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Month: August 2013

shampoo
Latest News

Carcinogen Outlawed in California Found in 98 Shampoos, Soaps

August 30, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Carcinogen Outlawed in California Found in 98 Shampoos, Soaps

 

OAKLAND, California, August 30, 2013 (ENS) – Independent laboratory tests have identified 98 shampoos, soaps, and other personal care products sold by major national retailers that contain a [...]

canyon
Latest News

Deep Ice Canyon Found Far Below Greenland Surface

August 29, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Deep Ice Canyon Found Far Below Greenland Surface

 

GREENBELT, Maryland, August 29, 2013 (ENS) – Using ice-penetrating radar, scientists have discovered a long, deep canyon that exists a mile beneath the Greenland ice sheet, data from [...]

pipeline
Air/Climate

Keystone XL Pipeline “Flunks Climate Test,” New Report

August 29, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Keystone XL Pipeline “Flunks Climate Test,” New Report

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 29, 2013 (ENS) – Environmental advocates delivered a report on the climate effects of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to President Barack Obama today, [...]

Khost
Land Use/Forests

Afghanistan’s Forest Cover Illegally Stripped Away

August 29, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Afghanistan’s Forest Cover Illegally Stripped Away

 

By Zabihullah Ghazi

KHOST CITY, Afghanistan, August 28, 2013 (ENS) – Once-green mountainsides across Afghanistan are still being stripped of their trees as the long-running process of deforestation [...]

moon crater
Latest News

Water Discovered on Moon’s Surface Points to Water Within

August 28, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Water Discovered on Moon’s Surface Points to Water Within

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 28, 2013 (ENS) – For the first time from lunar orbit, scientists have detected “magmatic water,” which originates from deep within the Moon’s interior, on [...]

Vermont Yankee
Energy

Entergy to Close Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

August 27, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Entergy to Close Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2013 (ENS) – Entergy Corporation today said it plans to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont. The station [...]

ecomobile vehicles
Latest News

World’s First Ecomobile City: Suwon, South Korea

August 27, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on World’s First Ecomobile City: Suwon, South Korea

 

SUWON, South Korea, August 27, 2013  (ENS) – One neighborhood, one month, no cars. When it kicks off the world’s first EcoMobility Festival on September 1, the City [...]

Latest News

Mexican Gray Wolves Gain Protection in Arizona, New Mexico

August 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Mexican Gray Wolves Gain Protection in Arizona, New Mexico

 

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, August 26, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will propose increased recovery territory for Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New [...]

Arctic Sunrise
Energy

Russians Force Greenpeace Ship to Leave Kara Sea

August 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Russians Force Greenpeace Ship to Leave Kara Sea

 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, August 26, 2013 (ENS) – The Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise will leave the Kara Sea and the Northern Sea Route today under threat of force [...]

bodies
At Risk

Hit By Snipers, Syria Chemical Weapons Inspection Team Persists

August 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Hit By Snipers, Syria Chemical Weapons Inspection Team Persists

 

DAMASCUS, Syria, August 26, 2013 (ENS) – A team of United Nations inspectors probing the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria was hit by sniper fire today [...]

cyclists
Latest News

Britain Invests £148 million to Boost Cycling

August 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Britain Invests £148 million to Boost Cycling

 

LONDON, UK, August 26, 2013 (ENS) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a nationwide drive to promote cycling in cities and national parks across England. More [...]

Rim fire
At Risk

San Francisco Emergency Called as Rim Fire Burns Power Lines

August 24, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on San Francisco Emergency Called as Rim Fire Burns Power Lines

 

SACRAMENTO, California, August 24, 2013 (ENS) – A raging wildfire spreading into Yosemite National Park has damaged electricity infrastructure serving the city of San Francisco 200 miles to [...]

freighter
At Risk

Cebu Oil Spill Spreads as Ferry Sinking Inquiry Opens

August 23, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Cebu Oil Spill Spreads as Ferry Sinking Inquiry Opens

 

CEBU CITY, Philippines, August 23, 2013 (ENS) – Oil from the collision of two vessels off the coast of Cebu Province that killed dozens of people last Friday [...]

Kelly Swing
At Risk

Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative Failed, What’s Next?

August 23, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative Failed, What’s Next?

By Kelly Swing

TIPUTINI BIODIVERSITY STATION, Ecuador, August 23, 2013 (ENS) – We’re all extremely disappointed by the decision of President Rafael Correa to approve oil drilling in the [...]

Bloede Dam
Latest News

Dam Removals Open Northeast Rivers to Fish, Recreation

August 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Dam Removals Open Northeast Rivers to Fish, Recreation

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 22, 2013 (ENS) – A dam that has blocked Maryland’s Patapsco River for nearly 100 years will be removed shortly, utilizing a $3.57 million grant [...]

Greenpeace protest
Energy

Russia Denies Greenpeace Ship Entry to Arctic Sea Route

August 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Russia Denies Greenpeace Ship Entry to Arctic Sea Route

 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, August 22, 2013 (ENS) – The Russian government has denied permission for the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise to access the busy Northern Sea Route, although [...]

algae
Land Use/Forests

Florida Waters Alive With Toxic Algae, Toxic Politics

August 21, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Florida Waters Alive With Toxic Algae, Toxic Politics

 

STUART, Florida, August 21, 2013 (ENS) – Environmental groups rallied today ahead of a Florida State Senate Select Committee public meeting, demanding that government act to stop toxic [...]

tanks
Energy

New Fukushima Radioactive Leak Worst Since Original Accident

August 21, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on New Fukushima Radioactive Leak Worst Since Original Accident

 

TOKYO, Japan, August 21, 2013 (ENS) – Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority now says a leak of radioactive water from a tank at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant Monday [...]

logging
At Risk

Earth’s Natural Resources Account ‘Overdrawn’ Today

August 20, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Earth’s Natural Resources Account ‘Overdrawn’ Today

 

OAKLAND, California, August 20, 2013 (ENS) – Environmental economists have identified August 20 as “Earth Overshoot Day,” the day when humanity has consumed as much renewable natural resources [...]

Arena Pernambuco
Business

Green Goals Set for Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums

August 19, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Green Goals Set for Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums

 

CURITIBA, Brazil, August 19, 2013 (ENS) – Environmental sustainability is on the minds of stadium managers from the 12 Brazilian cities that will host football, or soccer, matches [...]

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