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Mammal Thought Extinct in New South Wales Rediscovered

December 28, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Mammal Thought Extinct in New South Wales Rediscovered

 

SYDNEY, Australia, December 28, 2017 (ENS) – A small carnivorous marsupial presumed extinct in New South Wales for more than century, has been discovered in Sturt National Park [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate Refugees Forecast to Flood Europe by 2100

December 21, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Climate Refugees Forecast to Flood Europe by 2100

 

NEW YORK, New York, December 21, 2017 (ENS) – By 2100, migrants applying for asylum in the European Union will nearly triple over the average of the last [...]

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Tesla’s New Electric Semis a Hit With Heavy Haulers

December 21, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Tesla’s New Electric Semis a Hit With Heavy Haulers

 

ATLANTA, Georgia, December 21, 2017 (ENS) – The United Parcel Service of America, Inc., widely known as UPS, today announced it has placed a reservation for 125 of [...]

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Business

China to Open World’s Largest Emissions Trading Market

December 20, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on China to Open World’s Largest Emissions Trading Market

 

BEIJING, China, December 20, 2017 (ENS) – China has announced plans to establish the world’s largest emissions trading system, covering more than 1,700 power companies and three billion [...]

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E-waste Mountains Grow as Prices Fall, Incomes Rise

December 18, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on E-waste Mountains Grow as Prices Fall, Incomes Rise

 

BONN, Germany, December 18, 2017 (ENS) – E-waste – everything from discarded end-of-life solar panels, phones, laptops, and sensors to fridges, air conditioners and televisions – amounted to [...]

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Air/Climate

One Planet Summit Reshapes Climate Funding Landscape

December 12, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on One Planet Summit Reshapes Climate Funding Landscape

 

PARIS, France, December 12, 2017 (ENS) – Two years after the historic Paris Agreement on climate, more than 50 heads of state, as well as environment ministers and [...]

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At Risk

Trump Prepares for Nuclear Weapons Production

December 8, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Prepares for Nuclear Weapons Production

 

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, December 8, 2017 (ENS) – A leaked one-page document seen by ENS confirms that the U.S. Department of Energy is considering the use of a [...]

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Wearable Bio-batteries Use Bacteria to Generate Power

December 7, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Wearable Bio-batteries Use Bacteria to Generate Power

 

BINGHAMTON, New York, December 7, 2017 (ENS) – In the future, people could wear garments that incorporate power-generating bacteria to support electronic devices. A textile-based, bacteria-powered bio-battery that [...]

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Business

Norway, Unilever: US$400 Million Climate Resilience Fund

December 7, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Norway, Unilever: US$400 Million Climate Resilience Fund

 

OSLO, Norway, December 7, 2017 (ENS) – The Government of Norway has partnered with the Dutch multinational corporation Unilever to commit US$400 million in public-private funding towards building [...]

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At Risk

Wind-Whipped Wildfires Devastate Southern California

December 6, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Wind-Whipped Wildfires Devastate Southern California

 

LOS ANGELES, California, December 6, 2017 (ENS) – Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced tonight as wildfires driven by Santa Ana winds roar through the forests of [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Trump Sued for Slicing Up National Monuments

December 5, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Sued for Slicing Up National Monuments

 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2017 (ENS) – President Donald Trump Monday signed proclamations to shrink the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah – Bears Ears National Monument [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Planet Earth Needs a Trillion New Trees

November 28, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Planet Earth Needs a Trillion New Trees

 

LONDON, UK, November 28, 2017 (ENS) – Three of world’s largest conservation organizations – BirdLife International, the Wildlife Conservation Society and WWF – have just launched an unprecedented [...]

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Volvo and Uber Partner to Roll Out Self-Driving Cars

November 27, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Volvo and Uber Partner to Roll Out Self-Driving Cars

 

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, November 27, 2017 (ENS) – Within a very few years, when you call for an Uber ride, a self-driving vehicle will show up at your door. [...]

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Energy

On-Grid Solar Power Comes to Afghanistan

November 26, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on On-Grid Solar Power Comes to Afghanistan

 

KABUL, Afghanistan, November 26, 2017 (ENS) – With about 300 sunny days every year, Afghanistan is well situated for solar power, and soon the country will be generating [...]

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‘Be the Voice of Climate Reality’ Urges Gore in Live Show

November 25, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on ‘Be the Voice of Climate Reality’ Urges Gore in Live Show

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2017 (ENS) – The seventh annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast, a starry, 24-hour live event focused on the climate crisis and its solutions, [...]

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Air/Climate

Urgency Propels Climate Actions, Funding at COP23

November 20, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Urgency Propels Climate Actions, Funding at COP23

 

BONN, Germany, November 20, 2017 (ENS) – A multi-faceted new surge of climate actions and financing was announced by countries, cities, states, regions, businesses and civil society during [...]

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Relocating Bus Stops Protects Riders From Pollution

November 19, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Relocating Bus Stops Protects Riders From Pollution

 

LOS ANGELES, California, November 19, 2017 (ENS) – Moving bus stops away from intersections would reduce the amount of pollution to which bus riders are exposed, scientists from [...]

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Energy

Keystone Pipeline Spill Complicates Nebraska Ruling

November 17, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Keystone Pipeline Spill Complicates Nebraska Ruling

 

PIERRE, South Dakota, November 17, 2017 (ENS) – TransCanada has shut down its Keystone pipeline after it sprang a leak early Thursday near the small community of Amherst [...]

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Air/Climate

U.S. State, City Climate Leaders: “We Are Still In”

November 15, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. State, City Climate Leaders: “We Are Still In”

 

BONN, Germany, November 14, 2017 (ENS) – “We’re here, we’re in and we’re not going away,” California Governor Jerry Brown said of many U.S. states and cities at [...]

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Ireland, India, Italy Ban Wild Animals in Circuses

November 13, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Ireland, India, Italy Ban Wild Animals in Circuses

 

DUBLIN, Ireland, November 13, 2017 (ENS) – December 2017 is the last month when wild animals in circuses can legally be shown to Irish audiences.

Michael Creed, Ireland’s [...]

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