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Month: November 2017

tree planting
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 [...]

Volvo
Latest News

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. [...]

solar
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 [...]

Gore
Latest News

‘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, [...]

delegates
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 [...]

bus
Latest News

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 [...]

spill
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 [...]

Brown
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 [...]

circus
Latest News

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 [...]

leaders
Air/Climate

Renewables Rule at COP23 Energy Day

November 10, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Renewables Rule at COP23 Energy Day

 

BONN, Germany, November 10, 2017 (ENS) – National leaders and business leaders pledged ambitious action and millions in funding for renewable energy today at the UN climate talks [...]

fire
At Risk

Tanker in Shipbreaking Yard Catches Fire – Again

November 10, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Tanker in Shipbreaking Yard Catches Fire – Again

 

KARACHI, Pakistan, November 10, 2017 – Shipbreaking plot no. 54 in Gadani, Pakistan, was sealed off Thursday after a massive fire broke out aboard the ship ACES. No [...]

sun rise
Air/Climate

2017: One of Earth’s Top Three Hottest Years

November 6, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on 2017: One of Earth’s Top Three Hottest Years

 

BONN, Germany, November 6, 2017 (ENS) – The year 2017 is very likely to be one of the three hottest years on record, with catastrophic hurricanes and floods, [...]

drought
Air/Climate

UN Global Climate Meeting Races Against Time

November 5, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on UN Global Climate Meeting Races Against Time

 

BONN, Germany, November 5, 2017 (ENS) – One year after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the United Nations’ Bonn Climate Conference opening [...]

Kim
Energy

The $10 Trillion Resource North Korea Can’t Tap

November 2, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on The $10 Trillion Resource North Korea Can’t Tap

 

By Nick Cunningham

LONDON, UK, November 2, 2017 (ENS) – North Korea may not have proven petroleum reserves, but it’s estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on [...]

turbines
Energy

One Deep Sea Wind Farm Could Power Entire World

November 1, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on One Deep Sea Wind Farm Could Power Entire World

 

STANFORD, California, November 1, 2017 (ENS) – The whole world could be powered by one deep-sea wind farm stretching across the North Atlantic Ocean, finds new research from [...]

Ameriscan

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