Air/Climate
Acidifying Oceans Alarm Hundreds of Scientists
PARIS, France, November 27, 2013 (ENS) – Climate change is causing the world’s oceans to acidify at rates not seen for the last 55 million years, and the [...]
Month: November 2013
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New Zealand’s Endangered Dolphins Slide Toward Extinction
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, November 26, 2013 (ENS) – The New Zealand government Monday announced protections for Maui’s dolphins but the Green Party warned that these measures will not [...]
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AmeriScan: Nov. 25, 2013
Wind Power Bird Kill Crime, $100 Billion Climate Inaction Bill, 99% Renewables, Texas Coal Plants Charged, Enbridge Pipeline, Waste-to-Fuel Awards
Guilty Plea in First Wind Power Bird Kill [...]
Business
Europe and China Join Forces to Upgrade Urban Mobility
BEIJING, China, November 25, 2013 (ENS) – The European Union and China are working together to improve urban mobility. Hundreds of European and Chinese city mayors as well [...]
Air/Climate
Warsaw Climate Talks End With Deals on Forests, Financing
WARSAW, Poland, November 24, 2013 (ENS) – The UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw ended on Saturday, 24 hours behind schedule, with organizers declaring that governments are still [...]
Air/Climate
Ontario Premier’s Bill Bans Coal-Fired Power in the Province
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, November 22, 2013 (ENS) – Ontario is going coal-free. The largest coal-burning power plant in North America, Nanticoke Generating Station on the north shore of Lake [...]
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Three Honda Accords Named Green Car of the Year 2014
LOS ANGELES, California, November 22, 2013 (ENS) – The Honda Accord has been chosen as the Green Car of the Year® 2014, but this year the award goes [...]
At Risk
Law of the Sea Tribunal Orders Russia to Free Greenpeacers
HAMBURG, Germany, November 22, 2013 (ENS) – In a binding ruling, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today ordered Russia to release the Greenpeace ship [...]
Air/Climate
Civil Society Groups Walk Out of UN Climate Talks in Protest
WARSAW, Poland, November 21, 2013 (ENS) – Thirteen environmental and climate justice groups today withdrew from the UN climate change negotiations in Warsaw to protest what they see [...]
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AmeriScan: Nov. 21, 2013
Sturgeon Return, Nuclear Waste Fund, Fast-Tracking Fracking, ‘Green’ Bond, Wind Turbine Testing, Sandy Fuel Spills
Atlantic Sturgeon Return to Chesapeake Bay … Court Orders Nuclear Waste Fund Fee [...]
Air/Climate
Climate Financing Focus of High-Level Warsaw Talks
WARSAW, Poland, November 20, 2013 (ENS) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on government leaders to prioritize the environment in domestic politics and contribute to climate financing [...]
Air/Climate
Europe Devotes 20 Percent of Budget to Climate Spending
STRASBOURG, France, November 20, 2013 (ENS) – At least 20 percent of the entire European Union budget for 2014-2020 will be spent on climate-related projects and policies, after [...]
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AmeriScan: Nov. 19, 2013
Veterans Back Renewables, Senators Back Biodiesel, Megatons to Megawatts Ends, Refuge Frogs, Tern Island Plastic
Veterans Fight Repeal of the Renewable Fuel Standard … Senators: ‘Fragile’ Biodiesel Industry Deserves Support [...]
At Risk
Update: Some Greenpeacers Granted Bail in Arctic 30 Case
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 20, 2013 (ENS) – Fourteen of the 30 Greenpeacers who demonstrated against Russian plans to drill for oil in the Arctic now have been [...]
Air/Climate
UN Climate Chief Tells Coal Industry ‘Leave It in the Ground’
WARSAW, Poland, November 19, 2013 (ENS) – “The coal industry can and must radically transform and diversify to avoid the worst impacts of climate change,” the United Nations’ [...]
Air/Climate
‘Defend Our Climate’ Rallies Draw Thousands Across Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, November 18, 2013 (ENS) – Environmentalists and First Nations leaders joined Canadians from all walks of life in rallies against proposed oil pipelines across [...]
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AmeriScan: Nov. 18, 2013
Deadly Midwest Tornadoes, TVA Retires Coal Units, Utah’s San Rafael Swell, Climate Harms Wildlife, Kauai Pesticides
Eight Killed By Midwestern Tornadoes … Tennessee Valley Authority Retires Coal-Fired Power Units [...]
Air/Climate
Global Roadmap to Life-Saving Fuel and Vehicle Standards
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2013 (ENS) – Just extending the emissions and fuel-quality standards already in force in the world’s largest vehicle markets could avert more than 210,000 [...]
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Safeguarding the World’s Most Irreplaceable Protected Areas
GLAND, Switzerland, November 15, 2013 (ENS) – The world’s most irreplaceable site for threatened species is Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Natural National Park, a fact that [...]
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America Recycles Today
WASHINGTON, DC, November 15, 2013 (ENS) – The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day, and as a whole the United States produces more than 250 [...]