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Climate Bill Approved by Senate Committee Over Republican Boycott

November 5, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 a Republican boycott. The Clean Energy Jobs and […]

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World Faith Leaders Join Forces to Battle Global Warming

November 4, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday, characterizing […]

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Conservationists Petition EPA to Block Washington Coal Plant Permit

November 3, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 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 asking the agency to object to an air […]

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Murphy Oil Sued Over Air Pollution From Meraux Refinery

October 29, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Murphy Oil Sued Over Air Pollution From Meraux Refinery

  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – Student attorneys at Tulane University’s Environmental Law Clinic are taking on a giant oil company on behalf of a community group […]

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U.S. Senate Climate Bill Runs the Gauntlet of Opinions

October 28, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on U.S. Senate Climate Bill Runs the Gauntlet of Opinions

WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tuesday began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match the […]

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100 World Lawmakers Agree to Take Climate Action Now

October 26, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on 100 World Lawmakers Agree to Take Climate Action Now

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 26, 2009 (ENS) – Legislators from 16 of the world’s major economies and most major political parties have agreed on key guiding principles to enact climate […]

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EPA Must Limit Power Plant Air Toxics By November 2011

October 26, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA Must Limit Power Plant Air Toxics By November 2011

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to adopt rules reducing air pollution from coal-burning and oil-burning power plants by November 16, […]

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International Climate Action Starts Today: 4,800 Events in 179 Countries

October 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on International Climate Action Starts Today: 4,800 Events in 179 Countries

  NEW YORK, New York, October 23, 2009 (ENS) – Climate protection is the point – an atmospheric level of carbon dioxide of 350 parts per million is the target […]

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Obama Expresses Support for Strong Climate Change Legislation

October 23, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Expresses Support for Strong Climate Change Legislation

  CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 23, 2009 (ENS) – Speaking today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President Barack Obama expressed his strong support for legislation to control climate change by […]

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GE to Power World’s Largest Carbon Sequestration Project

October 22, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on GE to Power World’s Largest Carbon Sequestration Project

  PERTH, Australia, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – The world’s largest carbon dioxide capture and storage project under Barrow Island off Australia’s west coast, will be powered with compression equipment […]

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Biofuels Can Be Climate Friends or Enemies, UNEP Reports

October 20, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Biofuels Can Be Climate Friends or Enemies, UNEP Reports

  NAIROBI, Kenya, October 20, 2009 (ENS) – Burning some biofuels can reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, but not all biofuel use leads to cuts in greenhouse gases, finds the […]

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Forest Conservation Can Help Cool Climate, World Forest Congress Told

October 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Forest Conservation Can Help Cool Climate, World Forest Congress Told

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, October 19, 2009 (ENS) – “Climate change has catapulted forests onto the international agenda after years of languishing in the dusty corridors of UN meetings,” Dr. […]

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Global Aviation Industry Vows to Halve CO2 Emissions By 2050

October 15, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Global Aviation Industry Vows to Halve CO2 Emissions By 2050

  NEW YORK, New York, October 15, 2009 (ENS) – To help limit climate change, the international air transport industry has made a commitment to cut its carbon emissions in […]

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Secretary Chu’s ‘Game-Changing’ Push to Capture Carbon

October 13, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Secretary Chu’s ‘Game-Changing’ Push to Capture Carbon

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 13, 2009 (ENS) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $55 million will be made available to develop advanced technologies that can capture carbon […]

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UK Greenpeace Climate Campaigners Roost on Parliament’s Roof

October 12, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on UK Greenpeace Climate Campaigners Roost on Parliament’s Roof

  LONDON, UK, October 12, 2009 (ENS) – Fifty-five Greenpeace volunteers Sunday scaled the walls of the Houses of Parliament and occupied the roof to call for a new style […]

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Bangkok Climate Talks Fail to Resolve Core Issues

October 9, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Bangkok Climate Talks Fail to Resolve Core Issues

  BANGKOK, Thailand, October 9, 2009 (ENS) – The latest round of United Nations climate negotiations concluded in Bangkok today with mixed results. UN climate chief Yvo de Boer spoke […]

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Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Climate, Nuclear Disarmament

October 9, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Climate, Nuclear Disarmament

  OSLO, Norway, October 9, 2009 (ENS) – The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama “for […]

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Oregon Dead Zone Blamed on Climate Change

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Oregon Dead Zone Blamed on Climate Change

  CORVALLIS, Oregon, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – Climate change is likely responsible for the formation of a large dead zone that has formed off the coast of Oregon and […]

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Obama Orders All Federal Agencies to Cut Greenhouse Gases

October 7, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Orders All Federal Agencies to Cut Greenhouse Gases

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 7, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order Monday that requires federal agencies to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2020 […]

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Climate Talks Stall on Developed Countries’ Weak Commitments

October 7, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Climate Talks Stall on Developed Countries’ Weak Commitments

  BANGKOK, Thailand, October 7, 2009 (ENS) – The total of commitments made by developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions falls short of stabilizing global temperatures at a level […]

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