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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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Obama Fast-Tracks Renewables on Military Bases, Public Lands

August 9, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Fast-Tracks Renewables on Military Bases, Public Lands

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 8, 2012 (ENS) – The Obama Administration is moving quickly to harness solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy resources on or near military bases across [...]

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Drought Prompts Attack on U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard

August 8, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Drought Prompts Attack on U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 8, 2012 (ENS) – Eight U.S. biofuel industry organizations have formed a new coalition to defend the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard and to advocate for [...]

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Groups Seeking Oil Spill Dispersant Rule Sue EPA

August 7, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Groups Seeking Oil Spill Dispersant Rule Sue EPA

WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2012 (ENS) – A coalition of conservation, wildlife and public health groups in the Gulf of Mexico region and in Alaska filed a Clean Water [...]

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U.S. Freezes All Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Decisions

August 7, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Freezes All Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Decisions

WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2012 (ENS) – Federal nuclear regulators today froze at least 19 final reactor licensing decisions in response to a ruling by the U.S. Court of [...]

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Chevron Faces Midnight Deadline in $19 Billion Ecuador Judgment

August 6, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Chevron Faces Midnight Deadline in $19 Billion Ecuador Judgment

 

LAGO AGRIO, Ecuador, August 6, 2012 (ENS) – U.S. oil giant Chevron has until midnight tonight to pay a US$19.04 billion Ecuador court judgment for polluting Amazon waterways [...]

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Poll: Latino Voters Favor Clean Energy Economy

August 5, 2012 Sunny Comments Off on Poll: Latino Voters Favor Clean Energy Economy

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 1, 2012 (ENS) – An overwhelming majority of Latino voters who responded to a new public opinion poll support clean energy, are very concerned about [...]

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Enbridge Pipeline Spills Oil in Wisconsin

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CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31, 2012 (ENS) – An oil spill from a broken Enbridge Energy pipeline in Wisconsin has been contained, the company says, but it could not have [...]

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Tar Sands Protests Mark Kalamazoo Spill Anniversary

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WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 2012 (ENS) – People across the United States and Canada this week are marking the two-year anniversary of the Kalamazoo River tar sands oil [...]

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Straw to Ethanol Conversion Plant Opens in Germany

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STRAUBING, Germany, July 26, 2012 (ENS) – Swiss chemicals company Clariant has opened Germany’s largest pilot plant for making climate-friendly cellulose ethanol from agricultural waste.

This biofuel of the [...]

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U. Michigan Car Wins Fourth Straight American Solar Challenge

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 23, 2012 (ENS) – The 2012 American Solar Challenge, an eight-day 1,650-mile competition for solar-powered vehicles, ended in St. Paul on Saturday with the University [...]

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B.C. Premier Sets Conditions for Tar Sands Pipelines

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, July 23, 2012 (ENS) – The British Columbia government today outlined five minimum requirements for the province to consider the construction and operation of [...]

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Chemical Safety Board Invites Public to BP Explosion Hearing

July 19, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Chemical Safety Board Invites Public to BP Explosion Hearing

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19, 2012 (ENS) – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has announced a public hearing in Houston next week to release preliminary findings of the agency’s investigation [...]

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Oregon’s Electric Vehicle Industry Green and Growing

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Oregon’s Electric Vehicle Industry Green and Growing

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 25, 2012 (ENS) – Drive Oregon is offering over $145,000 to advance electric vehicles in the first round of [...]

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Court Upholds U.S. EPA’s Right to Limit Greenhouse Gases

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Court Upholds U.S. EPA’s Right to Limit Greenhouse Gases

WASHINGTON, DC, June 26, 2012 (ENS) – The legal authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases [...]

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BP Must Pay $400M for Indiana Refinery Emission Controls

May 24, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on BP Must Pay $400M for Indiana Refinery Emission Controls

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2012 (ENS) – BP North America Inc. has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and invest more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art [...]

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NASCAR Enters Green Partnership with U.S. EPA

May 22, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on NASCAR Enters Green Partnership with U.S. EPA

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2012 (ENS) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) signed an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to [...]

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G-8 to Eliminate Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Curb Climate Pollutants

May 21, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on G-8 to Eliminate Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Curb Climate Pollutants

 

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2012 (ENS) – Leaders of the world’s most developed economies, the Group of Eight, have agreed to phase out government subsidies for coal, oil [...]

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Beijing Adopts New Cleaner Fuel Standards

May 18, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Beijing Adopts New Cleaner Fuel Standards

 

BEIJING, China, May 18, 2012 (ENS) – Beijing’s new automotive fuel standards in effect as of May 31 are equivalent to the European Union’s Euro V standard, the [...]

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Investors Controlling $1 Trillion Demand Fracking Best Practices

May 17, 2012 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Investors Controlling $1 Trillion Demand Fracking Best Practices

 

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – Institutional investors in the United States, Europe and Australia with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management have united to support [...]

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