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Month: May 2012

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Energy

BP Must Pay $400M for Indiana Refinery Emission Controls

May 24, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on BP Must Pay $400M for Indiana Refinery Emission Controls

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (ENS) – BP North America Inc. has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and invest more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate Change Heat Waves: the Silent Killers

May 24, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Climate Change Heat Waves: the Silent Killers

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (ENS) – More than 150,000 additional Americans could die by the end of this century due to excessive heat caused by climate change, [...]

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Land Use/Forests

EPA Funds Brownfields Cleanups Worth $69 Million

May 24, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA Funds Brownfields Cleanups Worth $69 Million

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (ENS) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will distribute $69.3 million in grants for new investments to fund communities to [...]

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At Risk

Potomac River Most Endangered in America

May 23, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Potomac River Most Endangered in America

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2012 (ENS) – America’s most endangered river is the Potomac, which flows through the capital of the United States, says the nonprofit organization American Rivers [...]

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Oceans

Commentary: A Call From Berlin To Defend Our Oceans

May 23, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Commentary: A Call From Berlin To Defend Our Oceans

By Captain Paul Watson

BERLIN, Germany, May 23, 2012 (ENS) – What a day! With only a couple of hours sleep, Scott West and I caught a cab to [...]

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Waste

Los Angeles Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags

May 23, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Los Angeles Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags

 

LOS ANGELES, California, May 23, 2012 (ENS) – Los Angeles City Council today voted to adopt a ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts, making the ” City [...]

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Oceans

Web of Marine Life Dissolving Under Human Onslaught

May 22, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Web of Marine Life Dissolving Under Human Onslaught

 

NEW YORK, New York, May 22, 2012 (ENS) – Oceans cover about 72 percent of Earth’s surface area and there are an estimated 250,000 marine species. “Yet, despite [...]

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Energy

NASCAR Enters Green Partnership with U.S. EPA

May 22, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on NASCAR Enters Green Partnership with U.S. EPA

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2012 (ENS) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) signed an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to [...]

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Air/Climate

G-8 to Eliminate Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Curb Climate Pollutants

May 21, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on G-8 to Eliminate Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Curb Climate Pollutants

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2012 (ENS) – Leaders of the world’s most developed economies, the Group of Eight, have agreed to phase out government subsidies for coal, oil [...]

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Wildlife

Sea Shepherd’s Watson Jailed in Germany for 2002 Shark Defense

May 19, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Sea Shepherd’s Watson Jailed in Germany for 2002 Shark Defense

 

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 19, 2012 (ENS) – Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson has been granted bail by the German Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt, and his attorney [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Poachers Steal Ancient Cedar from BC Park: Reward Offered

May 19, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Poachers Steal Ancient Cedar from BC Park: Reward Offered

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 19, 2012 (ENS) – The Wilderness Committee and the British Columbia Government Employees Union are offering a C$5,000 reward for information leading to [...]

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Energy

Beijing Adopts New Cleaner Fuel Standards

May 18, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Beijing Adopts New Cleaner Fuel Standards

 

BEIJING, China, May 18, 2012 (ENS) – Beijing’s new automotive fuel standards in effect as of May 31 are equivalent to the European Union’s Euro V standard, the [...]

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Air/Climate

New Zealand ‘Voice for Nature’ Appeals Climate Change Ruling

May 17, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on New Zealand ‘Voice for Nature’ Appeals Climate Change Ruling

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – One of New Zealand’s major environmental groups will appeal a decision by the Environment Court that stops climate change impacts [...]

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Energy

Investors Controlling $1 Trillion Demand Fracking Best Practices

May 17, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Investors Controlling $1 Trillion Demand Fracking Best Practices

 

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – Institutional investors in the United States, Europe and Australia with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management have united to support [...]

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Waste

Plastic Bags Banned on All Hawaiian Islands

May 17, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Plastic Bags Banned on All Hawaiian Islands

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – Hawaii has just become the first U.S. state to enact a statewide ban on plastic bags. While no law has yet [...]

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Transport

NRG Energy’s $100 Million Fast-Charge Network

May 15, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on NRG Energy’s $100 Million Fast-Charge Network

 

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 15, 2012 (ENS) – The utility NRG Energy will build a comprehensive electric vehicle charging network in California, investing $100 million over the next [...]

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Air/Climate

Western Hemisphere Monkeys Likely to Perish in Climate Squeeze

May 15, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Western Hemisphere Monkeys Likely to Perish in Climate Squeeze

 

SEATTLE, Washington, May 15, 2012 (ENS) – As the climate heats up across the Western Hemisphere, many animals will not be able to move fast enough to find [...]

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Air/Climate

European Carbon Emissions Fall, Most Airlines Comply

May 15, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on European Carbon Emissions Fall, Most Airlines Comply

 

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 15, 2012 (ENS) – Airlines flying to and from European airports have complied with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and reported their greenhouse gas emissions [...]

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Air/Climate

Stakes High in Bonn Climate Talks: Global Deal, $100B Fund

May 15, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Stakes High in Bonn Climate Talks: Global Deal, $100B Fund

 

BONN, Germany, May 14, 2012 (ENS) – Governments met in Bonn Monday to tackle curbing global greenhouse gas emissions and helping developing countries adapt to the unavoidable effects [...]

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Energy

Texas Judge Will Rule Against Las Brisas Power Plant Air Permit

May 15, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Texas Judge Will Rule Against Las Brisas Power Plant Air Permit

 

AUSTIN, Texas, May 15, 2012 (ENS) – A Texas District Court judge Monday issued a letter announcing that he intends to rule against the state environmental agency’s air [...]

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