Month: October 2010

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]