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Slow Progress on Iraq Landmine Clearance

May 10, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

By Muhammad al-Zaidi and Khalid Waleed BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 10, 2012 (ENS) – While millions of dollars have been spent on clearing the 1,730 square kilometres (667 sq. […]

Mountain Waters Run Dry for Mexico’s Wixaritari People

May 9, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

By Juan Pablo García Medina GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico, May 9, 2012 (ENS) – For over 500 years, the Wixaritari Indians of Mexico have suffered from poverty, malnutrition and racism […]

Climate Change Pushes Europe’s Alpine Plants Toward Extinction

May 9, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 9, 2012 (ENS) – As the climate warms, plant species that prefer a colder environment are disappearing from the mountain ranges of Southern Europe. Since many […]

First Solar Project on U.S. Public Lands Starts Generating

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

PRIMM, Nevada, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – The first utility-scale solar energy facility on U.S. public lands started delivering power on Monday with the flip of a switch by […]

50 Years of Ashtabula River Contamination Settled for $5.5 Million

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

ASHTABULA, Ohio, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Justice Department and Ohio Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement of claims for injuries to natural resources caused by […]

TransCanada Applies Again for Keystone XL Pipeline Presidential Permit

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

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Vermont Will Be First U.S. State to Ban Fracking

May 8, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8, 2012 (ENS) – Vermont is about to become the first U.S. state to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas. The Vermont House of […]