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Ecuador Enlarges Galapagos Marine Reserve, Darwin’s Dream

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 5, 2021 (ENS) – Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has just expanded the marine reserve around the Galapagos Islands by 45 percent and created a protected swimway from Galapagos to Costa Rica. President Lasso announced the expansion at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow… […]

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COP26 Finance: Changing Climate Change With Financial Support

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 3, 2021 (ENS) – After two days of speeches and announcements from world leaders, the focus today at the UN climate summit COP26 shifted to raising the funding needed to accomplish the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate. But as the day unfolded, protests disrupted finance sessions… […]

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Climate Polluters Collaborate on Carbon-Free Nuclear Fusion

PARIS, France, November 1, 2021 (ENS) – In the tiny 10th century French town of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance in Provence, the largest scientific research collaboration in history is underway in the most expensive building ever built. The international nuclear fusion megaproject has brought all the countries that top the greenhouse gas emissions list together in an unprecedented global collaboration. […]

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World ‘Heading for Climate Disaster,’ UN Chief Warns COP26

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 1, 2021 (ENS) – “The six years since the Paris Climate Agreement have been the six hottest years on record. Our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the opening session of COP26 today. “We face a stark choice: Either we stop it — or it stops us.” […]

Health

G20 Creates Finance-Health Task Force to Address Pandemics

ROME, Italy, October 30, 2021 (ENS) – The G20 nations are getting serious about controlling the coronavirus pandemic and any future pandemic that might arise. On Friday in their first joint meeting under the Italian G20 Presidency, the G20 Health and Finance Ministers established a joint Finance-Health Task Force to strengthen both public health measures and the funding to support them. […]

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Demonstrators Demand Federal Reserve Account for Climate Risk

WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2021 (ENS) – Thousands of people rallied today outside branches of the central banking system of the United States, The Federal Reserve, to send a message to President Joe Biden, “Appoint a climate champion to chair The Federal Reserve who will account for climate risk immediately.” […]

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Facebook Morphs Into Meta for Metaverse: Zuckerberg Explains

MENLO PARK, California, October 28, 2021 (ENS) – Facebook has had many troubles in its 15 year history – outages, accusations before Congress, privacy concerns, lawsuits. To counteract the negative publicity, Mark Zuckerberg today changed the company name and released a vision of the future that he hopes will change the subject. […]

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US EPA to Regulate, Clean Up Non-stick ‘Forever Chemicals’

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – Toxic when ingested, persistent in the environment, PFAS are manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products worldwide since the 1950s. Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a national strategy to address PFAS contamination… […]

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Biden, US Diplomats Fly the World to Advocate Climate Action

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, is on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 24-25, just a few days before the UN Climate Conference COP26 opens in Glasgow, to engage with government counterparts and private sector leaders on efforts to address the climate crisis. […]

Gov/Politics

Climate Activists Can’t Wait, Biden Can’t Wait Either

WASHINGTON, DC, October 16, 2021 (ENS) – At least 300 people were arrested at the White House last week while demonstrating to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and halt all new fossil fuel projects. The People vs. Fossil Fuels protesters want the leasing of public lands for fossil fuel extraction stopped, now. […]

Food

Marshall Islands Key to Sustainable Global Tuna Industry

MAJURO, Marshall Islands, October 17, 2021 (ENS) – In an advance for tuna conservation, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has chosen Pacific Island Tuna, based in the Marshall Islands, to supply sustainably-certified canned skipjack tuna for its in-house brand, Great Value. […]