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Greenest U.S. Colleges Recognized in 2013 Princeton Review
NEW YORK, New York, April 17, 2013 (ENS) – Columbia University’s campus is evolving into one of New York City’s green landmarks and was recognized as one of the […]
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Obama Issues National Plan for Ocean Economy, Health
WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2013 (ENS) – The Obama Administration today released its final plan for translating the National Ocean Policy into actions that administration officials say will enable cooperation among the 27 federal agencies that follow and enforce more than 100 ocean-related laws. […]
Air/Climate
Keystone XL Pipeline Would Hasten Climate Change: Report
WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2013 (ENS) – In a new report, “Cooking the Books: How The State Department Analysis Ignores the True Climate Impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline,” environmental groups and scientists opposed to the pipeline warn of “climate disaster” if President Barack Obama approves it. […]
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Goldman Prize Awards $150,000 to Six Environmental Leaders
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 15, 2013 (ENS) – The Goldman Environmental Foundation today announced the six recipients of the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize, a group of grassroots leaders working to protect the environment and their communities. […]
Air/Climate
Greenpeacers Lower Flag, Time Capsule Beneath North Pole
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, April 15, 2013 (ENS) – Four trekkers on a mission with Greenpeace International planted a flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole on Sunday. The flag is attached to a time capsule with the names of 2.7 million people who joined the Save the Arctic campaign. […]
Energy
Waste Sulfur Yields Better Batteries for Electric Cars
TUCSON, Arizona, April 15, 2013 (ENS) – A new chemical process transforms waste sulfur into a lightweight plastic that can improve batteries for electric cars, reports a research team of U.S., Korean and German scientists […]
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Dalai Lama Headlines Environmental Summit in Oregon
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 12, 2013 (ENS) – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will be in Oregon May 9 through 11 to lead a three-day conference on the environment called the Environmental Summit: Universal Responsibility and the Global Environment. […]
Energy
Gas Hub Out of Whale Nursery on Australia’s Kimberley Coast
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 12, 2013 (ENS) – Woodside Petroleum has shelved plans for a $4.5 billion liquid natural gas processing plant at James Price Point. The site on Western Australia’s pristine Kimberley coast is also the site of the world’s largest humpback whale nursery. […]
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ConocoPhillips Puts 2014 Arctic Drilling Plans on Hold
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 11, 2013 (ENS) – ConocoPhillips has called a halt to its 2014 oil exploration plans in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea “given the uncertainties of evolving federal regulatory requirements and operational permitting standards,” the company announced Wednesday. […]
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U.S. Nuclear Agency Warned to Expand Power Plant Evacuation Zones
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission should look at evacuation plans for areas beyond a 10-mile radius around America’s nuclear power plants, the independent research branch of Congress advised Wednesday. […]
Gov/Politics
Jewell Will Handle $11.9 Billion Interior Budget in 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2013 (ENS) – President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget, “starts getting the Department of the Interior out of a ditch,” said outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Wednesday, just after the budget was released. “It’s a thoughtful budget and we’re proud of it.” […]
Energy
Obama’s 2014 Budget Sets New Energy Goals
WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2013 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today introduced his Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which would set a new goal to double American energy productivity by 2030 and cut U.S. net oil imports in half by 2020. […]
Air/Climate
California, China Officials Sign Clean Air Cooperation Pact
BEIJING, China, April 10, 2013 (ENS) – To strengthen and coordinate efforts to improve air quality, California Governor Jerry Brown today signed the first agreement of its kind between a subnational entity and the Government of China. […]
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Radioactive Water Leaks From Japan’s Damaged Nuclear Plant
TOKYO, Japan, April 9, 2013 (ENS) – The Government of Japan has ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. to fix fresh radioactive water leaks at its damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. […]
Air/Climate
China Gets $18 Million Grant to Cut Carbon in Cities
WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2013 (ENS) – The World Bank has approved a grant to China of more than US$18 million to support the government’s efforts to ease traffic congestion and cut greenhouse gas emissions in large cities. […]
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Seven Dead in China as Bird Flu Virus Infects Humans
BEIJING, China, April 8, 2013 (ENS) – A new form of bird flu is alarming Chinese and World Health Organization officials. Since March 29, when human infection with the influenza A(H7N9) virus was first reported, a total of 24 cases have been confirmed; seven people have died. […]
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Italy Clarifies Plastic Bag Law, Enforcement Starts in May
ROME, Italy, April 8, 2013 (ENS) – A year after passing a nationwide plastic bag ban, the Italian government has identified the technical characteristics of plastic bags that can legally be used in a decree published in the Official Journal in March. […]
Energy
Global Solar Photovoltaic Industry Becomes Net Energy Producer
STANFORD, California, April 8, 2013 (ENS) – The rapid growth of the solar power industry over the past 10 years may have worsened the global warming situation it was meant to ease, as the energy used to manufacture the millions of solar panels now generating electricity around the world came from burning fossil fuels. […]
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EV Pioneer Detroit Electric Reveals Hot Electric Sports Car
DETROIT, Michigan, April 5, 2013 (ENS) – A success in the early 1900s, electric automaker Detroit Electric is back – with a $135,000 limited-edition battery-powered sports car. […]
Business
National Basketball Association Tips Off Green Week
NEW YORK, New York, April 4, 2013 (ENS) – NBA Green Week starts today for all teams in the National Basketball Association, with community greening projects, cell phone recycling, green giveaways, adidas green on-court apparel and auctions to encourage fans to go green. […]