Culture
Fiji’s Eco-Resorts Lead the Way to a Green Economy
By Suzanne Maxx
SUVA, Fiji, May 31, 2017 (ENS) – The eco-resorts of Fiji blend the pristine ecology of the blue Pacific with the economical beauty of a [...]
Month: May 2017
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Australia Forms Electric Vehicle Council to Popularize EVs
CANBERRA, Australia, May 30, 2017 (ENS) – A new national body that aims to drive the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia has been officially launched in Canberra. [...]
Air/Climate
G7: Trump Refuses to Endorse Paris Climate Pact
TAORMINA, Italy, May 28, 2017 (ENS) – Leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies have failed in a concerted effort to persuade President Donald Trump to endorse the [...]
At Risk
Trump’s 2018 Budget Would ‘Devastate’ Environment
WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2017 (ENS) – President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget request to Congress, released in detail Tuesday, has Americans who care about the [...]
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Fate of World’s Wildlife Hangs on Sustainable Tourism
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, May 23, 2017 (ENS) – “While wildlife keeps all of us alive, its future is squarely in our hands,” says John Scanlon, who heads the [...]
Energy
Pew Poll: Federal Regs Needed to Support Renewables
WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2017 (ENS) – A new public opinion poll finds that the majority of Americans support government regulations as the best way to encourage use [...]
Air/Climate
VW Pays Millions in 3.0-Liter Diesel Defeat Device Case
SACRAMENTO, California, May 18, 2017 (ENS) – Volkswagen will pay US$225 million, including $66 million to California, for harm resulting from the sale of its 3.0-liter diesel passenger [...]
Air/Climate
UN Offers Climate Fellowships to Young Professionals
BONN, Germany, May 15, 2017 (ENS) – Young professionals from developing countries will be better able to advance implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable [...]
Land Use/Forests
Environmentalists File Multiple Lawsuits Against Trump
WASHINGTON, DC, May 15, 2017 (ENS) – Conservationists are engaged in court battles with the administration of President Donald Trump and they are chalking up some victories. Tracking [...]
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Riyadh Makes Progress on Massive Public Transit System
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 15, 2017 (ENS) – Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh, is building the world’s largest public transit system, the King Abdulaziz Public Transport Project. Construction [...]
At Risk
Feared Pebble Mine Again Threatens Bristol Bay Salmon
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 12, 2017 (ENS) – The Trump administration has undone President Barack Obama’s protection for Bristol Bay, Alaska, which hosts the world largest sockeye [...]
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London Invests £18 Million in Rapid EV Charge Points
LONDON UK, May 11, 2017 (ENS) – Rapid charge points that power electric vehicles in 30 minutes will be installed across London in the next few months, according to [...]
Air/Climate
Obama-era Methane Waste Rule Withstands Senate Attack
WASHINGTON, DC, May 11, 2017 (ENS) – By a two-vote margin, the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to uphold an Obama-era regulation to control the the venting and flaring [...]
At Risk
Hanford Tunnel Collapses, No Radiation Released
RICHLAND, Washington, May 9, 2017 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations Office declared an emergency at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation at 8:30 this morning after [...]
At Risk
Fire Near Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant Extinguished
TOKYO, Japan, May 9, 2017 (ENS) – Firefighters have been battling a wildfire in an area contaminated with radiation near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that melted down [...]
Energy
13 Chase Banks Shut, 26 Arrested in Pipeline Protest
SEATTLE, Washington, May 8, 2017 (ENS) – Twenty-six activists were arrested today as local indigenous leaders and Seattle climate activists disrupted business at 13 Chase Bank branches across [...]
Business
G20 Business Leaders Reject Protectionism
BERLIN, Germany, May 5, 2017 (ENS) – The clock cannot be rewound and globalization reversed, said Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble at the B20 Dialogue Forum in Berlin [...]
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Big Oil Betting On Electric Vehicles
By Jon LeSage
NEW YORK, New York, May 3, 2017 (ENS) – Speaking at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York last week, Total SA’s chief [...]