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North Pole Melting, Storms Ravage United States
WASHINGTON, DC, December 30, 2015 (ENS) – The same storm system responsible for the extreme weather that claimed 43 lives in seven states over the past week has [...]
Year: 2015
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Obama Signs Ban on Microbeads in Beauty Products
WASHINGTON, DC, December 29, 2015 (ENS) – President Barack Obama Monday signed into law a bill phasing out the manufacture of facewash, toothpaste and shampoo containing plastic microbeads [...]
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U.S. Protects Lions Under Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON, DC, December 26, 2015 (ENS) – In response to the steep decline of lion populations in the wild, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing two [...]
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EU Parliament Creates Diesel Emissions Inquiry Panel
STRASBOURG, France, December 17, 2015 (ENS) – The European Parliament has decided to set up a 45-member inquiry committee to investigate breaches of EU rules on car emission [...]
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World’s Lakes Warming Faster Than Air or Oceans
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, December 16, 2015 (ENS) – Climate change has led to warming of lakes at a rapid rate, even faster than the air or the oceans, [...]
Air/Climate
World Opinion Supports Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2015 (ENS) – The world has warmly received the breakthrough Paris Climate Agreement reached Saturday in Paris that for the first time, unites wealthy [...]
Air/Climate
COP21: Nations Adopt World’s First Global Climate Pact
PARIS, France, December 12, 2015 (ENS) – With hugs, kisses and applause, ministers and official delegates from 195 countries tonight celebrated their approval of the Paris Climate Agreement, [...]
Air/Climate
10,000+ in Paris Streets for ‘Red Lines’ Climate March
PARIS, France, December 12, 2015 (ENS) – With the official UN climate negotiations still underway, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris this morning. Holding red [...]
Air/Climate
COP21 Forgot Farm Animals
By Judith Needham, J.D., LL.M., MPH
PARIS, France, December 11, 2015 (ENS) – Dame Jane Goodall travels the globe 300+ days each year – with a cow – [...]
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COP21: Ministers Steer Toward Zero-emission Mobility
PARIS, France, December 11, 2015 (ENS) – Ministers and senior representatives from the auto industry, civil society and international organizations Tuesday called for a rapid move to zero-emission [...]
Air/Climate
COP21: Ministers Craft Climate Deal in All Night Talks
PARIS, France, December 10, 2015 (ENS) – Climate negotiators from throughout the world worked all night into Thursday morning to forge an historic agreement that will involve every [...]
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COP21: Paris Climate Outcome Draft Sparks Protests
PARIS, France, December 9, 2015 (ENS) – With just two days to go before the United Nations COP21 climate talks in Paris are scheduled to conclude, it’s crunch [...]
Air/Climate
Business Climate Changes Show ‘Unstoppable Momentum’
PARIS, France, December 8, 2015 (ENS) – An unprecedented coalition of the world’s major financial institutions met on the sidelines of the United Nations COP21 climate talks in Paris [...]
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Environmental Pioneer Maurice Strong Mourned at COP21
PARIS, France, December 8, 2015 (ENS) – Urgent as the Paris climate conference is, the delegates paused today to pay tribute to the life, vision and accomplishments of [...]
Air/Climate
COP21: Global Green Bank Network Debuts in Paris
PARIS, France, December 7, 2015 (ENS) – Six green banks and two nonprofit groups today announced they are establishing a Green Bank Network to bring billions of dollars [...]
Air/Climate
China Fights Smog With Soaring Electric Car Sales
BEIJING, China, December 7, 2015 (ENS) – Electric car sales in China are expected to reach 220,000 to 250,000 this year, surpassing the United States to rank first [...]
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New Camera Measures Greenhouse Gases
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 6, 2015 (ENS) – Global warming will happen faster than previously believed, finds new research from Swedish scientists that measures natural methane emissions in a [...]
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Global Citizens Tribunal to Put Monsanto on Trial
PARIS, France, December 6, 2015 (ENS) – Global food, farming and environmental justice groups are joining forces to put biotech crop giant Monsanto on trial for ecocide and [...]
Air/Climate
Guide to Paris Climate Talks: Halftime Notes
By Judith Needham, J.D., LL.M., MPH
WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2015 (ENS) – The 2015 meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, is just [...]