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Month: July 2013

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Land Use/Forests

Chile Warned to Stop Treating Mapuche Natives as Terrorists

July 31, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Chile Warned to Stop Treating Mapuche Natives as Terrorists

 

SANTIAGO, Chile, July 31, 2013 (ENS) – To avoid “widespread disorder and violence,” the Chilean government must stop applying an anti-terrorism law against its Mapuche indigenous people, who [...]

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Air/Climate

New EPA Chief Targets Climate Change

July 31, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on New EPA Chief Targets Climate Change

 

By Alvin Powell

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31, 2013 (ENS) – Newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on Tuesday pledged action on climate change during the Obama [...]

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Energy

Sprawl + Solar Power + EVs = Cities of the Future

July 31, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Sprawl + Solar Power + EVs = Cities of the Future

 

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 31, 2013 (ENS) – While a compact city may be more efficient for gasoline-powered vehicles, a sprawling city is more efficient when electric vehicles [...]

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At Risk

Gulf of Thailand Oil Spill Hits Tourist Island

July 30, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Gulf of Thailand Oil Spill Hits Tourist Island

 

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand on the weekend has reached a Thai tourist resort, [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Pope Urges Brazilians to Conserve the Amazon

July 30, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Pope Urges Brazilians to Conserve the Amazon

 

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Pope Francis on Saturday asked the Catholic bishops of Brazil not to exploit the Amazon rainforest but instead make [...]

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BMW Unveils the Electric i3, a ‘New Type of Megacity Vehicle’

July 30, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on BMW Unveils the Electric i3, a ‘New Type of Megacity Vehicle’

 

NEW YORK, New York, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – In a simultaneous launch on three continents – North America, Europe and Asia – BMW Monday revealed its first [...]

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New Species of Dwarf Lemur Found in Madagascar

July 30, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on New Species of Dwarf Lemur Found in Madagascar

 

MAINZ, Germany, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Drenched with rain and working in the dense forests of southern Madagascar, researchers have identified a new species of dwarf lemur [...]

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At Risk

Tropical Storm Nears Hawaii, New Ocean Plan Predicts Worse

July 29, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Tropical Storm Nears Hawaii, New Ocean Plan Predicts Worse

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 29, 2013 (ENS) – Tropical Storm Flossie is bringing heavy rains, strong winds and big waves to the main Hawaiian Islands today through Tuesday. But [...]

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Drivers in U.S. National Parks Turn Wildlife Into Road-Kill

July 29, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Drivers in U.S. National Parks Turn Wildlife Into Road-Kill

 

WASHINGTON, DC, July 29, 2013 (ENS) – Wild animals in national parks are dying by the hundreds under the wheels of visitors’ cars, according to road-kill records from [...]

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Energy

Evidence Withheld in BP Oil Spill Comes to Light

July 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Evidence Withheld in BP Oil Spill Comes to Light

 

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 26, 2013 (ENS) – Two companies involved in the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest in U.S. [...]

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EPA Selects Eight Schools for Toxics Release Inventory Challenge

July 25, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on EPA Selects Eight Schools for Toxics Release Inventory Challenge

 

WASHINGTON, DC, July 25, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today selected eight academic partners for the Toxics Release Inventory University Challenge, a project that finds [...]

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Congolese Ivory Kingpin Imprisoned for Five Years

July 25, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Congolese Ivory Kingpin Imprisoned for Five Years

 

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, July 25, 2013 (ENS) – Ghislain Ngondjo, alias “Pépito,” notorious for elephant poaching and ivory trafficking in the Republic of Congo, was sentenced on [...]

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Energy

White House Undercuts Coal Power Plant Water Pollution Rule

July 24, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on White House Undercuts Coal Power Plant Water Pollution Rule

 

WASHINGTON, DC, July 24, 2013 (ENS) – Coal-fired power plants, many operating with expired permits, have become the largest source of toxic water pollution in the United States, [...]

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At Risk

Fire Consumes Gulf of Mexico Gas Well

July 24, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Fire Consumes Gulf of Mexico Gas Well

 

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 24, 2013 (ENS) – A gas well fire in the Gulf of Mexico that started Tuesday night after the operator failed to keep control [...]

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Latest News

Endangered Snow Leopards: Victims of the Cashmere Trade

July 24, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Endangered Snow Leopards: Victims of the Cashmere Trade

 

NEW YORK, New York, July 24, 2013 (ENS) – The vast highlands and open spaces of China, Tibet and Mongolia – once roamed by snow leopards, wild camels [...]

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San Antonio Agrees to $1.1 Billion Sewer System Upgrade

July 23, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on San Antonio Agrees to $1.1 Billion Sewer System Upgrade

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23, 2013 (ENS) – To address thousands of raw sewage discharges  in violation of the Clean Water Act, the San Antonio Water System has [...]

Land Use/Forests

Dominican Republic Bulldozes Biodiversity Hotspot

July 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Dominican Republic Bulldozes Biodiversity Hotspot

 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 22, 2013 (ENS) – A biological reserve set aside by the Dominican government just four years ago to protect rare birds and iguanas [...]

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Poachers Kill Two Kenya Wildlife Service Officers

July 19, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Poachers Kill Two Kenya Wildlife Service Officers

 

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 19, 2013 (ENS) – Two Kenya Wildlife Service officers were killed in two separate gunfights with suspected poachers Thursday while responding to a poaching incident [...]

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Air/Climate

Poll: Majority Backs Obama Plan to Limit Carbon Emissions

July 19, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Poll: Majority Backs Obama Plan to Limit Carbon Emissions

 

WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2013 (ENS) – A majority of American voters polled in a nationwide survey say they support President Barack Obama’s new plan to address climate [...]

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Gov/Politics

McCarthy Finally Confirmed to Head U.S. EPA

July 18, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on McCarthy Finally Confirmed to Head U.S. EPA

 

WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate voted 59-40 this afternoon to confirm Regina McCarthy as to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after a [...]

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