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Month: June 2012

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Australia Creates World’s Largest Expanse of Marine Reserves

June 14, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Australia Creates World’s Largest Expanse of Marine Reserves
Australia Creates World’s Largest Expanse of Marine Reserves

CANBERRA, Australia, June 14, 2012 (ENS) – Australia is poised to safeguard the largest network of marine reserves anywhere in the [...]

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Rio+20 Sustainable Development Summit Opens in Brazil

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Rio+20 Sustainable Development Summit Opens in Brazil

RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil, June 13, 2012 (ENS) – President Dilma Rousseff today opened Rio +20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, [...]

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Rio+20 Head: Obama, Merkel, Cameron Absences Will Not Weaken Summit

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Rio+20 Head: Obama, Merkel, Cameron Absences Will Not Weaken Summit

RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil, June 11, 2012 (ENS) – The Rio+20 Secretary-General said today that the absence of such [...]

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Commentary: Rio+20: Understanding the Present in Light of the Future

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Commentary: Rio+20: Understanding the Present in Light of the Future

By Mikhail Gorbachev

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 12, 2012 (ENS) – They say if you want make God laugh share [...]

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Israeli Micro-Irrigation Pioneer Awarded 2012 World Food Prize

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Micro-Irrigation Pioneer Awarded 2012 World Food Prize

WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2012 (ENS) – Dr. Daniel Hillel, an Israeli-American scientist who created an innovative way of bringing water to [...]

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Court: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Must Assess Spent Fuel Storage Dangers

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Court: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Must Assess Spent Fuel Storage Dangers

WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2012 (ENS) – A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must [...]

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Indonesia Spearheads International Year of the Rhino

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Indonesia Spearheads International Year of the Rhino

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 7, 2012 (ENS) – To stave off the extinction of Indonesia’s two Critically Endangered rhinoceros subspecies, President Susilo Bambang [...]

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Bank of America Announces $50 Billion Environmental Goal

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Bank of America Announces $50 Billion Environmental Goal

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 11, 2012 (ENS) – Bank of America today announced a new 10-year, $50 billion environmental business goal [...]

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Global Renewable Energy Investment Hits Record $257 Billion

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Global Renewable Energy Investment Hits Record $257 Billion

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 11, 2012 (ENS) – More renewable energy was installed worldwide last year than ever before, and solar energy [...]

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U.S. Army Ship on Climate Rescue Mission Spills Diesel in Alaska

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U.S. Army Ship on Climate Rescue Mission Spills Diesel in Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska, June 10, 2012 (ENS) – A U.S. Army Reserve landing craft hit a submerged rock south [...]

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2013 Honda Fit EV: America’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car

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2013 Honda Fit EV: America’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car

WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2012 (ENS) – The 2013 Honda Fit EV has received the best fuel efficiency rating ever issued [...]

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Japanese Tsunami Dock Sterilized on Oregon Beach

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Japanese Tsunami Dock Sterilized on Oregon Beach

NEWPORT, Oregon, June 9, 2012 (ENS) – A large dock from Japan that floated more than 5,000 miles across the Pacific to [...]

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Tipping Point Near for Planet Earth, Scientists Warn

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Tipping Point Near for Planet Earth, Scientists Warn

BERKELEY, California, June 8, 2012 (ENS) – Population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth [...]

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Perth Amboy Must Spend $5.4 Million on Sewer Upgrades

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Perth Amboy Must Spend $5.4 Million on Sewer Upgrades

PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, June 8, 2012 (ENS) – The City of Perth Amboy has agreed to make major improvements [...]

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20th Anniversary World Oceans Day Around the Planet and Online

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20th Anniversary World Oceans Day Around the Planet and Online

NEW YORK, New York, June 8, 2012 (ENS) – On five continents, aquariums, science centers, schools and NGOs celebrate the [...]

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CARS 21 Group Steers EU Away From Petrol

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CARS 21 Group Steers EU Away From Petrol

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 7, 2012 (ENS) – The CARS 21 Group Wednesday adopted its final report, recommending a portfolio of propulsion [...]

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Great Barrier Reef Headed for World Heritage in Danger List

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Great Barrier Reef Headed for World Heritage in Danger List

CANBERRA, Australia, June 7, 2012 (ENS) – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has issued a warning to the government [...]

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Japanese Dock Cast Adrift by Tsunami Hits Oregon Coast

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Japanese Dock Cast Adrift by Tsunami Hits Oregon Coast

NEWPORT, Oregon, June 6, 2012 (ENS) – An entire dock that has washed ashore just north of Newport, Oregon is [...]

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Latin America, Caribbean Projected Climate Damage $100 Billion Yearly

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Latin America, Caribbean Projected Climate Damage $100 Billion Yearly

WASHINGTON, DC, June 6, 2012 (ENS) – Latin America and the Caribbean face damages of $100 billion every year by [...]

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Brazil Declares New Nature Reserves, Forest Fears Persist

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Brazil Declares New Nature Reserves, Forest Fears Persist

BRASILIA, Brazil, June 5, 2012 (ENS) – During a ceremony to celebrate World Environment Day, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff today announced [...]

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