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Month: October 2017

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Air/Climate

Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Highest in 800,000 Years

October 30, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Highest in 800,000 Years

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 30, 2017 (ENS) – Concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere surged at record-breaking speed in 2016 to the highest level in 800,000 years, [...]

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Business

Companies Upgrade Sustainability Disclosures

October 27, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Companies Upgrade Sustainability Disclosures

 

LONDON, UK, October 27, 2017 (ENS) – Top global companies are making measurable improvements in sustainability reporting, finds the latest Reporting matters study from the World Business Council [...]

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Latest News

African Elephant Poaching Down, Ivory Seizures Up

October 26, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on African Elephant Poaching Down, Ivory Seizures Up

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 26, 2017 (ENS) – Elephant poaching in Africa continued trending downward in 2016, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, reported this week. [...]

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Air/Climate

Flooding Swamps 1st Native American Climate Refugees

October 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Flooding Swamps 1st Native American Climate Refugees

 

SEATTLE, Washington, October 24, 2017 (ENS) – On the front lines of coastal erosion and the effects of global warming, Rising sea levels and human activities are quickly [...]

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At Risk

Presidents Honor Disaster Volunteers as Points of Light

October 18, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Presidents Honor Disaster Volunteers as Points of Light

 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, October 18, 2017 (ENS) – Five volunteers who performed outstanding work in their communities following the devastation of recent hurricanes in the Southeastern United States [...]

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Latest News

Greenpeace Seeks Viewers’ Votes in Documentary Festival

October 18, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Greenpeace Seeks Viewers’ Votes in Documentary Festival

 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, October 17, 2017 (ENS) – The international nonprofit Greenpeace is running an online festival of documentaries to raise awareness of environmental issues and highlight solutions [...]

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Food

Pope: Conflict, Climate Change Cause Worldwide Hunger

October 16, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Pope: Conflict, Climate Change Cause Worldwide Hunger

 

ROME, Italy, October 16, 2017 (ENS) – Pope Francis today urged governments around the world to work together to make emigration a safer and more voluntary choice, saying [...]

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Latest News

Mexico Launches Vaquita Roundup Using U.S. Dolphins

October 13, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Mexico Launches Vaquita Roundup Using U.S. Dolphins

 

SAN FELIPE, Mexico, October 13, 2017 (ENS) – An international team of experts has gathered in San Felipe at the request of the Mexican Ministry of Environment and [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama’s Clean Power Plan on Trump Chopping Block

October 12, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Obama’s Clean Power Plan on Trump Chopping Block

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 12, 2017 (ENS) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is proposing to repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon [...]

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At Risk

Wild California Fires Claim 17 Lives, Blister Vineyards

October 10, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Wild California Fires Claim 17 Lives, Blister Vineyards

 

SACRAMENTO, California, October 10, 2017 (ENS) – At least 20,000 people have fled their homes, as 17 wildfires rage on in eight counties across northern California’s wine country. [...]

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Latest News

Brothers in Wildlife Crime Arrested in Malawi

October 8, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Brothers in Wildlife Crime Arrested in Malawi

 

LILONGWE, Malawi, October 7, 2017 (ENS) – Two brothers who are among East Africa’s most wanted wildlife criminals were arrested in Malawi this week on charges of attempting [...]

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Latest News

Asian Songbirds Vanishing Into Cages

October 1, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Asian Songbirds Vanishing Into Cages

 

EMMEN, The Netherlands, October 1, 2017 (ENS) – The songbirds of Asia are disappearing from their native forests as increasingly wealthy Asians satisfy their desire to own a [...]

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