Food
Brazilian Lab Turns Fruits, Veggies Into Edible Plastic
BRASILIA, Brazil, January 14, 2015 (ENS) – Imagine putting a pizza in the oven without having to remove the plastic casing that protects the pizza from contamination. The [...]
Year: 2015
Air/Climate
Obama’s Proposed Methane Emissions Cuts Ignore Existing Sources
WASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2015 (ENS) – The Obama Administration today announced a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to [...]
Business
Retail Investors Snap Up World Bank Green Growth Bonds
WASHINGTON, DC, January 14, 2015 (ENS) – The first equity index-linked World Bank Green Bond available to retail investors just closed, and it was a big hit, raising [...]
Food
European Parliament Backs GMO Choice for Member States
STRASBOURG, France, January 13, 2015 (ENS) – New legislation to allow member states of the European Union to restrict or ban the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified [...]
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Chevrolet Reveals Sleek Bolt EV Concept With 200 Mile Range
DETROIT, Michigan, January 14, 2015 (ENS) – Chevrolet unveiled the Bolt EV concept – a bright orange car that embodies the company’s vision for an affordable, long-range, all-electric [...]
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U.S. to Ban Foreign Fish Caught By Killing Whales, Dolphins
NEW YORK, New York, January 9, 2015 (ENS) – In a landmark settlement with three environmental groups, the U.S. government has agreed to adopt new rules that ensure [...]
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Baltimore Harbor, Patapsco River Must Be Cleared of Trash
BALTIMORE, Maryland, January 9, 2015 (ENS) – The trashy litter in Baltimore area streams and the city’s harbor must be removed under new pollution limits set by federal [...]
Gov/Politics
Environmental Champion Senator Barbara Boxer Bows Out
WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2015 (ENS) – Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, said Thursday that she will not seek reelection after her fourth term in the U.S. [...]
Energy
Nebraska Court Upholds Keystone XL Pipeline Route
LINCOLN, Nebraska, January 9, 2015 (ENS) – TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline now has a legal route through Nebraska that would take the controversial pipeline through [...]
Air/Climate
China, Russia, US, Middle East Urged: Leave Fuels Underground
LONDON, UK, January 9, 2015 (ENS) – A third of the world’s oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80 percent of all coal reserves should remain [...]
Business
U.S. Congress Blocks World Bank Move to Slash Safeguards
WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2015 (ENS) – Environmental and social justice groups in the United States and around the world are applauding a provision of the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations [...]
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Toyota Opens Hydrogen Fuel Cell Patents Royalty Free
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 6, 2015 (ENS) – Toyota is “opening the door to the hydrogen future,” offering to share nearly 6,000 hydrogen fuel cell patents with other [...]
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From Finland: Green Winter Tires for Electric Cars
NOKIA, Finland, January 5, 2015 (ENS) – A winter tire designed for BMW’s i3 electric car goes on sale this month, designed and manufactured by Finnish tiremaker Nokian. [...]
At Risk
Ship Collision Spills Tonnes of Oil in Singapore Strait
SINGAPORE, January 3, 2015 (ENS) – A collision Friday between an oil tanker and a bulk carrier at the eastern end of the Strait of Singapore, where it meets [...]
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Single Hull Oil Tankers Barred From U.S. Waters
WASHINGTON, DC, January 2, 2015 (ENS) – As of January 1, 2015 single-hull oil tankers are no longer allowed in U.S. waters.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, [...]