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Month: April 2012

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Peruvians Mount ‘Permanent’ Protest of Conga Mine

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Peruvians Mount ‘Permanent’ Protest of Conga Mine

CAJAMARCA, Peru, April 20, 2012 (ENS) – Thousands of Peruvians protesting in the streets of Cajamarca against a proposed gold and copper [...]

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Award-Winning Azeri Reporter Beaten By Oil Company Workers

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Award-Winning Azeri Reporter Beaten By Oil Company Workers

By Samira Ahmedbeyli

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19, 2012 (ENS) – An award-winning Azerbaijani journalist is in hospital in Baku suffering head [...]

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First National Fracking Air Emissions Standard Set by U.S. EPA

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First National Fracking Air Emissions Standard Set by U.S. EPA

WASHINGTON, DC, April 18, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued the first federal air rules [...]

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Lawsuits Seek to Block Forest Service Logging in Montana Wilderness

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Lawsuits Seek to Block Forest Service Logging in Montana Wilderness

MISSOULA, Montana, April 18, 2012 (ENS) – Montana conservation groups Monday filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. Forest [...]

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Europe Pledges Hundreds of Millions to Sustainable Energy for All

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Europe Pledges Hundreds of Millions to Sustainable Energy for All

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 18, 2012 (ENS) – The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch of government, has undertaken to [...]

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56 Corals in U.S. Waters ‘Likely’ to Vanish by 2100

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56 Corals in U.S. Waters ‘Likely’ to Vanish by 2100

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17, 2012 (ENS) – Without greater protection, 56 coral species in U.S. waters are “likely” or [...]

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Canada Chops Environmental Reviews, Fires Scientists, Responders

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Canada Chops Environmental Reviews, Fires Scientists, Responders

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, April 17, 2012 (ENS) – Conservation advocates across Canada are warning today that more environmentally-destructive development will be approved [...]

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U.S. Forest Service Spends $40.6 Million for Lands in 15 States

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U.S. Forest Service Spends $40.6 Million for Lands in 15 States

WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Forest Service is investing $40.6 million to acquire 27 [...]

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2012 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Risk Their Lives

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2012 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Risk Their Lives

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 16, 2012 (ENS) – The Goldman Environmental Foundation today announced the six winners of the 2012 Goldman [...]

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Tornados Claim Five Lives in Oklahoma

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Tornados Claim Five Lives in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 15, 2012 (ENS) – Three children and two men have died and 10 others were critically injured in tornados [...]

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Penguin Numbers Doubled in First Species Survey From Space

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Penguin Numbers Doubled in First Species Survey From Space

CAMBRIDGE, UK, April 14, 2012 (ENS) – The first count of a species from space shows there are twice as [...]

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Idaho Wolf Shooting Triggers Call for Firing of Forest Service Employee

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Idaho Wolf Shooting Triggers Call for Firing of Forest Service Employee

BOISE, Idaho, April 4, 2012 (ENS) – It takes a lot to shock and sicken seasoned wildlife advocates, [...]

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Major League Ballparks Power Up With Sun, Wind

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Major League Ballparks Power Up With Sun, Wind

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 13, 2012 (ENS) – Missouri’s two major league baseball teams have scored solar energy projects. Both the [...]

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Hungry Millions in Sahel Face ‘Global Indifference’

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Hungry Millions in Sahel Face ‘Global Indifference’

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 12, 2012 (ENS) – United Nations officials are urging the international community to extend immediate help to millions of [...]

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Japan’s Tsunami Debris Expected to Hit U.S. Shores

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Japan’s Tsunami Debris Expected to Hit U.S. Shores

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 12, 2012 (ENS) – The tsunami touched off by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, [...]

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U.S. Army Plans Green Warrior Convoy for 2013

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U.S. Army Plans Green Warrior Convoy for 2013

WARREN, Michigan, April 12, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Army’s next generation of advanced combat vehicles will be road tested in [...]

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Rescue Planned for World’s Most Endangered Turtles

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Rescue Planned for World’s Most Endangered Turtles

NEW YORK, New York, April 11, 2012 (ENS) – The Wildlife Conservation Society today announced that it would “take direct responsibility” for [...]

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Two Strong Quakes Panic Indonesians, No Tsunami Follows

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Two Strong Quakes Panic Indonesians, No Tsunami Follows

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 11, 2012 (ENS) – Two earthquakes stronger than 8.2 magnitude jolted the seabed of the Indian Ocean off [...]

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Explosion at GM Battery Lab Sends Worker to Hospital

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Explosion at GM Battery Lab Sends Worker to Hospital

DETROIT, Michigan, April 11, 2012 (ENS) – Several people were injured this morning, one critically, when a prototype vehicle battery [...]

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Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant Cancelled in Georgia

April 10, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant Cancelled in Georgia
Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant Cancelled in Georgia

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10, 2012 (ENS) – Clean air advocates and environmental groups won a victory Monday when the utility consortium Power4Georgians [...]

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