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Month: September 2013

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Air/Climate

IPCC: Climate Warming Caused by Humans, Will Persist for Centuries

September 27, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on IPCC: Climate Warming Caused by Humans, Will Persist for Centuries

 

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 27, 2013 (ENS) – “Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe,” finds a new assessment [...]

Willcox
At Risk

Russian Court Detains Greenpeace Arctic Drilling Protesters

September 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Russian Court Detains Greenpeace Arctic Drilling Protesters

 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, September 26, 2013 (ENS) – Greenpeace International condemned a series of Russian court rulings today which left 30 activists in custody pending investigations into a [...]

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Heads of State Call for UN Crackdown on Wildlife Crime

September 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Heads of State Call for UN Crackdown on Wildlife Crime

 

NEW YORK, New York, September 26, 2013 (ENS) – At the United Nations today, the war on wildlife crime was in the spotlight as heads of state and [...]

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Clinton Global Partners Commit $80M to Save Africa’s Elephants

September 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Clinton Global Partners Commit $80M to Save Africa’s Elephants

 

NEW YORK, New York, September 26, 2013 (ENS) – Seven African countries and a host of conservation groups today made an $80 million Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to [...]

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Business

McDonald’s to Replace Foam Beverage Cups with Paper

September 26, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on McDonald’s to Replace Foam Beverage Cups with Paper

 

OAK BROOK, Illinois, September 26, 2013 (ENS) – McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s largest fast food franchise, will replace polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups at all [...]

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Indonesia Backs Low Cost Green Car Production

September 25, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Indonesia Backs Low Cost Green Car Production

 

JAKARTA, Indonesia, September 25, 2013 (ENS) – The government of Indonesia is offering incentives to support the production of more low cost green cars after Toyota declared its [...]

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Energy

Fracking-Harmed Residents Demand U.S. EPA Renew Investigations

September 25, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Fracking-Harmed Residents Demand U.S. EPA Renew Investigations

 

WASHINGTON, DC, September 25, 2013 (ENS) – Residents of three states who say they were harmed by gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, held a news conference [...]

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At Risk

Quake in Pakistan’s Remote Southwest Kills 328, Forms New Island

September 25, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Quake in Pakistan’s Remote Southwest Kills 328, Forms New Island

 

KARACHI, Pakistan, September 25, 2013 (ENS) – A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 328 people and injuring more [...]

Obama
Gov/Politics

UN General Assembly Debates Syria, Post-2015 Development

September 24, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on UN General Assembly Debates Syria, Post-2015 Development

 

NEW YORK, New York, September 24, 2013 (ENS) – As he opened the annual United Nations forum for world leaders today, General Assembly President John Ashe appealed for [...]

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At Risk

Mexico’s Double Storms Leave 115 Dead, 68 Missing

September 23, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Mexico’s Double Storms Leave 115 Dead, 68 Missing

 

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, September 23, 2013 (ENS) – Two hurricanes which struck Mexico last week have claimed the lives of 115 people as rescuers continue to search for [...]

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Latest News

Barcelona Leads Global Rollout of Nissan’s New Electric Taxi

September 23, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Barcelona Leads Global Rollout of Nissan’s New Electric Taxi

 

FRANKFURT, Germany, September 23, 2013 (ENS) – Nissan, maker of the world’s most popular electric car, the LEAF, rolled out its second electric model at the biannual Frankfurt [...]

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Energy

Air Pollution Destroys Health of Texas Fracking Communities

September 20, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Air Pollution Destroys Health of Texas Fracking Communities

 

By Sharon Guynup

KARNES CITY, Texas, September 20, 2013 (ENS) – In the five years since the shale boom hit, the once-beautiful hills of south Texas have been [...]

power plant emissions
Air/Climate

EPA Proposes 1st Carbon Emissions Limits on New Power Plants

September 20, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on EPA Proposes 1st Carbon Emissions Limits on New Power Plants

 

WASHINGTON, DC, September 20, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the country’s first Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power [...]

Bristol Bay watershed
Land Use/Forests

Anglo American Withdraws from Alaska’s Pebble Mine

September 20, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Anglo American Withdraws from Alaska’s Pebble Mine

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, September 20, 2013 (ENS) – British multinational mining giant Anglo American withdrew on Monday from a partnership that would develop open-pit copper and gold [...]

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Energy

Indigenous Penan Again Blockade Murum River Dam

September 19, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Indigenous Penan Again Blockade Murum River Dam

 

KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, September 19, 2013 (ENS) – The Penan indigenous people affected by the Murum dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo [...]

Arctic Sunrise
At Risk

Russian Coast Guard Boards Greenpeace Ship, Arrests Crew

September 19, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Russian Coast Guard Boards Greenpeace Ship, Arrests Crew

 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, September 19, 2013 (ENS) – In a shallow sea on Russia’s northwest coast, the Russian Coast Guard today boarded the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise [...]

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Prince William Forms New Conservation Group, United for Wildlife

September 18, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Prince William Forms New Conservation Group, United for Wildlife

 

LONDON, UK, September 18, 2013 (ENS) – At an awards ceremony honoring wildlife conservationists, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, announced that his foundation will collaborate with seven of [...]

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At Risk

Russian Coast Guard Fires on Greenpeace Ship, Arrests Two

September 18, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Russian Coast Guard Fires on Greenpeace Ship, Arrests Two

 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, September 18, 2013 (ENS) – The Russian Coast Guard has fired shots at a Greenpeace International ship in the Russian Arctic and two Greenpeace activists [...]

Brown, Nichols
Latest News

California Governor, Business Leaders Pledge Support for EVs

September 17, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on California Governor, Business Leaders Pledge Support for EVs

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 17, 2013 (ENS) – California Governor Jerry Brown met Monday with more than 50 California business, automotive, consumer, technology and utility leaders to advance [...]

Latest News

Matson Spills Molasses Into Honolulu Harbor

September 17, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Matson Spills Molasses Into Honolulu Harbor

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, September 17, 2013 (ENS) – Hawaii state and federal officials say they are still assessing the scope of the “severe” environmental damage from a molasses spill [...]

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