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2012 North American Car/Truck of the Year Finalists Chosen

December 16, 2011 ENS Comments Off on 2012 North American Car/Truck of the Year Finalists Chosen
2012 North American Car/Truck of the Year Finalists Chosen

DETROIT, Michigan, December 16, 2011 (ENS) – A coalition of 50 automotive journalists has selected the Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra [...]

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Environmentalists Prevail Over Coal-Burning Plants in Texas, Georgia

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Environmentalists Prevail Over Coal-Burning Plants in Texas, Georgia

AUSTIN, Texas, December 14, 2011 (ENS) – LS Power and its subsidiary, Sandy Creek Energy Associates, have agreed to settle a [...]

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Cold Shutdown Declared at Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant

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Cold Shutdown Declared at Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant

TOKYO, Japan, December 16, 2011 (ENS) – Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan today declared that the damaged reactors at the [...]

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Quebec Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Regime

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Quebec Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Regime

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, December 15, 2011 (ENS) – The province of Quebec has adopted a regulation establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas [...]

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Russian Fishing Vessel Sinking in Antarctic Waters

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Russian Fishing Vessel Sinking in Antarctic Waters

AVALON, New Zealand, December 16, 2011 (ENS) – A Russian fishing vessel with 32 crew members aboard issued a distress call around [...]

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Facebook Friends Clean Energy Pact With Greenpeace

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Facebook Friends Clean Energy Pact With Greenpeace

PALO ALTO, California, December 15, 2011 (ENS) – Facebook and Greenpeace will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities [...]

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EPA Approves Hydrocarbon Refrigerants for Commercial and Household Use

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EPA Approves Hydrocarbon Refrigerants for Commercial and Household Use

WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2011 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a rule making greener refrigeration gases [...]

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‘System Safety’ Key to Preventing Offshore Drilling Disasters: Report

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‘System Safety’ Key to Preventing Offshore Drilling Disasters: Report

WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2011 (ENS) – Companies involved in offshore drilling for oil should take a “system safety” approach [...]

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Greens: Armenia’s Prized Lake Threatened by Mining

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Greens: Armenia’s Prized Lake Threatened by Mining

By Galust Nanyan

YEREVAN, Armenia, December 13, 2011 (ENS) – Environmental activists in Armenia are stepping up their year-long campaign against a [...]

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Canada Uses ‘Legal Right’ to Withdraw From Kyoto Protocol

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Canada Uses ‘Legal Right’ to Withdraw From Kyoto Protocol

OTTAWA, Canada, December 12, 2011 (ENS) – Canada is formally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty limiting greenhouse [...]

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Georgia Fined for Burying Trout Streams in Highway Waste

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Georgia Fined for Burying Trout Streams in Highway Waste

WASHINGTON, DC, December 12, 2011 (ENS) – The Georgia Department of Transportation and a Tennessee construction company have agreed to [...]

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EU Would Quiet Vehicles to Benefit Public Health

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EU Would Quiet Vehicles to Benefit Public Health

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 12, 2011 (ENS) – The European Commission Friday adopted a proposal to reduce the noise produced by cars, [...]

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Ancient Climate History Foreshadows Rapid Future Climate Change

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Ancient Climate History Foreshadows Rapid Future Climate Change

SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 11, 2011 (ENS) – At the rate the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere, [...]

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Marijuana Grow Sites Found on National Forests in 20 States

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Marijuana Grow Sites Found on National Forests in 20 States

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2011 (ENS) – Marijuana cultivation sites on 67 national forests in 20 states are damaging to [...]

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$1.8 Million Fine Latest Penalty for Houston Fertilizer Company

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$1.8 Million Fine Latest Penalty for Houston Fertilizer Company

HOUSTON, Texas, December 9, 2011 (ENS) – Agrifos, a former phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizer producer, has agreed to pay [...]

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California’s Damaged Napa River to Be Restored for Salmon

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California’s Damaged Napa River to Be Restored for Salmon

SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 9, 2011 (ENS) – Nearly $3.3 million in federal, state and local funding will be devoted [...]

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Global Climate Change Deal Reached in Durban

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Global Climate Change Deal Reached in Durban

DURBAN, South Africa, December 11, 2011 (ENS) – As dawn broke over Durban this morning, climate negotiators agreed to launch a new [...]

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Protesters Expelled From UN Climate Conference Hall

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Protesters Expelled From UN Climate Conference Hall

DURBAN, South Africa, December 9, 2011 (ENS) – Demonstrators calling for “Climate Justice Now” interrupted climate negotiations today in Durban on what [...]

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Deforestation Is Undercutting Africa’s Climate Resilience

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Deforestation Is Undercutting Africa’s Climate Resilience

DURBAN, South Africa, December 8, 2011 (ENS) – Deforestation is accelerating across Africa, killing wildlife and weakening the ability of the continent’s ecosystems [...]

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Analysis: U.S. Congress Attacks Drinking Water

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Analysis: U.S. Congress Attacks Drinking Water

By Sharon Guynup

WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2011 (ENS) – This year, residents of Midland, Texas sued Dow Chemical for dangerous levels of [...]

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