Business
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 [...]
Month: January 2013
Air/Climate
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
At Risk
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 [...]
Gov/Politics
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Energy
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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
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
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
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 [...]
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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 [...]