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Month: January 2013

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Business

Asteroid Miners in a Race for Rare Metals

January 23, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Asteroid Miners in a Race for Rare Metals

 

SANTA MONICA, California, January 23, 2013 (ENS) – A second corporation has joined the race to mine the asteroids that pass near the Earth for resources such as [...]

Govenor Heineman
Air/Climate

Nebraska Governor OKs New Keystone XL Pipeline Route

January 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Nebraska Governor OKs New Keystone XL Pipeline Route

 

LINCOLN, Nebraska, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Today Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved a new route through the state for TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which avoids [...]

Mexico City bus
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Mexico City Crowned With 2013 Sustainable Transport Award

January 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Mexico City Crowned With 2013 Sustainable Transport Award

 

 

NEW YORK, New York, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Expansion of its Bus Rapid Transit system, cycling and walking infrastructure and parking program has earned Mexico City [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama Pledges Climate Change Action in Inaugural Address

January 21, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Pledges Climate Change Action in Inaugural Address

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 21, 2013 (ENS) – In an inaugural address founded on the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama today indicated that in his second term he will [...]

spent fuel pool
At Risk

Nuclear Industry Rushing Spent Fuel Assessment, Groups Warn

January 16, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Nuclear Industry Rushing Spent Fuel Assessment, Groups Warn

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Nuclear watchdog groups warn the the nuclear industry is rushing regulators tasked with a new court-ordered environmental impact statement for the [...]

Ken Salazar
Gov/Politics

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Step Down

January 16, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Step Down

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced he will be leaving the Obama Cabinet by the end of March to return to [...]

coal, power plant
Air/Climate

Earth Heating, America Hurting, Prompts ‘100 Days of Climate Action’

January 15, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Earth Heating, America Hurting, Prompts ‘100 Days of Climate Action’

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2013 (ENS) – Evidence that the planet’s temperature is rising came flooding in this week, and in response environmental and public health groups have [...]

sage grouse
Latest News

Gunnison Sage-Grouse to Be Listed as Endangered

January 15, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Gunnison Sage-Grouse to Be Listed as Endangered

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the Gunnison sage-grouse as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act and [...]

waves, NEwport
Energy

Big Wave Energy Test Center Sited at Newport, Oregon

January 15, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Big Wave Energy Test Center Sited at Newport, Oregon

 

NEWPORT, Oregon, January 15, 2013 (ENS) – The nation’s first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test facility will be located at Newport on the Oregon coast, where powerful waves [...]

rhino horns
Latest News

Rhino Poaching Death Toll Soars Across South Africa

January 14, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Rhino Poaching Death Toll Soars Across South Africa

 

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 14, 2013 – Record rhino poaching death statistics released by the South African government Friday reveal a grim picture – 668 rhinos lost [...]

Latest News

South Africa’s Parlotones Roar for Lion Conservation

January 13, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on South Africa’s Parlotones Roar for Lion Conservation

 

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 14, 2013 (ENS) – Multiplatinum-selling South African rock band The Parlotones Sunday brought onstage a life-sized art piece in the form of a [...]

No Picture
Latest News

Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report
Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

GOLDEN, Colorado, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Renewable energy development is spreading across the country, often linked with public policies designed [...]

No Picture
Latest News

Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley
Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley

HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – A federal judge in Honolulu has ruled that the U.S. Army is [...]

No Picture
Latest News

Sacrifice of 200,000 Animals Proceeds Despite Pleas, Prayers

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Sacrifice of 200,000 Animals Proceeds Despite Pleas, Prayers
Sacrifice of 200,000 Animals Proceeds Despite Pleas, Prayers

KATHMANDU, Nepal, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Emotional appeals to Nepalese officials by animal advocates from around the world have not [...]

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Latest News

Census of Ocean Depths Reveals Hundreds of New Species

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Census of Ocean Depths Reveals Hundreds of New Species
Census of Ocean Depths Reveals Hundreds of New Species

WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – “The deep sea is the Earth’s largest continuous ecosystem and largest habitat for [...]

No Picture
Latest News

Chicago Fish Fence Fails to Deter Giant Asian Carp

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Chicago Fish Fence Fails to Deter Giant Asian Carp
Chicago Fish Fence Fails to Deter Giant Asian Carp

CHICAGO, Illinois, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to close the Chicago Sanitary [...]

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TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed
TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – Three environmental groups are appealing a permit just issued by the state [...]

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Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat
Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – Concerns about toxics discharged from an unlined coal ash waste dump in suburban Washington, [...]

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Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report
Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

GOLDEN, Colorado, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – Renewable energy development is spreading across the country, often linked with public policies designed [...]

No Picture
Latest News

Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley

January 12, 2013 ENS Comments Off on Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley
Judge Orders Army to Disclose Impacts on Sacred Hawaiian Valley

HONOLULU, Hawaii, November 22, 2009 (ENS) – A federal judge in Honolulu has ruled that the U.S. Army is [...]

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