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Month: May 2011

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Prince of Wales Warns Climate Crash Could Dwarf Financial Crisis

May 24, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Prince of Wales Warns Climate Crash Could Dwarf Financial Crisis
Prince of Wales Warns Climate Crash Could Dwarf Financial Crisis

LONDON, UK, May 24, 2011 (ENS) – The Prince of Wales Monday denounced a short-sighted “determination to ignore the [...]

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‘Quit Coal’ Greenpeacers Scale Power Plant Smokestack in Chicago

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‘Quit Coal’ Greenpeacers Scale Power Plant Smokestack in Chicago

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 24, 2011 (ENS) – Before dawn, eight Greenpeace activists climbed the 450 foot smokestack at the Fisk [...]

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Conservationists Divided on Protecting Birds from Wind Turbines

May 24, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Conservationists Divided on Protecting Birds from Wind Turbines
Conservationists Divided on Protecting Birds from Wind Turbines

WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2011 (ENS) – Birds deserve mandatory, rather than voluntary, protection from the wind turbines that are cropping [...]

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Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Forces Obama’s Early Flight to London

May 24, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Forces Obama’s Early Flight to London
Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Forces Obama’s Early Flight to London

LONDON, UK, May 23, 2011 (ENS) – An eruption that began Saturday at Iceland’s most frequently erupting volcano, Grimsvötn, has [...]

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U.S. DRIVE: Pre-Competition Partnership Develops Next-Generation Vehicles

May 23, 2011 ENS Comments Off on U.S. DRIVE: Pre-Competition Partnership Develops Next-Generation Vehicles
U.S. DRIVE: Pre-Competition Partnership Develops Next-Generation Vehicles

WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2011 (ENS) – The Electric Power Research Institute and Tesla Motors have joined a U.S. government-industry R&D partnership [...]

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Deadly Tornado Leaves Missouri City in Ruins

May 23, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Deadly Tornado Leaves Missouri City in Ruins
Deadly Tornado Leaves Missouri City in Ruins

JOPLIN, Missouri, May 23, 2011 (ENS) – At least 89 people lost their lives to a giant tornado that spun across a [...]

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Warnings Come Amidst Endangered Species Day Celebrations

May 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Warnings Come Amidst Endangered Species Day Celebrations
Warnings Come Amidst Endangered Species Day Celebrations

WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2011 (ENS) – Today, on Endangered Species Day in the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]

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Climate Change Blamed for Record Mississippi Floods

May 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Climate Change Blamed for Record Mississippi Floods
Climate Change Blamed for Record Mississippi Floods

WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2011 (ENS) – Human-induced climate change is contributing to the recent heavy rain and ongoing record flooding along [...]

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Judge Stays Settlement Over Hundreds of Endangered Species

May 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Judge Stays Settlement Over Hundreds of Endangered Species
Judge Stays Settlement Over Hundreds of Endangered Species

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2011 (ENS) – In response to opposition by the Center for Biological Diversity, U.S. District Judge Emmet [...]

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Nationwide Partnership Seeks to Halve Honeybee Losses

May 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Nationwide Partnership Seeks to Halve Honeybee Losses
Nationwide Partnership Seeks to Halve Honeybee Losses

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 19, 2011 (ENS) – A new nationwide network to monitor and maintain honeybee health is being created by [...]

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Bedbugs ‘Hidden Environmental Reservoir’ for Drug-Resistant Staph

May 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Bedbugs ‘Hidden Environmental Reservoir’ for Drug-Resistant Staph

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 19, 2011 (ENS) – Bedbugs carrying Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a superbug that is resistant to many antibiotics, and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or [...]

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Texas Egg Producer Fined $1.9 Million for Water Pollution

May 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Texas Egg Producer Fined $1.9 Million for Water Pollution
Texas Egg Producer Fined $1.9 Million for Water Pollution

DALLAS, Texas, May 19, 2011 (ENS) – A Texas egg producer will pay a $1.9 million penalty to resolve violations [...]

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Afghanistan: Local Reconstruction Effort Goes Awry

May 19, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Afghanistan: Local Reconstruction Effort Goes Awry
Afghanistan: Local Reconstruction Effort Goes Awry

By Maiwand Safi

TAGAB, Kapisa, Afghanistan, May 19, 2011 (ENS) – Misuse of reconstruction funds at the local level in Afghanistan is undermining [...]

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The 13 Most Vulnerable Arctic Treasures

May 19, 2011 ENS Comments Off on The 13 Most Vulnerable Arctic Treasures
The 13 Most Vulnerable Arctic Treasures

WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2011 (ENS) – At the top of the world, industrial activities are closing in on the last refuges of [...]

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Senate Declines to Lift Tax Breaks for Big Oil

May 18, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Senate Declines to Lift Tax Breaks for Big Oil
Senate Declines to Lift Tax Breaks for Big Oil

WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2011 (ENS) – Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to eliminate five separate [...]

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China Plans Environmental Healing in Three Gorges Region by 2020

May 18, 2011 ENS Comments Off on China Plans Environmental Healing in Three Gorges Region by 2020
China Plans Environmental Healing in Three Gorges Region by 2020

BEIJING, China, May 18, 2011 (ENS) – The Chinese government has decided to curb environmental deterioration in the Three [...]

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Florida Eases Beach Restoration Standards as BP Dollars Roll In

May 18, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Florida Eases Beach Restoration Standards as BP Dollars Roll In
Florida Eases Beach Restoration Standards as BP Dollars Roll In

TALLASSEE, Florida, Mary 18, 2011 (ENS) – Florida has suspended key protections to reduce or prevent environmental harm and [...]

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National Plan Attacks White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

May 18, 2011 ENS Comments Off on National Plan Attacks White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
National Plan Attacks White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

WASHINGTON, DC, May 17, 2011 (ENS) – Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a national management plan to combat white-nose [...]

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Wikileaks Cables: ‘Cold Peace’ Among Resource-Hungry Arctic Nations

May 18, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Wikileaks Cables: ‘Cold Peace’ Among Resource-Hungry Arctic Nations
Wikileaks Cables: ‘Cold Peace’ Among Resource-Hungry Arctic Nations

WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2011 (ENS) – As the Arctic warms, the rush to claim natural resources in the region is [...]

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American Rivers At Greatest Risk in 2011

May 17, 2011 ENS Comments Off on American Rivers At Greatest Risk in 2011
American Rivers At Greatest Risk in 2011

WASHINGTON, DC, May 17, 2011 (ENS) – The most endangered river in the United States is at risk from natural gas development [...]

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