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Month: August 2015

Cecil
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Airlines Ban Wildlife Trophy Cargo After Lion’s Death

August 30, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Airlines Ban Wildlife Trophy Cargo After Lion’s Death

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – Forty-two airlines have announced or reaffirmed bans on wildlife trophy shipments since the killing of Cecil the Lion by an American [...]

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Business

Dozens of Companies Support California’s Climate Change Bills

August 30, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Dozens of Companies Support California’s Climate Change Bills

 

SACRAMENTO, California, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – With just a few days left in the state legislative session, more than 24 California companies have announced their support for [...]

Edinburgh
Air/Climate

Vehicular Air Pollution Leading Cause of Heart Disease

August 30, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Vehicular Air Pollution Leading Cause of Heart Disease

 

LONDON, UK, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – Air and noise pollution are environmental health risks with severe consequences for heart health, according to the European Society of Cardiology, [...]

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Wildlife Conservation Powers Team Up: Poachers Beware

August 28, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Wildlife Conservation Powers Team Up: Poachers Beware

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 28, 2015 (ENS) – Two of the world’s most powerful wildlife conservation organizations today strengthened their long-standing collaboration to fight the escalating poaching and illegal [...]

Stone
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Beyond Traffic Lights: Driverless Cars at Intersections

August 27, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Beyond Traffic Lights: Driverless Cars at Intersections

 

AUSTIN, Texas, August 27, 2015 (ENS) – The self-driving cars of the future will make “reservations” to cross intersections, if a system under development at the University of [...]

Obama
Energy

Obama Champions Renewables at Clean Energy Summit

August 25, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Champions Renewables at Clean Energy Summit

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 24, 2015 (ENS) – Banners and screens reading “National Clean Energy Summit 8.0 – Powering Progress” decorated the packed ballroom at the Mandalay Bay [...]

electric car
Latest News

StoreDot Promises Full EV Charge Up in Five Minutes

August 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on StoreDot Promises Full EV Charge Up in Five Minutes

 

HERZELIYA, Israel, August 24, 2015 (ENS) – StoreDot is developing a new type of battery with innovative, synthesized organic compounds that the Israeli company promises will charge an [...]

Cairo
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Egypt Scraps Cairo’s Old, Polluting Taxis

August 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Egypt Scraps Cairo’s Old, Polluting Taxis

 

CAIRO, Egypt, August 24, 2015 (ENS) – Through Egypt’s new national vehicle scrapping and recycling program, older taxis are being replaced by newer vehicles to increase fuel efficiency, [...]

garbage
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Beirut Garbage Crisis Could Topple Lebanese Govt.

August 24, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Beirut Garbage Crisis Could Topple Lebanese Govt.

 

BEIRUT, Lebanon, August 24, 2015 (ENS) – A garbage crisis that has left trash in stinking piles in the streets of Beirut for weeks, has given rise to [...]

Lake Atitlan
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Toxic Algae Invade Guatemala’s Treasured Lake Atitlan

August 20, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Toxic Algae Invade Guatemala’s Treasured Lake Atitlan

 

By Sherm Davis

PANAJACHEL, Guatemala, August 20, 2015 (ENS) – A thick bloom of algae known as cyanobacteria appeared in Lake Atitlan on August 3, the first such [...]

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At Risk

Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Scorch the West

August 20, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Scorch the West

 

OLYMPIA, Washington, August 20, 2015 (ENS) – Three U.S. Forest Service firefighters died Wednesday night when a wildfire near the small town of Twisp in southeastern Washington overtook [...]

volcano
At Risk

Active Volcano Near Japan’s Only Working Nuclear Plant

August 19, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Active Volcano Near Japan’s Only Working Nuclear Plant

 

TOKYO, Japan, August 19, 2015 (ENS) – Mount Sakurajima is about to erupt again, the Japan Meteorological Agency warns. The volcano is located 50 kilometers (30 miles) from [...]

Latest News

California Drivers Get High Performance Renewable Diesel

August 19, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on California Drivers Get High Performance Renewable Diesel

 

LOS ANGELES, California, August 19, 2015 (ENS) – High performance renewable diesel fuel was introduced to Southern California drivers this week by Propel Fuels, based in Sacramento.

Called [...]

well
Air/Climate

Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Slashed by U.S. EPA

August 19, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Slashed by U.S. EPA

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 19, 2105 (ENS) – New standards to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas methane, volatile organic compounds and air toxics from the oil and gas [...]

No Picture
Air/Climate

200 Electric Cars Headed for Paris Climate Summit

August 18, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on 200 Electric Cars Headed for Paris Climate Summit

 

PARIS, France, August 18, 2015 (ENS) – The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide a fleet of 200 electric vehicles for the United Nations climate summit in Paris in December. [...]

Tiamjim
At Risk

Death Toll in Tianjin Blasts Now 114, Cleanup Underway

August 17, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Death Toll in Tianjin Blasts Now 114, Cleanup Underway

 

TIANJIN, China, August 17, 2015 (ENS) – The death toll has risen to 114 after a warehouse storing hundreds of tons of toxic chemicals exploded last Wednesday in [...]

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Sea Shepherd Wages War on Faroe Islands Whale-Killers

August 15, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Sea Shepherd Wages War on Faroe Islands Whale-Killers

 

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 15, 2015 (ENS) – Four Sea Shepherd volunteers, arrested for protesting the slaughter of hundreds of pilot whales, were deported from the Faroe Islands before [...]

Hansen, Sophie
Air/Climate

Youths Sue Obama Seeking to Outlaw Climate Pollution

August 13, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Youths Sue Obama Seeking to Outlaw Climate Pollution

 

EUGENE, Oregon, August 13, 2015 (ENS) – Claiming that they are victims of harmful climate policies and activities perpetrated by the U.S. government, 21 children from across the [...]

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Los Angeles Plans for Walking, Cycling, Transit

August 13, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Los Angeles Plans for Walking, Cycling, Transit

 

LOS ANGELES, California, August 14, 2015 (ENS) – In the sprawling city of Los Angeles, world-famous for its automobiles and its struggle for clean air, City Council Tuesday [...]

Tianjin
At Risk

Chinese Port Hazmat Explosion Kills at Least 44

August 13, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Chinese Port Hazmat Explosion Kills at Least 44

 

BEIJING, China, August 13, 2015 (ENS) – An explosion and fire at a hazardous materials warehouse in the north China port city of Tianjin Wednesday night, has killed [...]

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