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Fiji’s Eco-Resorts Lead the Way to a Green Economy

May 31, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Australia Forms Electric Vehicle Council to Popularize EVs

May 30, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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. [...]

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Air/Climate

G7: Trump Refuses to Endorse Paris Climate Pact

May 28, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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At Risk

Trump’s 2018 Budget Would ‘Devastate’ Environment

May 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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

May 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

Pew Poll: Federal Regs Needed to Support Renewables

May 18, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

VW Pays Millions in 3.0-Liter Diesel Defeat Device Case

May 18, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

UN Offers Climate Fellowships to Young Professionals

May 15, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Environmentalists File Multiple Lawsuits Against Trump

May 14, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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

May 14, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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At Risk

Feared Pebble Mine Again Threatens Bristol Bay Salmon

May 12, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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

May 11, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama-era Methane Waste Rule Withstands Senate Attack

May 11, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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At Risk

Hanford Tunnel Collapses, No Radiation Released

May 9, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Fire Near Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant Extinguished

May 9, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Energy

13 Chase Banks Shut, 26 Arrested in Pipeline Protest

May 8, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Business

G20 Business Leaders Reject Protectionism

May 5, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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

May 3, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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