbon Targets Four Years Early

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Brazil Set to Meet Low-Carbon Targets Four Years Early

BRASILIA, Brazil, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – Brazil is on track to meet carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets four years [...]

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Indonesia Copes With Undersea Quake, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption

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Indonesia Copes With Undersea Quake, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption

JAKARTA, Indonesia, October 26, 2010 (ENS) – Indonesia has been hit with two simultaneous natural disasters – a powerful earthquake which [...]

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Boeing Uses NASA Software to Route Aircraft for Fuel-Efficiency

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Boeing Uses NASA Software to Route Aircraft for Fuel-Efficiency

SEATTLE, Washington, October 26, 2010 (ENS) – Software developed by NASA and adopted by Boeing will soon enable fuel savings [...]

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1,200 New Amazon Species Discovered: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Plants

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1,200 New Amazon Species Discovered: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Plants

NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 26, 2010 (ENS) – At least 1,200 new species have been discovered in the Amazon ecosystem, [...]

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New Ant Bait Eradicates Invasive Little Fire Ants on Maui

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New Ant Bait Eradicates Invasive Little Fire Ants on Maui

HONOLULU, Hawaii, October 25, 2010 (ENS) – The first invasion of little fire ants, Wasmannia auropunctata, on Maui [...]

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Fracking Shown to Mobilize Uranium in Marcellus Shale

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Fracking Shown to Mobilize Uranium in Marcellus Shale

BUFFALO, New York, October 25, 2010 (ENS) – Fracking – pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep underground to [...]

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Palau Declares South Pacific Sanctuary for Whales, Dolphins

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Palau Declares South Pacific Sanctuary for Whales, Dolphins

NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 25, 2010 (ENS) – The South Pacific island nation of Palau has declared all the waters within [...]

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Greenhouse Gas, Fuel Efficiency Standards Set for U.S. Heavy Trucks, Buses

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Greenhouse Gas, Fuel Efficiency Standards Set for U.S. Heavy Trucks, Buses

WASHINGTON, DC, October 25, 2010 (ENS) – The first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve [...]

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