May, 2012 | Environment News Service (ENS)

Electric Car Takes Off on Kenya – South Africa Adventure

May 11, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

End Polluter Welfare Bill Would Stop Coal, Oil, Gas Subsidies

May 10, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, May 10, 2012 (ENS) – Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent, and Congressmen Keith Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat, today introduced a legislation to end billions of dollars […]

Slow Progress on Iraq Landmine Clearance

May 10, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

By Muhammad al-Zaidi and Khalid Waleed BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 10, 2012 (ENS) – While millions of dollars have been spent on clearing the 1,730 square kilometres (667 sq. […]

Mountain Waters Run Dry for Mexico’s Wixaritari People

May 9, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

By Juan Pablo García Medina GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico, May 9, 2012 (ENS) – For over 500 years, the Wixaritari Indians of Mexico have suffered from poverty, malnutrition and racism […]

Climate Change Pushes Europe’s Alpine Plants Toward Extinction

May 9, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 9, 2012 (ENS) – As the climate warms, plant species that prefer a colder environment are disappearing from the mountain ranges of Southern Europe. Since many […]

First Solar Project on U.S. Public Lands Starts Generating

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

PRIMM, Nevada, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – The first utility-scale solar energy facility on U.S. public lands started delivering power on Monday with the flip of a switch by […]

50 Years of Ashtabula River Contamination Settled for $5.5 Million

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

ASHTABULA, Ohio, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department and Ohio Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement of claims for injuries to natural resources caused by […]

TransCanada Applies Again for Keystone XL Pipeline Presidential Permit

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

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Vermont Will Be First U.S. State to Ban Fracking

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – Vermont is about to become the first U.S. state to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas. The Vermont House of […]