Articles by Jim Crabtree

Barcelona Climate Talks Inch Forward, Copenhagen Next Stop BARCELONA, Spain, November 6, 2009 (ENS) – The last negotiating session before the crucial UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen ended today […]

Obama Promises Tribal Leaders Help With Environmental Issues WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – Representatives of 400 federally recognized tribal nations from across the United States gathered at the […]

Trapper Who Faked Python Capture Arrested, Charged TAMPA, Florida, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigation into the staged capture of a 14-foot-long Burmese […]

Climate Bill Approved by Senate Committee Over Republican Boycott WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – The Senate committee responsible for the environment has approved the climate change bill despite […]

Chesapeake Bay Gets Clean Water Funding; $1.5B More for Stormwater Proposed WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – To pay for better clean water accountability and regulatory enforcement in the […]

African Nations, Activists Disrupt Barcelona Climate Talks BARCELONA, Spain, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – About 70 activists blocked the main entrance to the UN climate change negotiations in Barcelona on […]

EPA Proposes Labeling to Control Pesticide Drift, Evaluates Petition WASHINGTON, DC, November 4, 2009 (ENS) – Pesticide labeling to reduce off-target spray and dust drift was proposed today by the […]

Water Bills Pass California Legislature Ending Years of Wrangling SACRAMENTO, California, November 4, 2009 (ENS) – The California state Legislature today approved a far-reaching water package featuring an $11-billion bond […]

World Faith Leaders Join Forces to Battle Global Warming LONDON, UK, November 4, 2009 (ENS) – The world’s religions have a crucial role to play in the fight against global […]

Americans Using Less Water than 35 Years Ago WASHINGTON, DC, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – The United States is using less water than during the peak years of 1975 and […]

Conservationists Petition EPA to Block Washington Coal Plant Permit SEATTLE, Washington, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – Conservation and energy groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]

UN Biodiversity Chief Calls for ‘New Plans’ to Conserve Life By Haider Rizvi NEW YORK, New York, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – A senior United Nations official today criticized world […]

Timor Sea Oil Rig Blaze Snuffed But Ecosystem Damage Done PERTH, Australia, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – PTTEP Australasia today confirmed it has killed a leaking oil well and stopped […]

Rapid Pace of Species Extinctions Mounts to a ‘Crisis’ GLAND, Switzerland, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – Nearly one-third of all known species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction, […]

Ships Sailing U.S. Atlantic Coast Must Slow for Whales WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Coast Guard reminds operators of vessels 65 feet or greater in length […]

Disney Spends $7 Million to Conserve Forests in Peru, Congo, USA BURBANK, California, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – The Walt Disney Company, which for 60 years has portrayed the glories […]