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DAVOS, Switzerland, January 30, 2010 (ENS) – The head of the International Monetary Fund today proposed to create a multi-billion dollar Green Fund that would provide the financing that […]

Feds to Eliminate One-Quarter of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 10 Years

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced that the federal government will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. “As the […]

U.S. Navy Sued Over Anti-Sub Training Range Where Rare Whales Calve

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – Conservation groups today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy over its decision to build an Undersea Warfare Training Range next to […]

Yucca Mountain’s Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, long-term […]

SEC Guides Public Companies on Climate Change Risk Disclosure

January 29, 2010 Jim Crabtree Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to provide publicly traded companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements relating […]

Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight

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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. Markey […]

EPA Regulates Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide

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WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – Concentrations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide must be below 100 parts per billion in any one-hour period under a new national […]

Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Nationwide

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TAMPA, Florida, January 28, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama will announce today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $8 billion in economic stimulus funding to states to […]

Clean Energy Jobs Top Priority in Obama’s State of the Union Address

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WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2010 (ENS) – Clean energy jobs and economic recovery took center stage in President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union address tonight before a […]