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Giant Bees Buzz British Prime Minister’s Office

January 29, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Giant Bees Buzz British Prime Minister’s Office

 

LONDON, UK, January 29, 2013 (ENS) – Giant bees appeared at Prime Minister David Cameron’s office at #10 Downing Street this morning to sting the government into delivering [...]

Christine Lagarde
Air/Climate

World Economic Forum Feels Climate Change Pressure

January 25, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on World Economic Forum Feels Climate Change Pressure

 

DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 25, 2013 (ENS) –  “Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled,” Christine Lagarde, managing director of [...]

Whitehouse, Waxman
Air/Climate

Congressional Democrats Form Climate Change Task Force

January 24, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Congressional Democrats Form Climate Change Task Force

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 (ENS) – Climate change is getting renewed attention in Congress. Representative Henry Waxman of California and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, both [...]

Govenor Heineman
Air/Climate

Nebraska Governor OKs New Keystone XL Pipeline Route

January 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Nebraska Governor OKs New Keystone XL Pipeline Route

 

LINCOLN, Nebraska, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Today Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved a new route through the state for TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which avoids [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama Pledges Climate Change Action in Inaugural Address

January 21, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Pledges Climate Change Action in Inaugural Address

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 21, 2013 (ENS) – In an inaugural address founded on the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama today indicated that in his second term he will [...]

Ken Salazar
Gov/Politics

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Step Down

January 16, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Step Down

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced he will be leaving the Obama Cabinet by the end of March to return to [...]

Ryan Washam
Gov/Politics

National Council to Build 21st Century Conservation Corps

January 11, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on National Council to Build 21st Century Conservation Corps

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 11, 2013 (ENS) – A National Council drawn from eight federal agencies signed on Thursday to shape the Obama Administration’s new 21st Century Conservation Service [...]

Andrew Cuomo
Gov/Politics

Governor Cuomo Proposes $1 Billion New York Green Bank

January 10, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Governor Cuomo Proposes $1 Billion New York Green Bank

 

ALBANY, New York, January 10, 2013 (ENS) – In his 2013 State of the State Address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $1 billion Green Bank to [...]

Indian Point
Energy

Court Upholds Public Process in Nuclear Plant Safety ‘Exemptions’

January 9, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Court Upholds Public Process in Nuclear Plant Safety ‘Exemptions’

 

NEW YORK, New York, January 9, 2013 (ENS) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must permit public participation in decisions about exempting nuclear power plants from federal regulations or [...]

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Gov/Politics

General Assembly Strengthens UN’s ‘Voice of the Environment’

January 6, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on General Assembly Strengthens UN’s ‘Voice of the Environment’

 

NEW YORK, New York, January 6, 2013 (ENS) – The UN General Assembly has decided to ‘strengthen and upgrade’ the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, and establish universal [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight

January 29, 2010 ENS Comments Off on Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight

 

DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – U.S. Congressman Edward Markey told the World Economic Forum today that President Barack Obama has committed himself to passing climate legislation. [...]

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Energy

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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Air/Climate

Obama Nobel Peace Prize Lecture: Climate Security Essential

December 10, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Obama Nobel Peace Prize Lecture: Climate Security Essential
 

OSLO, Norway, December 10, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama accepted the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace at a ceremony today at Oslo City Hall. Delivering a Nobel lecture [...]

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Gov/Politics

United States and India Embark on a Green Partnership

November 24, 2009 ENS Comments Off on United States and India Embark on a Green Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between the United States and India and [...]

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Air/Climate

Senate Delays Climate Bill to Focus on Health Care

November 21, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Senate Delays Climate Bill to Focus on Health Care

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2009 (ENS) – Senator Harry Reid, the Democrat majority leader, has put off Senate debate on climate change legislation until next spring, weakening hopes [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama Could Tip the Balance at Copenhagen Climate Summit

November 19, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Obama Could Tip the Balance at Copenhagen Climate Summit

 

By Haider Rizvi

NEW YORK, New York, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – The United Nations’ climate agency chief says he wants U.S. President Barrack Obama to join world [...]

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Gov/Politics

Obama Promises Tribal Leaders Help With Environmental Issues

November 5, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Obama Promises Tribal Leaders Help With Environmental Issues

 

WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – Representatives of 400 federally recognized tribal nations from across the United States gathered at the Department of the Interior today at [...]

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Air/Climate

Climate Bill Approved by Senate Committee Over Republican Boycott

November 5, 2009 ENS 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

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

October 28, 2009 ENS 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 [...]

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Air/Climate

Obama Expresses Support for Strong Climate Change Legislation

October 23, 2009 ENS 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 [...]

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