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Month: August 2011

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U.S. Home Refrigerators Placed on Strict Energy Efficiency Diet

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U.S. Home Refrigerators Placed on Strict Energy Efficiency Diet

WASHINGTON, DC, August 29, 2011 (ENS) – Final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers were issued on Friday [...]

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Australia Adds ‘Magnificent’ West Kimberley to National Heritage List

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Australia Adds ‘Magnificent’ West Kimberley to National Heritage List

CANBERRA, Australia, August 31, 2011 (ENS) – West Kimberley, an area of outstanding natural, historic and Indigenous significance in northwestern [...]

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‘Catastrophic’ Vermont Floods Kill Three, Governor Blames Climate Change

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‘Catastrophic’ Vermont Floods Kill Three, Governor Blames Climate Change

MONTPELIER, Vermont, August 30, 2011 (ENS) – At least 24 people have died across eight states as a result of [...]

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Summit Showcases America’s Turn Toward Clean Energy

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Summit Showcases America’s Turn Toward Clean Energy

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 30, 2011 (ENS) – On Labor Day, all six jets of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team will [...]

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Polluting Potomac River Generating Station to Close

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Polluting Potomac River Generating Station to Close

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, August 30, 2011 (ENS) – A polluting 62-year-old coal-fired power plant on the Potomac River in Alexandria will be retired [...]

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Hurricane Irene Pummels Eastern Seaboard, Claims 10 Lives

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Hurricane Irene Pummels Eastern Seaboard, Claims 10 Lives

WASHINGTON, DC, August 28, 2011 (ENS) – Irene has weakened from a Category 3 hurricane when it first made landfall in [...]

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Hertz, GE Join China’s Electric Vehicle Pilot City

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Hertz, GE Join China’s Electric Vehicle Pilot City

SHANGHAI, China, August 30, 2011 (ENS) – To accelerate the pace of electric vehicle adoption in China, the American car rental [...]

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NASA Scientist, Religious Leaders Arrested in Tar Sands Protest

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NASA Scientist, Religious Leaders Arrested in Tar Sands Protest

WASHINGTON, DC, August 29, 2011 (ENS) – NASA climatologist Dr. James Hansen was arrested today in front of the White [...]

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Deadly Bird Flu Reappears With Mutant Strain

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Deadly Bird Flu Reappears With Mutant Strain

ROME, Italy, August 29, 2011 (ENS) – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization today urged heightened readiness and surveillance amid signs that [...]

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California Warned to Prepare for Hotter, More Deadly Heat Waves

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California Warned to Prepare for Hotter, More Deadly Heat Waves

SACRAMENTO, California, August 28, 2011 (ENS) – California will be subject to more frequent and more dangerous heat waves [...]

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Predator Found for Fungus Deadly to Frogs

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Predator Found for Fungus Deadly to Frogs

CORVALLIS, Oregon, August 26, 2011 (ENS) – A freshwater species of zooplankton will eat a fungus that is killing amphibians around the [...]

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Dispersants Used in BP Gulf Oil Spill Linked to Cancer

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Dispersants Used in BP Gulf Oil Spill Linked to Cancer

WASHINGTON, DC, August 26, 2011 (ENS) – Five of the 57 ingredients in dispersants approved by the U.S. Environmental [...]

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Kia Motors Tries for Guinness World Record Fuel Economy

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Kia Motors Tries for Guinness World Record Fuel Economy

WEST POINT, Georgia, August 26, 2011 (ENS) – Two elite fuel economy drivers will attempt to steer a 2011 Kia [...]

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A World First: Turning Sewage Into Hydrogen Fuel

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A World First: Turning Sewage Into Hydrogen Fuel

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, California, August 25, 2011 (ENS) – The world’s first sewage-powered hydrogen fueling station is now open. Drivers of hydrogen-fueled [...]

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Entire Eastern Seaboard Warned to Expect Hurricane Irene

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Entire Eastern Seaboard Warned to Expect Hurricane Irene

WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2011 (ENS) – Evacuation orders have started for North Carolina residents as Hurricane Irene barrels northwest from [...]

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Tusks From Over 500 Elephants Seized in Zanzibar

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Tusks From Over 500 Elephants Seized in Zanzibar

DAR es SALAAM, Tanzania, August 25, 2011 (ENS) – Tanzanian officials have confiscated 1,041 elephant tusks they found hidden in sacks [...]

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Environmental Violations to Be Fixed at Schools Across Indian Country

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Environmental Violations to Be Fixed at Schools Across Indian Country

WASHINGTON, DC, August 24, 2011 (ENS) – Alleged violations of waste, water, air, toxics and community right-to-know laws at [...]

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Tribal Forum Views Film That Fights Uranium Contamination of Navajo Land

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Tribal Forum Views Film That Fights Uranium Contamination of Navajo Land

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, August 24, 2011 (ENS) – An award-winning documentary, “The Return of Navajo Boy,” a Navajo [...]

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‘Green Scissors’ Proposes Hundreds of Billions in Cuts to Federal Giveaways

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‘Green Scissors’ Proposes Hundreds of Billions in Cuts to Federal Giveaways

WASHINGTON, DC, August 24, 2011 (ENS) – Eliminating $380 billion in subsidies to industries that damage the environment [...]

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The SKEV-1, Indonesia’s Hot Electric Sports Car

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The SKEV-1, Indonesia’s Hot Electric Sports Car

JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 24, 2011 (ENS) – Indonesia is revving up its entry in the electric car race with the SKEV-1, formally [...]

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