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Energy

Hot Chernobyl Reactor Enclosed in New Safe Confinement

November 30, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Hot Chernobyl Reactor Enclosed in New Safe Confinement

 

KIEV, Ukraine, November 30, 2016 (ENS) – Thirty years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, the radioactive remains of the power plant’s destroyed No.4 reactor have been safely [...]

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Energy

Army to Evict Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

November 28, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Army to Evict Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

 

CANNONBALL, North Dakota, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sent a letter informing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that on December 5, it [...]

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1st Global Sustainable Transport Meeting Finds Consensus

November 28, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on 1st Global Sustainable Transport Meeting Finds Consensus

 

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded Sunday in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan with sustainable transport welded into the [...]

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Gov/Politics

Green Nominee Stein Funds Vote Recount in Three States

November 25, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Green Nominee Stein Funds Vote Recount in Three States

 

MADISON, Wisconsin, November 25, 2016 (ENS) – The Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein says she met her crowd sourced fundraising goal early Thursday to pay for [...]

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At Risk

Double Jeopardy: Hurricane, Quake Hit Central America

November 25, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Double Jeopardy: Hurricane, Quake Hit Central America

 

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 26, 2016 (ENS) – Thousands of people living along Nicaragua’s coastal areas were forced to evacuate after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake jolted El Salvador and [...]

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Air/Climate

COP22: Nations Hold Fast to Paris Climate Accord

November 20, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on COP22: Nations Hold Fast to Paris Climate Accord

 

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 20, 2016 (ENS) – Countries fast-tracked the political and practical aims of the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement and accelerated global climate action at the [...]

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At Risk

Police Crack Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

November 20, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Police Crack Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

 

MANDAN, North Dakota, November 20, 2016 (ENS) – North Dakota police and Morton County sheriffs are dealing tonight with what they are calling “an ongoing riot” in connection [...]

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Business

Business Demands Trump Keep USA in Climate Pact

November 17, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Business Demands Trump Keep USA in Climate Pact

 

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 16, 2016 (ENS) – More than 365 businesses and investors from Fortune 500 firms to family-owned businesses sent a message today to President Barack Obama [...]

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Zimbabwe’s Plans to Sell Ivory to China Blocked

November 16, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Zimbabwe’s Plans to Sell Ivory to China Blocked

 

By Adam Cruise

HARARE, Zimbabwe, November 16, 2016 (ENS) – Zimbabwe’s Environment Minister wants to sell her country’s supposed US$10 billion ivory stockpile to China using an international [...]

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At Risk

Earthquake Rattles New Zealand, Evacuees Flee Tsunami

November 13, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Earthquake Rattles New Zealand, Evacuees Flee Tsunami

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, November 14, 2016 (ENS) – A severe earthquake struck just after three o’clock Monday morning local time near New Zealand’s South Island. The strong, long-rolling [...]

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Air/Climate

COP22: Global Energy Move to Renewables Accelerates

November 11, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on COP22: Global Energy Move to Renewables Accelerates

 

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 11, 2016 (ENS) – Today is Energy Day at COP22, the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech – a day to demonstrate action on global efforts [...]

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Air/Climate

Trump Wins, Climate Loses

November 9, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Wins, Climate Loses

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 9, 2016 (ENS) – Republican and climate denier Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, changing the global balance of power on climate change, [...]

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Creative MIDORI Prize Winners Sustain Biodiversity

November 7, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Creative MIDORI Prize Winners Sustain Biodiversity

 

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, November 7, 2016 (ENS) – Conserving Mexican islands and coasts, fostering the recovery of big cats in Russia’s Far East, and empowering women as seed [...]

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USA Goes For Coast-to-Coast Zero Emission Mobility

November 6, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on USA Goes For Coast-to-Coast Zero Emission Mobility

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2016 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has announced 55 Interstate highways that will serve as the basis for a [...]

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Air/Climate

Paris Agreement Enters into Force: Celebration and Reality Check

November 4, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Paris Agreement Enters into Force: Celebration and Reality Check

 

By Patricia Espinosa and Salaheddine Mezouar

Editor’s Note: Patricia Espinosa of Mexico is Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC; Salaheddine Mezouar is Minister of [...]

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At Risk

Mosul Battle Triggers Environmental Damage

November 3, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Mosul Battle Triggers Environmental Damage

 

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3, 2016 (ENS) – Civilians in Northern Iraq are suffering suffocation and respiratory illnesses due to what appears to be a scorched-earth policy employed by [...]

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At Risk

21 ShipBreaking Workers Die in Pakistan Explosion

November 2, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on 21 ShipBreaking Workers Die in Pakistan Explosion

 

KARACHI, Pakistan, November 2, 2016 (ENS) – At least 21 shipbreaking workers died Tuesday and many more are injured and missing after gas cylinders exploded onboard an oil [...]

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Bees Learn to Pull Strings For Food, Teach Other Bees

November 2, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Bees Learn to Pull Strings For Food, Teach Other Bees

 

LONDON, UK, November 2, 2016 (ENS) – Bumblebees can learn to pull strings for food and pass on the skill to a colony, according to researchers at Queen [...]

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Pioneering Mayors Prepare Cities for Autonomous Cars

November 1, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Pioneering Mayors Prepare Cities for Autonomous Cars

 

MIAMI, Florida, November 1, 2016 (ENS) – Five mayors have announced that they will work together to prepare their cities for the emergence of autonomous vehicles.

The inaugural [...]

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