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Dozens Rescued Alive from Turkish Quake, Death Toll Now 279
Dozens Rescued Alive from Turkish Quake, Death Toll Now 279
ANKARA, Turkey, October 25, 2011 (ENS) – Two men were rescued alive after surviving for 32 hours in the [...]
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China, Taiwan Sign Cross-Strait Nuclear Safety Accord
China, Taiwan Sign Cross-Strait Nuclear Safety Accord
TIANJIN, China, October 24, 2011 (ENS) – China and Taiwan have agreed to cooperate on nuclear safety in the aftermath of Japan’s [...]
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States Form Northeast Electric Vehicle Network
States Form Northeast Electric Vehicle Network
WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2011 (ENS) – Transportation, energy and environment officials from 10 northeast U.S. states and the District of Columbia have [...]
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Girls’ Behavior Problems Linked to Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure
Girls’ Behavior Problems Linked to Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure
BOSTON, Massachusetts, October 24, 2011 (ENS) – Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A, a chemical used to make plastic [...]
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NRDC Co-founder John Bryson Confirmed as Commerce Secretary
NRDC Co-founder John Bryson Confirmed as Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2011 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate late Thursday confirmed John Bryson to be U.S. Commerce Secretary after Republicans [...]
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EU Acts to Prevent Dioxin Contamination of Food, Feed
EU Acts to Prevent Dioxin Contamination of Food, Feed
BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 23, 2011 (ENS) – European consumers and industry will get increased protection against dioxin contamination if a [...]
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Cutting Western Forests for Biofuel Would Raise Carbon Emissions
Cutting Western Forests for Biofuel Would Raise Carbon Emissions
CORVALLIS, Oregon, October 23, 2011 (ENS) – Biofuel production from U.S. West Coast forests would increase carbon dioxide emissions from [...]
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Earthquake Rocks Eastern Turkey, Hundreds Feared Dead
Earthquake Rocks Eastern Turkey, Hundreds Feared Dead
ANKARA, Turkey, October 23, 2011 (ENS) – Up to 1,000 people may have lost their lives in a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that [...]
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Myanmar Replaces Myitsone Dam Construction With Gold Mining
Myanmar Replaces Myitsone Dam Construction With Gold Mining
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Burma), October 21, 2011 (ENS) – Just five days after Myanmar President Thein Sein announced the suspension of the [...]
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Global Business Leaders Urge “Effective” Climate Deal in Durban
Global Business Leaders Urge “Effective” Climate Deal in Durban
LONDON, UK, October 20, 2011 (ENS) – Some of the world’s largest corporations today issued an “urgent call to action” [...]
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Tokai University Car Victorious in World Solar Challenge
Tokai University Car Victorious in World Solar Challenge
ADELAIDE, South Australia, October 20, 2011 (ENS) – The Tokai University solar car has won the Veolia World Solar Challenge, making [...]
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Endangered Humpback Whales Recovering in North Pacific
Endangered Humpback Whales Recovering in North Pacific
LA JOLLA, California, October 19, 2011 (ENS) – There are at least 1,000 more humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean than [...]
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Brazilian Judge Rules Belo Monte Dam Illegal
Brazilian Judge Rules Belo Monte Dam Illegal
BRASILIA, Brazil, October 19, 2011 (ENS) – A federal judge in Brazil has ruled that the environmental licensing of the Belo Monte [...]
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Investors Worth $20 Trillion Urge Legally-Binding Climate Treaty
Investors Worth $20 Trillion Urge Legally-Binding Climate Treaty
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2011 (ENS) – Hundreds of the world’s largest investors, representing more than $20 trillion in assets, today [...]
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Obama Invests Nearly $1 Billion in Public Transport
Obama Invests Nearly $1 Billion in Public Transport
DETROIT, Michigan, October 19, 2011 (ENS) – Transit providers across the United States will receive a share of $928.5 million in [...]
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Lethal Atlantic Salmon Virus Found in Wild Pacific Salmon
Lethal Atlantic Salmon Virus Found in Wild Pacific Salmon
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, October 18, 2011 (ENS) – A deadly and highly contagious marine influenza virus, called infectious salmon anemia, [...]
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High Levels of Mercury Found in Fish Jerky
High Levels of Mercury Found in Fish Jerky
SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 14, 2011 (ENS) – Mercury levels in marlin, ahi tuna and salmon fish jerky average five times [...]
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Ozark Hellbender Listed as Endangered
Ozark Hellbender Listed as Endangered
BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, October 14, 2011 (ENS) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated the Ozark hellbender as endangered under the federal Endangered [...]
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Fight Over EPA Clean Air, Coal Ash Rules Grips Congress
Fight Over EPA Clean Air, Coal Ash Rules Grips Congress
WASHINGTON, DC, October 14, 2011 (ENS) – The House of Representatives today passed another bill that would prevent the [...]
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Chevrolet to Offer Spark All-Electric Mini-Car
Chevrolet to Offer Spark All-Electric Mini-Car
DETROIT, Michigan, October 14, 2011 (ENS) – General Motors is poised to manufacture its first all-electric vehicle since the EV1 was discontinued in [...]