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Month: February 2012

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Philippines Starts First Commercial Electric Jeepney Service

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Philippines Starts First Commercial Electric Jeepney Service

MAKATI, Philippines, February 29, 2012 (ENS) – The first commercial electric jeepney service in the Philippines was launched in Makati City on [...]

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Poachers Kill Hundreds of Elephants in Cameroon National Park

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Poachers Kill Hundreds of Elephants in Cameroon National Park

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 29, 2012 (ENS) – John Scanlon, secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, [...]

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Hawaii’s Largest Wind Farm Breaks Ground on Oahu’s North Shore

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Hawaii’s Largest Wind Farm Breaks Ground on Oahu’s North Shore

HONOLULU, Hawaii, February 28, 2012 (ENS) – On Oahu’s North Shore Friday, Hawaii’s venerable U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, 87, [...]

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Legal Action Taken to Protect Forests Along the Flathead River

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Legal Action Taken to Protect Forests Along the Flathead River

MISSOULA, Montana, February 28, 2012 (ENS) – To protect the pristine South Fork of the Flathead River corridor from [...]

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Fifteen ‘Near-Misses’ at U.S. Nuclear Plants in 2011

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Fifteen ‘Near-Misses’ at U.S. Nuclear Plants in 2011

WASHINGTON, DC, February 28, 2012 (ENS) – The Union of Concerned Scientists has documented 15 “near-misses” at 13 U.S. nuclear plants [...]

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Telecommunications Key to Ford’s ‘Blueprint for Mobility’

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Telecommunications Key to Ford’s ‘Blueprint for Mobility’

BARCELONA, Spain, February 28, 2012 (ENS) – Ford’s new “Blueprint for Mobility” calls for an auto-telecommunications partnership to ease “global gridlock.”

The [...]

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Whalers’ Bid to Block Sea Shepherd Rejected by U.S. Court

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Whalers’ Bid to Block Sea Shepherd Rejected by U.S. Court

SEATTLE, Washington, February 21, 2012 (ENS) – A federal court in Seattle has denied a preliminary injunction in the case [...]

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State Department Sued for Keystone XL Pipeline Lobbyists’ Communications

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State Department Sued for Keystone XL Pipeline Lobbyists’ Communications

WASHINGTON, DC, February 24, 2012 (ENS) – Environmental group Friends of the Earth Thursday sued the U.S. State Department to [...]

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San Francisco Recognized for Responsible Handling of E-waste

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San Francisco Recognized for Responsible Handling of E-waste

SAN FRANCISCO, California, February 27, 2012 (ENS) – Fewer discarded electronics will be going to landfills in San Francisco now that [...]

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Ecosanctuary Planned for Wild Horses Removed from the Range

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Ecosanctuary Planned for Wild Horses Removed from the Range

WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2012 (ENS) – The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it has selected a location [...]

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Frozen Danube Suddenly Thaws, Smashing Boats, Flooding Villages

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Frozen Danube Suddenly Thaws, Smashing Boats, Flooding Villages

SOFIA, Bulgaria, February 27, 2012 (ENS) – The rapid thawing of Europe’s second longest river, the Danube, has sent huge ice [...]

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Obama Administration Strengthens Environmental Justice Efforts

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Obama Administration Strengthens Environmental Justice Efforts

WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2012 (ENS) – Federal agencies today released environmental justice strategies, implementation plans and progress reports, outlining steps they will [...]

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TransCanada to Build Oklahoma-Gulf Coast Section of Keystone XL Pipeline

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TransCanada to Build Oklahoma-Gulf Coast Section of Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2012 (ENS) – TransCanada Corporation today informed the U.S. State Department that what had been [...]

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Broad Global Partnership Formed to Rescue Troubled Oceans

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Broad Global Partnership Formed to Rescue Troubled Oceans

SINGAPORE, February 24, 2012 (ENS) – The World Bank today announced the Global Partnership for Oceans, gathering governments, scientists, advocacy organizations, [...]

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Oil Tank at New Jersey Refinery Leaks Millions of Gallons

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Oil Tank at New Jersey Refinery Leaks Millions of Gallons

TRENTON, New Jersey, February 24, 2012 (ENS) – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is downplaying the environmental [...]

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U.S. Urban Forests Shrinking

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U.S. Urban Forests Shrinking

WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2012 (ENS) – New Orleans, Houston and Albuquerque are losing trees faster than any other U.S. cities, and across the country tree [...]

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Anti-Base Campaigners Flock to World Heritage Jeju Island

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Anti-Base Campaigners Flock to World Heritage Jeju Island

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, February 24, 2012 (ENS) – The South Korean Navy is building a military base on Jeju Island, [...]

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World’s Environment Ministers Pledge Success of Rio+20 Summit

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World’s Environment Ministers Pledge Success of Rio+20 Summit

NAIROBI, Kenya, February 22, 2012 (ENS) – Environment ministers from around the world ended their annual meeting today by promising to [...]

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Amazon.com Japan Pulls All Whale Meat Products

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Amazon.com Japan Pulls All Whale Meat Products

LONDON, UK, February 22, 2012 (ENS) – The Internet retail giant Amazon.com has responded to a public outcry against whale meat sales [...]

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USA, European Union Sign Organic Foods Trade Partnership

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USA, European Union Sign Organic Foods Trade Partnership

NUREMBERG, Germany, February 22, 2012 (ENS) – As of June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United [...]

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