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Police Raid Asian Wildlife Markets in New Enforcement Push

December 24, 2011 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Police Raid Asian Wildlife Markets in New Enforcement Push
Police Raid Asian Wildlife Markets in New Enforcement Push

BANGKOK, Thailand, December 23, 2011 (ENS) – Wildlife crime networks in Asia have been hit by a police operation against [...]

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Green Routing Can Cut Car Emissions With Minimal Slowdown

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Green Routing Can Cut Car Emissions With Minimal Slowdown

BUFFALO, New York, December 22, 2011 (ENS) – The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to [...]

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EU Court Rules U.S. Airlines Must Pay for Carbon Emissions

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EU Court Rules U.S. Airlines Must Pay for Carbon Emissions

LUXEMBOURG, December 22, 2011 (ENS) – United, Continental and American Airlines and their trade association have failed to block [...]

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Keystone XL Pipeline Fighter Completes 2,150-Mile Trike Ride

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Keystone XL Pipeline Fighter Completes 2,150-Mile Trike Ride

PORT ARTHUR, Texas, December 22, 2011 (ENS) – Tom Weis arrived Wednesday in the refinery town of Port Arthur, after pedaling [...]

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First Mercury, Air Toxics Standards Imposed on U.S. Power Plants

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First Mercury, Air Toxics Standards Imposed on U.S. Power Plants

WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2011 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued the first national standards that [...]

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Romania Pledges to Protect Its Virgin Forests

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Romania Pledges to Protect Its Virgin Forests

BUCHAREST, Romania, December 21, 2011 (ENS) – Virgin forests in Romania will receive the status of protected areas and the Romanian Ministry [...]

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Aid Dropped to Damaged Russian Fishing Vessel in Antarctic

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Aid Dropped to Damaged Russian Fishing Vessel in Antarctic

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, December 21, 2011 (ENS) – A Royal New Zealand Airforce plane successfully dropped a load of pumps, [...]

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Deaths of Ringed Seals in Alaska an Unusual Mortality Event

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Deaths of Ringed Seals in Alaska an Unusual Mortality Event

JUNEAU, Alaska, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today declared the recent deaths of [...]

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New Jersey Waste Company Fined $570,000 for Dumping in New York

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New Jersey Waste Company Fined $570,000 for Dumping in New York

UTICA, New York, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Lieze Associates, dba Eagle Recycling, of New Jersey, was sentenced [...]

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Virginia Considers Lifting Uranium Mining Ban Over ‘Steep Hurdles’

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Virginia Considers Lifting Uranium Mining Ban Over ‘Steep Hurdles’

WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Health and environmental risks must addressed when considering whether to lift the 30-year [...]

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Feds Fund 46 Transportation Projects Months Ahead of Schedule

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Feds Fund 46 Transportation Projects Months Ahead of Schedule

WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Road and bridge improvements; transit upgrades; freight, port and rail expansions; and new [...]

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Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardian Crew Raided by Japanese Police

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Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardian Crew Raided by Japanese Police

TAIJI, Japan, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Twenty officers of the Wakayama Prefecture Police Sunday raided the Charmant Hotel where [...]

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Deadly Philippine Floods Trigger ‘State of Calamity’ Declaration

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Deadly Philippine Floods Trigger ‘State of Calamity’ Declaration

MANILA, Philippines, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – President Benigno Aquino today declared a state of national calamity in the aftermath of [...]

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Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores

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HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 could reach the Hawaiian islands as early as this winter, according [...]

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Development Banks Collaborate to Support Cities’ Climate Actions

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Development Banks Collaborate to Support Cities’ Climate Actions

DURBAN, South Africa, December 19, 2011 (ENS) – Five multilateral development banks have formed a new partnership to combat climate change. [...]

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Europe Limits Phosphates in Consumer Detergents

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Europe Limits Phosphates in Consumer Detergents

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 19, 2011 (ENS) – Laundry and dishwasher detergents will have to be almost phosphorus-free in the future, following a vote [...]

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Hybrids 25 Percent Safer in a Crash

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Hybrids 25 Percent Safer in a Crash

ARLINGTON, Virginia, December 19, 2011 (ENS) – The odds of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower for people in [...]

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Washington Gas to Clean Legacy Pollution of Anacostia River

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Washington Gas to Clean Legacy Pollution of Anacostia River

WASHINGTON, DC, December 13, 2011 (ENS) – The Washington Gas Light Company has agreed to begin clean up of a [...]

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U.S. Explores Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell Electric Cars

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U.S. Explores Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell Electric Cars

WASHINGTON, DC, December 15, 2011 (ENS) – Four research projects to advance hydrogen storage technologies for fuel cell electric vehicles [...]

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1,500 Waterbirds Killed in Utah Crash-Landing

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1,500 Waterbirds Killed in Utah Crash-Landing

CEDAR CITY, Utah, December 15, 2011 (ENS) – Utah wildlife officials estimate that about 1,500 eared grebes were killed late Monday night, when [...]

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