Energy
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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Energy
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 […]
Energy
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 wind […]
Land Use/Forests
Nevada Tribes Win Halt to Barrick Gold Mine Expansion
By Lisa J. Wolf SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 3, 2009 (ENS) – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ordered that a preliminary injunction be granted to tribal plaintiffs […]
Air/Climate
International Banks Join to Support Strong Climate Deal
WASHINGTON, DC, December 2, 2009 (ENS) – The heads of the world’s largest international financial institutions today called for a comprehensive agreement to combat climate change at this month’s […]
Wildlife
America’s 11 Hottest Species Stressed by Climate Change
WASHINGTON, DC, December 1, 2009 (ENS) Honeycreepers that sing in Hawaii’s mountain forests, the lynx that inhabit the snowy Rocky Mountains and New England, and the grizzly bears […]
Wildlife
‘Rampant’ Rhino Poaching on the Rise
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2009 (ENS) – Rhino poaching in both Africa and Asia is increasing, finds a report issued today by the International Union for the Conservation of […]
Air/Climate
Dalai Lama Encouraged by Upcoming UN Climate Change Summit
SYDNEY, Australia, December 1, 2009 (ENS) – Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama said Monday that the world’s leaders must give the highest priority to the issue […]
Energy
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 a […]
Water
North Carolina Turkey Processing Plant and Manager Indicted
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – A federal grand jury in Greensboro returned an indictment today charging a poultry processor and a plant manager with multiple violations […]
Energy
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 systems […]
Water
Recovery Act Funds Washington Stormwater Projects Worth $5.6 Million
OLYMPIA, Washington, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – Governor Chris Gregoire and the Washington state Department of Ecology have approved clean water projects in Olympia, Spokane, and Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood worth […]
Energy
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 jointly […]
Wildlife
Tons of Ivory Seized in Africa’s Largest Wildlife Crime Sweep
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest international […]
Air/Climate
Commonwealth Leaders Press for ‘Binding’ Climate Deal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – Climate change dominated the meeting of Commonwealth heads of government that concluded Sunday in Port of Spain with a […]
Land Use/Forests
Penan Proclaim Peace Park on Native Land Set for Logging
LONG AJENG, Sarawak, Malaysia, November 29, 2009 (ENS) – They are calling it the Penan Peace Park, but a new rainforest reserve proclaimed by indigenous Penan communities on their native […]
Air/Climate
Chinese Premier Will Attend Climate Summit, China Pledges Emissions Cuts
BEIJING, China, November 26, 2009 (ENS) – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the United Nations’ climate summit in Copenhagen next month, the government of China announced today. The State […]
Air/Climate
Obama Will Go to Copenhagen, Announces U.S. Climate Emissions Target
WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on December 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the White House […]
Water
Wisconsin Groundwater Standards for Explosives Could Set National Precedent
MADISON, Wisconsin, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – A move by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to set standards for a carcinogenic explosive in groundwater is being applauded by rural […]
Wildlife
Mass Roundup of Nevada Wild Horses Illegal, Lawsuit Alleges
WASHINGTON, DC, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – Plans for a massive roundup and removal of more than 2,700 wild horses from public lands in Nevada were challenged today in federal […]