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WINNSBORO, Texas, October 31, 2012 (ENS) – Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was arrested this morning after bringing supplies to climate justice activists sitting in trees to stop construction of a pipeline to carry...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 31, 2012 (ENS) – A modernization of Europe’s environmental impact assessment law now underway will enable governments, for the first time, to take into account climate change, biodiversity, disaster...
WASHINGTON, DC, October 31, 2012 (ENS) – President Barack Obama joined New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today for a survey of the destruction left by Hurricane Sandy, which battered the East Coast on Monday. The President has...
NEW YORK, New York, October 30, 2012 (ENS) – Many environmentalists are blaming climate change for the appearance of superstorm Sandy that has wreaked such devastation on New York, New Jersey and 15 other states along the Atlantic...
NEW YORK, New York, October 30, 2012 (ENS) – “Sadly, this storm claimed the lives of people throughout the region, including at least 10 in our city – and tragically we expect that number to go up as information continues...
WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2012 (ENS) – Three nuclear power reactors in the U.S. Northeast shut down Monday during superstorm Sandy, while another – Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, New Jersey – remains in a state of...
NEW YORK, New York, October 29, 2012 (ENS) – After claiming 69 lives in the Caribbean countries it ravaged last week, Hurricane Sandy struck land near Atlantic City, New Jersey about 8 pm Monday night. Four hours later, 11 more...
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 29, 2012 (ENS) – As the changing climate brings more extreme weather – hurricanes, floods and drought – human health hazards are increasing, warn the world’s top health and weather...
NEW YORK, New York, October 28, 2012 (ENS) – Large and “extremely dangerous,” the National Weather Service says Hurricane Sandy is expected to bring “life-threatening storm surge flooding” to the Mid-Atlantic...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, October 28, 2012 (ENS) – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off north-central British Columbia shook the coast at 8:04 pm local time Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for the Pacific region, including...
SONGDO, South Korea, October 25, 2012 (ENS) – The Green Climate Fund, a multi-billion dollar fund to help developing countries adapt to and mitigate climate change, is inching toward operational status. The Board of the Green Climate...
BOSTON, Massachusetts, October 25, 2012 (ENS) – Two dozen investors with more than $800 billion in assets under management are urging an immediate extension of the production tax credit for renewable energy, which expires December 31....
VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 25, 2012 (ENS) – Mai Mai rebels attacked a ranger patrol early this morning in Virunga National Park, killing two park rangers and one government soldier who was assisting...
MIAMI, Florida, October 25, 2012 (ENS) – Hurricane Sandy howled across the Bahamas on Thursday as a powerful Category 2 storm, packing winds up to 105 miles per hour and moving north at about 20 mph. The storm is forecast to reach...
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, October 24, 2012 (ENS) – To attract Chinese investment for development of the Alberta oil sands and other natural resources, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pushing through a treaty that gives away Canadian...
NEW YORK, New York, October 23, 2012 (ENS) – Industrial pollution is a critical public health threat on a par with malaria and tuberculosis, but while 125 million people around the world are at risk from toxic pollutants, these...
OAKLAND, California, October 22, 2012 (ENS) – Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit charging that the California agency tasked with regulating oil and gas well activity has failed to consider or evaluate the risks of hydraulic...
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, October 22, 2012 (ENS) – Thousands of protesters from across the province and points east filled the lawn of the British Columbia Legislature today for a Defend Our Coast demonstration...
BURBANK, California, October 22, 2012 (ENS) – As part of its new paper sourcing policy, the Walt Disney Company has renounced the use of paper and fiber associated with rainforest destruction and human rights violations anywhere...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia, October 19, 2012 (ENS) – Burning biodiesel produces compounds that can cause respiratory disease, researchers from Queensland University of Technology have found. The scientists say the discovery...