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California Approves New Wind Power Transmission Lines, Solar Roofs

December 18, 2009 ENS Comments Off on California Approves New Wind Power Transmission Lines, Solar Roofs

 

SACRAMENTO, California, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – California energy regulators have approved Southern California Edison’s request to construct a 173 mile long electricity transmission line to bring wind [...]

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Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing

December 16, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up [...]

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Senators of Three Political Stripes Propose Climate Bill Framework

December 10, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Senators of Three Political Stripes Propose Climate Bill Framework
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 10, 2009 (ENS) – Three U.S. senators – a Democrat, a Republican, and an Independent – today released their framework for climate change and energy independence [...]

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Huge Alaska Oil Spill Blamed on Ice Plugs

December 9, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Huge Alaska Oil Spill Blamed on Ice Plugs
 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – Ice plugged an inactive pipeline, causing it to burst, officials said Tuesday in an attempt to explain how 46,000 gallons of crude [...]

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Shell’s Chukchi Sea Drill Plan OK’d Despite Pending Lawsuit

December 9, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Shell’s Chukchi Sea Drill Plan OK’d Despite Pending Lawsuit
 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – The federal Minerals Management Service has approved a controversial plan by Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. to drill up to three exploratory [...]

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Judge Halts West Virginia Wind Farm to Save Endangered Bats

December 9, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Judge Halts West Virginia Wind Farm to Save Endangered Bats

 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – In the first federal lawsuit challenging an industrial wind energy project on environmental grounds, a federal court ruled Tuesday that a [...]

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New Yorkers Switch On Green Power in Three Clicks

November 30, 2009 ENS Comments Off on New Yorkers Switch On Green Power in Three Clicks

NEW YORK, New York, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – A website launched today makes it easier New Yorkers to switch to clean, renewable energy. The site was established through [...]

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Smart Grid, Clean Energy Projects Get $683 Million in Stimulus Funds

November 30, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Smart Grid, Clean Energy Projects Get $683 Million in Stimulus Funds

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – The Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated [...]

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UN to Assess Contaminated Oil Production Sites in Niger Delta

November 30, 2009 ENS Comments Off on UN to Assess Contaminated Oil Production Sites in Niger Delta

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – An environmental assessment of the pollution left by decades of oil production in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta was [...]

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TVA Reinforces Dams Against Extreme Weather

November 24, 2009 ENS Comments Off on TVA Reinforces Dams Against Extreme Weather

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, is raising the elevation of four of its dams to help reduce the risk of flooding in [...]

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Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps

November 24, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Azeri Fishermen Lament Vanished Shrimps

By Idrak Abbasov

PIRALLAHI ISLAND, Azerbaijan, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The fishermen perched on the beached boats on the Azerbaijan coast watched Faiq Balayev as he threw out [...]

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Air/Climate

TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

November 23, 2009 ENS Comments Off on TVA Permit to Dump Liquid Waste from Air Scrubbers Appealed

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Three environmental groups are appealing a permit just issued by the state of Tennessee that allows the Tennessee Valley Authority, to discharge [...]

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Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

November 23, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Maryland Coal Ash Landfill Leaks Trigger Lawsuit Threat

WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Concerns about toxics discharged from an unlined coal ash waste dump in suburban Washington, DC have prompted four environmental groups to give [...]

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Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

November 23, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Clean Energy Leaders Emerge in New State-by-State Report

GOLDEN, Colorado, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Renewable energy development is spreading across the country, often linked with public policies designed to encourage its growth, finds a new state-by-state [...]

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California’s New TV Energy Efficiency Standards Highest in the World

November 20, 2009 ENS Comments Off on California’s New TV Energy Efficiency Standards Highest in the World

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 20, 2009 (ENS) – The California Energy Commission Thursday unanimously adopted the world’s highest TV energy efficiency standards. The standards will make new TVs [...]

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Energy-Saving Tips For Greener, Less Costly Holidays

November 20, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Energy-Saving Tips For Greener, Less Costly Holidays

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2009 (ENS) – During the holiday season, energy saving tips from utilities and public agencies abound. ENS staffers have compiled a list of the [...]

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New Surface Mining Chief Cracks Down on Mountaintop Removal, Valley Fills

November 18, 2009 ENS Comments Off on New Surface Mining Chief Cracks Down on Mountaintop Removal, Valley Fills

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of the Interior is taking immediate actions to strengthen its oversight of state surface coal mining programs. The [...]

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Coal Pollution Undermines America’s Health, Physicians Advise

November 18, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Coal Pollution Undermines America’s Health, Physicians Advise

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – Coal pollutants affect all major body organ systems and contribute to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the United [...]

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American Cities Embrace Green Buildings

November 16, 2009 ENS Comments Off on American Cities Embrace Green Buildings

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 16, 2009 (ENS) – More than one in five large U.S. cities surveyed by the American Institute of Architects has a policy of promoting green buildings, [...]

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Giant New Utah Wind Farm Will Power Los Angeles

November 11, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Giant New Utah Wind Farm Will Power Los Angeles

 

MILFORD, Utah, November 11, 2009 (ENS) – The largest wind farm in Utah and one of the largest in the western United States was commissioned with a ribbon-cutting [...]

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