At Risk
23 Nuclear Power Plants at High Risk of Tsunami
HUELVA, Spain, September 24, 2012 (ENS) – Twenty-three nuclear power plants with 74 reactors are located in areas of the world that are at high risk of large tsunamis, [...]
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Land Use/Forests
Obama Honors Chimney Rock’s Ancient Pueblos, Natural Beauty
WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2012 (ENS) – Today, on the fall equinox, the moonrise is aligned with the two pinnacles at Chimney Rock in southwestern Colorado, one of [...]
At Risk
New Malaria-Carrying Mosquito Found in Kenya
LONDON, UK, September 21, 2012 (ENS) – A “dangerous” new malaria-transmitting mosquito has been discovered in Kenya by British, Kenyan and U.S. scientists. As yet unnamed, the newly-found [...]
Business
Urban Sustainability Sparkles at Siemens’ New Crystal
LONDON, UK, September 20, 2012 (ENS) – The world’s largest exhibit spotlighting sustainable urban development is at the core of London’s shiny new technology and innovation center, the Crystal, [...]
Food
Tuna-Loving Kids at Risk of Mercury Poisoning
MONTPELIER, Vermont, September 20, 2012 (ENS) – Children who love to eat tuna fish may be at greater risk of mercury poisoning than anyone has realized, finds the [...]
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National Plug In Day Shows Fun Side of Electric Cars
BOSTON, Massachusetts, September 19, 2012 (ENS) – Electric vehicles will star Sunday, September 23 for National Plug In Day, America’s largest grassroots EV event.
Nonprofit groups Plug In [...]
Air/Climate
Australia’s Unique Species Face ‘Unstoppable’ Climate Danger
SYDNEY, Australia, September 19, 2012 (ENS) – The impact of climate change on Australia’s unique plants, animals and ecosystems will cause extinctions and lost ecosystem services and require new [...]
Air/Climate
Arctic Minimum Sea Ice Cover Shrinks to Record Low
BOULDER, Colorado, September 19, 2012 (ENS) – Arctic sea ice cover is now at the lowest summer minimum extent since satellite records began in 1979, say scientists at [...]
Food
Obesity Linked to Bisphenol A Urine Levels
NEW YORK, New York, September 18, 2012 (ENS) – Obese children and teens have higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A in their urine, researchers at New York [...]
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300 Public Interest Groups Enter Coal Ash Control Battle
WASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – More than 300 public interest groups representing millions of people from all 50 states sent a letter to the U.S. Senate [...]
Air/Climate
Ozone Layer Recovers as Montreal Protocol Turns 25
NEW YORK, New York, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Earth’s ozone layer is now on track to recover during the next 50 years, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said [...]
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Venezuela to Clean Guaire River in Capital Caracas
WASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Polluted with raw sewage and industrial waste, the Guaire River in Venezuela’s capital city, Caracas, is to be cleaned with a [...]
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Judge Upholds San Francisco’s Plastic Bag Law
SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 16, 2012 (ENS) – A San Francisco Superior Court judge has upheld the validity of a local ordinance extending San Francisco’s ban on non-compostable [...]
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San Francisco Opens Cornucopia of Electric Vehicles
SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Called EV Week, San Francisco’s new EV public education campaign really lasts just two days – September 17 and 18 [...]
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Andes to Cloud Forest: Bolivian Park a Wildlife Haven
JEJU Island, South Korea, September 14, 2012 (ENS) – Jaguar and ocelots stalk the forest and harpy eagles soar high above Bolivia’s Madidi National Park, where more than [...]
Energy
Japan to Zero Out Nuclear Power by 2030s
TOKYO, Japan, September 14, 2012 (ENS) – The Japanese government has decided to phase out nuclear power by sometime in the 2030s and shift the country in the [...]
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Inspiring Conservationists Honored at IUCN World Congress
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, September 13, 2012 (ENS) – The spotlight shone this week on four high achieving conservation pioneers as awards were presented at the International Union [...]
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New Zealand’s Whanganui River Gets Personhood Status
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, September 13, 2012 (ENS) – New Zealand’s longest navigable river, the Whanganui, has been given “legal standing and an independent voice” under a framework agreement [...]
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Rare Discovery: New Monkey Species Identified in Africa
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 12, 2012 (ENS) – Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey in a remote forested part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, [...]
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Delhi’s New Plastic Bag Ban Carries Stiff Penalties
NEW DELHI, India, September 12, 2012 (ENS) – The government of India’s capital city says its some 17 million residents will have to learn to shop without plastic [...]