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Month: February 2012

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Rich Countries Do Poorly on New Environment-Economy Index

February 22, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Rich Countries Do Poorly on New Environment-Economy Index
Rich Countries Do Poorly on New Environment-Economy Index

VANCOUVER, Canada, February 21, 2012 (ENS) – High-income countries are some of the least healthy and many low-income countries are in [...]

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Whale Meat for Sale on Amazon.com Japan

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Whale Meat for Sale on Amazon.com Japan

LONDON, UK, February 21, 2012 (ENS) – More than 145 food products derived from whales, dolphins and porpoises are for sale on [...]

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Court Halts Timber Sale Near Rio Grande Headwaters

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Court Halts Timber Sale Near Rio Grande Headwaters

DENVER, Colorado, February 20, 2012 (ENS) – After three years of legal battles, conservation groups have won a lawsuit challenging a [...]

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U.S., Mexico Open Transboundary Gulf Waters to Oil and Gas

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U.S., Mexico Open Transboundary Gulf Waters to Oil and Gas

LOS CABOS, Mexico, February 20, 2012 (ENS) – Officials from the United States and Mexico today signed an agreement [...]

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Texas Drought of 2011 Killed Millions of Urban Trees

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Texas Drought of 2011 Killed Millions of Urban Trees

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, February 20, 2012 (ENS) – At least 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks [...]

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Moex Offshore Penalized $90 Million for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Moex Offshore Penalized $90 Million for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

WASHINGTON, DC, February 19, 2012 (ENS) – MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the [...]

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Swiss Plan ‘Janitor Satellite’ to Clean Up Space Debris

February 20, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Swiss Plan ‘Janitor Satellite’ to Clean Up Space Debris
Swiss Plan ‘Janitor Satellite’ to Clean Up Space Debris

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 19, 2012 (ENS) – The proliferation of debris orbiting the Earth – abandoned satellites, spent rocket stages, [...]

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Assessment Could Streamline Great Barrier Reef Coastal Development

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Assessment Could Streamline Great Barrier Reef Coastal Development

CANBERRA, Australia, February 20, 2012 (ENS) – The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, the core of the world’s largest reef, [...]

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Malaysian Indigenous Communities Demand Referendum on Mega-Dams

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Malaysian Indigenous Communities Demand Referendum on Mega-Dams

MIRI, Sarawak, Malaysia, February 19, 2012 (ENS) – Malaysian communities are asking the government to stop all 12 planned mega-dam projects in [...]

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Obama: Boeing’s Fuel-Efficient 787 Dreamliner ‘Plane of the Future’

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Obama: Boeing’s Fuel-Efficient 787 Dreamliner ‘Plane of the Future’

EVERETT, Washington, February 17, 2012 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today toured Boeing’s aircraft assembly plant in the world’s largest [...]

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U.S. Leads New Coalition to Curb ‘Short-Lived’ Climate Pollution

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U.S. Leads New Coalition to Curb ‘Short-Lived’ Climate Pollution

WASHINGTON, DC, February, 17, 2012 (ENS) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday announced a new global initiative to [...]

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Superfund-Eligible Sites in New Jersey Not Listed for Cleanup

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Superfund-Eligible Sites in New Jersey Not Listed for Cleanup

WASHINGTON, DC, February 16, 2012 (ENS) – New Jersey already has 144 Superfund sites, more than any other state, but [...]

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The Fracking Industry Buys Congress

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The Fracking Industry Buys Congress

By Sharon Guynup

WASHINGTON, DC, February 16, 2012 (ENS) – A natural gas drilling rush is on in rural North Dakota. And with it, [...]

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Electric Vehicles in China More Polluting Than Gasoline Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles in China More Polluting Than Gasoline Vehicles

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, February 16, 2012 (ENS) – Electric vehicles in China cause more harmful particulate matter pollution than gasoline-fueled cars, [...]

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Forest Service Blocks Coal Mine Expansion in Colorado Roadless Area

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Forest Service Blocks Coal Mine Expansion in Colorado Roadless Area

DENVER, Colorado, February 15, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Forest Service regional office in Denver has overturned approval of [...]

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Bangladesh Declares Sanctuaries for Rare Freshwater Dolphins

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Bangladesh Declares Sanctuaries for Rare Freshwater Dolphins

NEW YORK, New York, February 15, 2012 (ENS) – Bangladesh has established three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world’s [...]

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800,000 Americans Tell Senate: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

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800,000 Americans Tell Senate: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, DC, February 14, 2012 (ENS) – Over the last 24 hours, environmental and progressive groups flooded the Senate with [...]

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Eleven States Sue U.S. EPA to Force Stricter Soot Standards

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Eleven States Sue U.S. EPA to Force Stricter Soot Standards

NEW YORK, New York, February 14, 2012 (ENS) – Leading a coalition of 11 states, New York State Attorney [...]

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Ethical Gold the Pride of 80 Jewelry Retailers on Valentine’s Day

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Ethical Gold the Pride of 80 Jewelry Retailers on Valentine’s Day

WASHINGTON, DC, February 14, 2012 (ENS) – Some 80 jewelry retailers from around the world, including eight of [...]

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Pennsylvania Fines Natural Gas Producer for Fracking Violation

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Pennsylvania Fines Natural Gas Producer for Fracking Violation

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, February 13, 2012 (ENS) – Natural gas production company Chesapeake Appalachia LLC has been fined a total of $565,000 in [...]

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