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Month: February 2015

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At Risk

First Global Pesticide Runoff Map Shows Streams At Risk

February 27, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on First Global Pesticide Runoff Map Shows Streams At Risk

 

LEIPZIG, Germany, February 27, 2015 (ENS) – The application of insecticides poisons streams in roughly 40 percent of the global land surface, new research reveals. Streams in the [...]

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Health

Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Discovered on California Birds

February 26, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Discovered on California Birds

 

BERKELEY, California, February 26, 2015 (ENS) – Ticks bearing the bacterium that causes Lyme disease are populating Northern California’s birds that then fly them into suburban areas, finds [...]

Thessaloniki
Land Use/Forests

New Fund Helps Cities Build a ‘Climate-smart Future’

February 26, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on New Fund Helps Cities Build a ‘Climate-smart Future’

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 26, 2015 (ENS) – The World Bank Group, with financial support from The Rockefeller Foundation, is expanding its program to help cities unlock capital to [...]

lunx
Latest News

Romania Amends 2015-2030 Transport Plan to Protect Animals

February 25, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Romania Amends 2015-2030 Transport Plan to Protect Animals

 

BUCHAREST, Romania, February 25, 2015 (ENS) – The government of Romania has included environmental protections drafted by the global conservation group WWF, or World Wildlife Fund, in the [...]

Obama
Gov/Politics

Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

February 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 24, 2015 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today fulfilled his promise to veto legislation that would remove the President’s responsibility to decide whether a pipeline [...]

water
Latest News

Corruption, Climate Could Trigger Water Wars: UN Report

February 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Corruption, Climate Could Trigger Water Wars: UN Report

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 24, 2015 (ENS) – Cleaning up widespread corruption in the water supply industry is crucial to avert looming water conflicts born of desperation, [...]

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Latest News

Nepal’s Most Wanted Wildlife Criminal Caught in Malaysia

February 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Nepal’s Most Wanted Wildlife Criminal Caught in Malaysia

 

LYON, France, February 23, 2015 (ENS) – The convicted leader of a rhino poaching network in Nepal, who was on the run and the subject of an Interpol [...]

LUTZ pod
Latest News

UK Will Test Driverless Cars on Public Roads

February 23, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on UK Will Test Driverless Cars on Public Roads

 

COVENTRY, UK, February 23, 2015 (ENS) – The first autonomous vehicle designed to run on UK public roads was officially unveiled at a government launch event in Greenwich [...]

Land Use/Forests

Colorado’s Browns Canyon Protected as a National Monument

February 22, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Colorado’s Browns Canyon Protected as a National Monument

 

CHICAGO, Illinois, February 19, 2015 (ENS) – President Barack Obama designated three new national monuments Thursday, including Browns Canyon in Colorado, a popular fly-fishing, rafting and hiking area, [...]

Mumbai
Land Use/Forests

U.S. Hindus Join in Honoring Mother Earth

February 22, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Hindus Join in Honoring Mother Earth

 

By Ahmar Mustikhan

WASHINGTON, DC, February 22, 2015 (ENS) – The Hindu American Foundation, in partnership with the Bhumi Project, based at Oxford University, is hosting Hindu Environment [...]

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Latest News

California Utility Seeks OK for 25,000 EV Charging Stations

February 21, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on California Utility Seeks OK for 25,000 EV Charging Stations

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, February 20, 2015 (ENS) – California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PG&E, is asking state regulators for permission to build some 25,000 electric [...]

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Air/Climate

Nations Agree Draft Text for Paris Climate Treaty 

February 18, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Nations Agree Draft Text for Paris Climate Treaty 

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 18, 2015 (ENS) – UN climate talks in Geneva concluded Friday with an agreed formal draft negotiating text for a new global legally-binding climate deal [...]

Modi
Energy

India Generates Enthusiasm for Financing Renewables

February 18, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on India Generates Enthusiasm for Financing Renewables

 

NEW DELHI, India, February 18, 2015 (ENS) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a conference of investors in renewable energy from India and across the world that his [...]

olive oil
Food

Ingredient in Olive Oil Kills Cancer Cells

February 17, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Ingredient in Olive Oil Kills Cancer Cells

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 17, 2015 (ENS) – Abundant evidence supports the role of olive oil in protecting against heart disease; now scientists have found that extra-virgin [...]

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Latest News

Apple Explores the Electric Car Design Track

February 17, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Apple Explores the Electric Car Design Track

 

CUPERTINO, California, February 17, 2015 (ENS) – The online rumor mill is buzzing with speculation that consumer electronics giant Apple is working towards building an electric vehicle of [...]

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Energy

Fireballs Erupt as CSX Oil Train Derails in West Virginia

February 16, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Fireballs Erupt as CSX Oil Train Derails in West Virginia

 

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, February 16, 2015 (ENS) – Balls of fire blasted into the sky and at least one railcar landed in the Kanawha River this afternoon as [...]

Energy

Fiery Oil Train Crash Lights Up Frozen Ontario Woods

February 16, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Fiery Oil Train Crash Lights Up Frozen Ontario Woods

 

TIMMINS, Ontario, Canada, February 16, 2015 (ENS) – A CN Rail freight train hauling 100 tank cars of crude oil derailed and caught fire in a remote area [...]

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Food

U.S. Approves First Genetically Engineered Apples

February 13, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Approves First Genetically Engineered Apples

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2015 (ENS) – The first genetically engineered apples were today approved for planting and sale in the United States by the U.S. Department of [...]

Latest News

Madagascar’s New Shark Sanctuary Protects 19 Shark Species

February 13, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Madagascar’s New Shark Sanctuary Protects 19 Shark Species

 

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, February 13, 2015 (ENS) – The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society has assisted the Government of Madagascar to create the country’s first marine sanctuary for sharks [...]

New Mexico
At Risk

U.S. Drought Risk This Century Worst in 1,000 Years

February 12, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Drought Risk This Century Worst in 1,000 Years

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 12, 2015 (ENS) – The worst persistent drought ever in the U.S. Southwest and Great Plains will parch the region during the second [...]

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