Energy
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 [...]
Month: May 2012
Air/Climate
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, [...]
Land Use/Forests
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 [...]
At Risk
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Waste
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Energy
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
Wildlife
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 [...]
Land Use/Forests
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 [...]
Energy
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
Energy
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 [...]
Waste
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 [...]
Transport
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
Energy
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 [...]