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West Nile Virus Outbreak Worst in U.S. History

August 22, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on West Nile Virus Outbreak Worst in U.S. History

 

ATLANTA, Georgia, August 22, 2012 (ENS) – A mosquito bite can kill, and this year 41 Americans have found that out the hard way as they lost their [...]

Tropical Storm Isaac
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Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Republican National Convention

August 22, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Republican National Convention

 

TAMPA, Florida, August 22, 2012 (ENS) – The 2012 Republican National Convention, scheduled to open at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Monday, could be cancelled if Tropical [...]

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At Risk

California Governor Declares Wildfire Emergency

August 22, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on California Governor Declares Wildfire Emergency

SACRAMENTO, California, August 22, 2012 (ENS) – Wildfires that have destroyed homes, forced evacuations and caused road closures prompted California Governor Jerry Brown to issue an emergency proclamation today [...]

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Latest News

New Nanotech Batteries Allow Super-Fast Charging

August 22, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on New Nanotech Batteries Allow Super-Fast Charging

SEOUL, South Korea, August 22, 2012 (ENS) – Electric car charging time could be cut from hours to just minutes by battery technology being developed in Ulsan, South Korea. [...]

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Hanford Double-Shell Tank Leaks Nuclear Waste

August 20, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Hanford Double-Shell Tank Leaks Nuclear Waste

 
RICHLAND, Washington, August 20, 2012 (ENS) – For the first time, a leak of highly radioactive waste has been detected from a double-shelled tank at the Hanford Nuclear [...]

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Underwater Noise Surrounds Whales With ‘Acoustic Smog’

August 17, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Underwater Noise Surrounds Whales With ‘Acoustic Smog’

 

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, August 17, 2012 (ENS) – High levels of background noise, mainly from ships, have reduced the ability of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in [...]

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Energy

Brazilian Court Halts Belo Monte Dam

August 16, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Brazilian Court Halts Belo Monte Dam

 
BRASILIA, Brazil, August 16, 2012 (ENS) – A halt to construction of the controversial Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam on the Amazon’s Xingu River was ordered late Monday by a [...]

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Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Demonstrate ‘Rapid’ Advance

August 15, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Demonstrate ‘Rapid’ Advance

GOLDEN, Colorado, August 16, 2012 (ENS) – The world’s largest, longest hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling demonstration indicates that automakers could bring FCEVs to market in [...]

China pollution
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China Urged to Impose ‘Green’ Taxes

August 15, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on China Urged to Impose ‘Green’ Taxes

MANILA, Philippines, August 15, 2012 (ENS) – The Chinese government should establish a “green taxation system” to attain its target of reducing pollution and promoting sustainable economic growth, the [...]

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Energy

Obama Backs Wind Energy Tax Credit, Blasts Romney

August 15, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Backs Wind Energy Tax Credit, Blasts Romney

 

HAVERHILL, Iowa, August 15, 2012 (ENS) – President Barack Obama used his Tuesday campaign visit to an Iowa farm that hosts wind turbines to slam his opponent, Mitt [...]

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RSS

France Looks to ‘Clean Cars’ for Auto Industry Rescue

August 15, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on France Looks to ‘Clean Cars’ for Auto Industry Rescue

 

PARIS, France, August 15, 2012 (ENS) – The Hollande Government has proposed an auto industry revival package that focuses on producing environmentally-friendly vehicles.

“This plan is the rebirth [...]

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Air/Climate

Republicans, Democrats Join to Protect Lake Tahoe

August 14, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Republicans, Democrats Join to Protect Lake Tahoe

 

STATELINE, Nevada, August 14, 2012 (ENS) – Clarity in Lake Tahoe has stabilized after the years of cloudiness that threatened the lake’s attractiveness to millions of visitors from [...]

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Food

Fins of Endangered Sharks Found in U.S. Soup Bowls

August 14, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Fins of Endangered Sharks Found in U.S. Soup Bowls

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 14, 2012 (ENS) – Genetic testing of shark fin soup from cities across the United States has found DNA from eight endangered and threatened shark [...]

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Hong Kong Probes Liability for Plastic Pellet Spill

August 14, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Hong Kong Probes Liability for Plastic Pellet Spill

HONG KONG, China, August 14, 2012 (ENS) – Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying says he supports the investigation into who is responsible for the plastic pellet spill, in [...]

Latest News

Ontario Entices EV Buyers With Charging Stations

August 14, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Ontario Entices EV Buyers With Charging Stations

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, August 14, 2012 (ENS) – The Ontario government is investing C$80 million to jump-start the widespread availability of electric car charging stations to make EVs more [...]

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UN Chief Seeks to Strengthen Law of the Sea Treaty

August 13, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on UN Chief Seeks to Strengthen Law of the Sea Treaty

 

YEOSU, South Korea, August 13, 2012 (ENS) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday introduced the Oceans Compact, a new initiative to support and strengthen implementation of the [...]

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Oceans

Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Galveston Island

August 13, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Galveston Island

 

GALVESTON, Texas, August 13, 2012 (ENS) – Thousands of dead fish that washed ashore on Galveston Island over the weekend were killed by a toxic algal bloom, state officials [...]

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At Risk

Asian Storms Leave Hundreds Dead, Millions Displaced

August 13, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Asian Storms Leave Hundreds Dead, Millions Displaced

BEIJING, China, August 13, 2012 (ENS) – Three typhoons that blasted across Chinese coastal areas in the past two weeks have caused 51 deaths and left 21 people missing [...]

Energy

U.S. Opens Alaska Reserve to Onshore, Offshore Drilling

August 13, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Opens Alaska Reserve to Onshore, Offshore Drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, August 13, 2012 (ENS) – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today proposed to allow additional oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, [...]

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Iran Rocked by Two Deadly Earthquakes

August 12, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Iran Rocked by Two Deadly Earthquakes


TEHRAN, Iran, August 12, 2012 (ENS) – Two severe earthquakes of magnitudes over 6.0 devastated villages in northwestern Iran on Saturday, killing at least 300 people and injuring 2,000 [...]

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