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Debate: Obama Backs Green Energy, Romney Backs Black

October 3, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Debate: Obama Backs Green Energy, Romney Backs Black

 

DENVER, Colorado, October 3, 2012 (ENS) – The deep division between President Barack Obama’s green energy policies and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s preference for coal and tar [...]

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Haiti Bans Plastic Bags and Foam Containers

October 3, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Haiti Bans Plastic Bags and Foam Containers

 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, October 3, 2012 (ENS) – Haiti’s government has banned the import, manufacture and marketing of black plastic polyethylene bags and polystyrene foam containers as of October [...]

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Sewage Troubles in Havana

October 3, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Sewage Troubles in Havana

 

By Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias

HAVANA, Cuba, October 3, 2012 (ENS) – Poor maintenance of drains at an apartment block in central Havana has created a serious health [...]

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Unexploded Bombs Menace Busy Gulf Of Mexico

October 3, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Unexploded Bombs Menace Busy Gulf Of Mexico

 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, October 3, 2012 (ENS) – Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs dumped decades ago off the coasts of 16 states, from New Jersey to Hawaii, [...]

solar installation
Energy

Poll: Dems, GOP, Swing Voters All Smile on Solar Power

October 2, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Poll: Dems, GOP, Swing Voters All Smile on Solar Power

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 2, 2012 (ENS) – Likely voters in the 2012 elections support solar energy and want to see the U.S. government to do more to encourage [...]

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Land Use/Forests

U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Roadless Rule Standing

October 2, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Roadless Rule Standing

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 2, 2012 (ENS) – Conservationists celebrated Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by the State of Wyoming and others to review the [...]

Cesar Chavez
Land Use/Forests

Obama to Designate César E. Chávez National Monument

October 1, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Obama to Designate César E. Chávez National Monument

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2012 (ENS) – On October 8, as Americans celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, President Barack Obama will travel to California to establish the César E. [...]

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Business

Feds Update Truth-in-advertising Guides for Green Marketing

October 1, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Feds Update Truth-in-advertising Guides for Green Marketing

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2012 (ENS) – Marketers can no longer make broad, unqualified claims that a product is “environmentally friendly” or “eco-friendly,” under revised Green Guides issued [...]

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Typhoon Hits Japan as Nuclear Plant Construction Resumes

October 1, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Typhoon Hits Japan as Nuclear Plant Construction Resumes

 

TOKYO, Japan, October 1, 2012 (ENS) – The Japanese power company J-Power today said it will resume construction of a nuclear power plant in Aomori prefecture at the [...]

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