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150 Clean Cookstoves Change Lives In Guatemala

April 22, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on 150 Clean Cookstoves Change Lives In Guatemala

By Benjamin Seidman

SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE, Guatemala, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – “Before, it wasted a lot of firewood and it’s very expensive. We don’t have jobs to get [...]

Food

Food Swaps Can Radically Change a Diet’s Carbon Footprint

January 14, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Food Swaps Can Radically Change a Diet’s Carbon Footprint

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, January 14, 2022 (ENS) – Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s carbon footprint as much as 48 percent by swapping just one serving a day [...]

Air/Climate

COP26: US, China Ignore Tensions, Pledge Climate Cooperation

November 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COP26: US, China Ignore Tensions, Pledge Climate Cooperation

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 10, 2021 (ENS) – Recognizing the “seriousness and urgency of the climate crisis” the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, the United States and China, today issued a [...]

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Brazil’s Irreplaceable Wetlands and Rivers Drying Up

August 27, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Brazil’s Irreplaceable Wetlands and Rivers Drying Up

SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 27, 2021 (ENS) – Brazil has lost 15 percent of its surface water in the past 30 years, finds a comprehensive analysis published on the new [...]

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India Halts Amnesty International’s Human Rights Work

October 5, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on India Halts Amnesty International’s Human Rights Work

 

NEW DELHI, India, October 5, 2020 (ENS) – The freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Government of India on September 10 has brought all the work [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Palm Oil Industry Funds Radar to Detect Deforestation

April 27, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Palm Oil Industry Funds Radar to Detect Deforestation

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, 2020 (ENS) – Ten of the world’s largest palm oil producers and buyers are collaborating to support and fund the development of a new, [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Global Deforestation Slows But Forests Still Shrinking

September 15, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Global Deforestation Slows But Forests Still Shrinking

 

DURBAN, South Africa, September 15, 2015 (ENS) – Over the past 25 years the rate of global deforestation has slowed by more than 50 percent, even though the [...]

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Air/Climate

Earth’s Green Cover Increasing Despite Deforestation

March 30, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Earth’s Green Cover Increasing Despite Deforestation

 

SYDNEY, Australia, March 31, 2015 (ENS) – China’s large-scale tree planting efforts and increasing rainfall on three continents have contributed to an increase in the total amount of [...]

Ameriscan

  • LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
    May 17, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: Shell Expands World’s Largest Refining Catalyst Plant
  • COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on COLORADO: Wild Horses Get New Refuge Larger Than Manhattan
  • LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on LOUISIANA: US Sues Japanese Firm Over Chloroprene Emissions
  • MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow
    March 23, 2023 Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: Holyoke Must Spend $27M to Beat Sewage Overflow

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