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 […]
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 wind […]
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 a […]
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 systems […]
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 jointly […]
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 the […]
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 his […]
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 mercury, […]
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 formal […]
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 analysis […]
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 30 […]
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 best […]
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 agency […]
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 States: […]
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, and […]
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 ceremony […]
NEW YORK, New York, November 10, 2009 (ENS) – A silicon solar panel manufacturer has announced plans to close its U.S. plant, another is moving production to China, and […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 6, 2009 (ENS) – A total of $1.1 billion in new financing will flow to six African countries to assist them in developing renewable energy and […]
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 […]
PERTH, Australia, November 3, 2009 (ENS) – PTTEP Australasia today confirmed it has killed a leaking oil well and stopped the main fire at the Montara well head platform […]
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