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Tesla Model S Crowned 2013 World Green Car
NEW YORK, New York, March 29, 2013 (ENS) – The Tesla Model S was named the 2013 World Green Car Thursday at a press conference hosted by the [...]
Month: March 2013
Air/Climate
Poll: Live on High-Risk U.S. Coastline? Prepare and Pay
WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2013 (ENS) – The overwhelming majority of Americans in a new public opinion poll support stronger building codes to minimize damage from climate-induced sea [...]
Energy
Japan Turns from Nuclear Fission to Nuclear Fusion
TOKYO, Japan, March 28, 2013 (ENS) – The Japanese utility that supplies electricity to seven prefectures on Japan’s main island of Honshu today officially withdrew its plan to [...]
Energy
Wastewater Injection Linked to Oklahoma’s Largest Earthquake
NEW YORK, New York, March 28, 2013 (ENS) – The rising number of earthquakes in normally calm parts of Arkansas, Texas, Ohio and Colorado are linked to the [...]
Air/Climate
Australia, China Collaborate on Asia-Pacific Carbon Market
SYDNEY, Australia, March 27, 2013 (ENS) – Australia and China are working in concert to develop their individual carbon trading markets as a first step towards a broader [...]
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First ‘Sex-on-the-Reef’ Recorded on India’s Only Coral Atolls
LAKSHADWEEP, India, March 27, 2013 (ENS) – Coral spawning, locally called “sex-on-the-reef,” has been recorded for the first time along India’s southwest coast in the waters around Lakshadweep, a [...]
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Over Half U.S. River and Stream Miles in Poor Condition
WASHINGTON, DC, March 26, 2013 (ENS) – Fifty-five percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition for aquatic life, finds the first comprehensive survey of the [...]
Land Use/Forests
Obama Creates Five National Monuments to ‘Benefit All Americans’
WASHINGTON, DC, March 25, 2013 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today signed proclamations establishing five national monuments located in Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio and Washington, using his [...]
Culture
Earth Hour Plunges Planet into Healing Darkness
SYDNEY, Australia, March 25, 2013 (ENS) – This year for the first time, Russia’s Kremlin, the residence of the President, and Red Square switched off their lights for [...]
Culture
Actor Ezra Miller Heads to North Pole for Greenpeace
NEW YORK, New York, March 25, 2013 (ENS) – Film star Ezra Miller will ski to the North Pole in early April to plant a “flag for the [...]
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International Cooperation Key to World Water Day 2013
NEW YORK, New York, March 22, 2013 (ENS) – “Water is central to the wellbeing of people and the planet,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon said in [...]
Air/Climate
Coming Soon: U.S. Tier 3 Emissions and Fuel Standards
WASHINGTON, DC, March 22, 2013 (ENS) – Sometime before the end of March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new national vehicle emissions and [...]
Land Use/Forests
‘Zero Illegal Deforestation’ Target Set on First World Forests Day
ROME, Italy, March 22, 2013 (ENS) – On the first International Day of Forests, celebrated Thursday by the United Nations, Jose Graziano da Silva proposed that all countries [...]
Air/Climate
Low-Income, Minority Californians Suffer Worst Asthma
SACRAMENTO, California, March 21, 2013 (ENS) – Low-income populations, racial and ethnic minorities in California are exposed to greater levels of some air pollutants than higher-income, Caucasian populations. [...]
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Pacemaker Wearers Safe in Electric Vehicles, Hybrids
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 21, 2013 (ENS) – Patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk [...]
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Sea Shepherd Seeks Dutch Prosecution of Japanese Whalers
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, March 21, 2013 (ENS) – The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is lodging a second complaint with the Netherlands Public Prosecutor’s Office for serious fraud and [...]
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Fossil Found on Brazilian Beach Key to Blue Whale Survival
SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 21, 2013 (ENS) – The 1,800 year old fossil of a blue whale found on Sao Paulo’s southern coast may help prevent the extinction of [...]
Energy
Civil Engineers Raise U.S. Infrastructure Grade to D+
WASHINGTON, DC, March 20, 2013 (ENS) – Over the past four years, the state of America’s infrastructure has improved from a grade of D to D+ but a [...]
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Battered but Proud, Sea Shepherd Fleet Docks in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia, March 20, 2013 (ENS) – Sea Shepherd Australia this morning welcomed to Melbourne its three ships and 110 crewmembers after their campaign defending whales in the [...]
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Kerry Supports Giant Marine Reserve in Antarctica’s Ross Sea
WASHINGTON, DC, March 19, 2013 (ENS) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Monday urged creation of what would be the world’s largest marine reserve in Antarctica and [...]