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Deadly Tsunami Strikes Indonesia

December 23, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Deadly Tsunami Strikes Indonesia

 

JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 23, 2018 (ENS) – Hundreds of people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured or missing after a tsunami hit the island nation of [...]

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UK Bans Ivory Sales to Save Elephants

December 21, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on UK Bans Ivory Sales to Save Elephants

 

LONDON, UK, December 21, 2018 (ENS) – One of the world’s strictest bans on ivory sales became law in the United Kingdom today as the Ivory Bill gained [...]

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Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality Airs Tonight

December 20, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality Airs Tonight

 

NEW YORK, New York, December 20, 2018 (ENS) – Al Gore, the former U.S. vice president and climate advocate, will host a one-hour special broadcast of The Climate [...]

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COP24 Approves Paris Climate Agreement Work Program

December 17, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on COP24 Approves Paris Climate Agreement Work Program

 

KATOWICE, Poland, December 17, 2018 (ENS) – The nearly 200 governments gathered in Katowice for the United Nations COP24 climate change conference early Sunday adopted a set of [...]

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Inslee Budgets a Billion for Washington’s Orcas, Salmon

December 14, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Inslee Budgets a Billion for Washington’s Orcas, Salmon

 

OLYMPIA, Washington, December 14, 2018 (ENS) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee Thursday announced an unprecedented $1.1 billion investment to protect the 74 Southern Resident orcas in Washington State [...]

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1,000+ Institutions Divest From Fossil Fuels

December 13, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on 1,000+ Institutions Divest From Fossil Fuels

 

KATOWICE, Poland, December 13, 2018 (ENS) – Over 1,000 institutions with managed investments worth US$$8 trillion have committed to divest from fossil fuel companies because they are driving [...]

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Argentina Protects Wonders of the Patagonian Sea

December 13, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Argentina Protects Wonders of the Patagonian Sea

 

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, December 13, 2018 (ENS) – Argentina has created two new massive offshore marine parks in the southwest Atlantic that will help protect habitat and feeding [...]

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Gov/Politics

Macron Reverses Fuel Tax to Halt ‘Yellow Vest’ Revolt

December 10, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Macron Reverses Fuel Tax to Halt ‘Yellow Vest’ Revolt

 

PARIS, France, December 10, 2018 (ENS) – The French government’s proposed hike in the price of climate-warming diesel fuel has set France on fire with the anger of [...]

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Aquariums, States Blast Atlantic Coast Seismic Permits

December 7, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Aquariums, States Blast Atlantic Coast Seismic Permits

 

NEW YORK, New York, December 7, 2018 (ENS) – The Trump administration has decided to authorize the use of seismic air guns to locate oil and gas pockets [...]

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COP24: Cooler Climate Could Save a Million Lives a Year

December 6, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on COP24: Cooler Climate Could Save a Million Lives a Year

 

KATOWICE, Poland, December 5, 2018 (ENS) – Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through [...]

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Billions Pledged for Climate at Poland’s COP24

December 4, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Billions Pledged for Climate at Poland’s COP24

 

KATOWICE, Poland, December 4, 2018 (ENS) – Heads of state and government, diplomats and climate scientists, economists and bankers have gathered in Katowice for the UN’s annual climate [...]

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UN, 28 Banks Draft Global Responsibility Standards

November 30, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on UN, 28 Banks Draft Global Responsibility Standards

 

PARIS, France, November 30, 2018 (ENS) – “The global banking industry is stepping up to the sustainability challenge,” said Satya Tripathi of India, UN assistant secretary-general, UN Environment. [...]

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California: After the Fires – Rain and Mud

November 30, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on California: After the Fires – Rain and Mud

 

SACRAMENTO, California, November 30, 2018 (ENS) – After scorching 153,336 acres in California north of Sacramento, the Camp Fire is now 100 percent contained, but not before it [...]

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Congo Hands Elephant Poachers Maximum Prison Sentence

November 30, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Congo Hands Elephant Poachers Maximum Prison Sentence

 

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, November 30, 2018 (ENS) – Four poachers responsible for killing elephants on the edge of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park were sentenced to five years’ [...]

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UN Environment Chief Forced to Resign

November 27, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on UN Environment Chief Forced to Resign

 

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 27, 2018 (ENS) – The head of the United Nations environment agency, Erik Solheim of Norway, has resigned after the British newspaper “The Guardian” revealed [...]

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UN: Global Emissions Gap Widens Despite Climate Efforts

November 27, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on UN: Global Emissions Gap Widens Despite Climate Efforts

 

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 27, 2018 (ENS) – Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose again in 2017 after a three year pause, pinpointing the urgent need for countries to [...]

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Dire Climate Warnings: Dems Listen, Learn; GOP Denies

November 25, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Dire Climate Warnings: Dems Listen, Learn; GOP Denies

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2018 (ENS) – A bombshell of a report from the federal government that finds global warming is creating new risks and aggravating current vulnerabilities [...]

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Trump Visits California Fires: 71 Dead, 1,000+ Missing

November 17, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Trump Visits California Fires: 71 Dead, 1,000+ Missing

 

CHICO, California, November 17, 2018 (ENS) – “We will do everything in our power to support and protect our fellow citizens in harm’s way,” said President Donald Trump [...]

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Interpol Operation Exposes Marine Pollution Crime

November 15, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Interpol Operation Exposes Marine Pollution Crime

 

LYON, France, November 14, 2018 (ENS) – A month-long international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. [...]

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Whipped by High Winds, California Wildfires Kill 48

November 13, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Whipped by High Winds, California Wildfires Kill 48

 

SACRAMENTO, California, November 13, 2018 (ENS) – The Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California state history, rages on tonight, having claimed the lives of [...]

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