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- Woodway Residents, Oncor Reach Deal On Clearing Trees For Power Line - Woodway residents have reached an agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery that will allow a power-line project to proceed without another court fight. Under the terms of the deal, the company will cle...
- Wind Farm Figure A Mistake - The proponent of a wind farm planned for Penshurst, in south-west Victoria, says it is unsure how big the project will be. On its website, the Department of Primary Industries says the wind farm will...
- Sawgrass Lake Restoration Project Will Improve Environment - Sawgrass Lake Park is owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District). A study conducted in the late 1990s showed that land on the north side of the lake contained elevated levels ...
- Myths About Amazon Rain Forests Debunked - — A new NASA-funded study has concluded that Amazon rain forests were remarkably unaffected in the face of once-in-a-century drought in 2005, neither dying nor thriving, contrary to a previously ...
- National Athletic Trainers' Association Offers Guidelines For Parents To Ensure A Safe Environment For Youth Athletes - Parents are naturally concerned about the health and safety of their children, and that's especially true when their children are athletes. With nearly 7 million high school students participating in ...
- Swan Hill Tops State In Water Use - Swan Hill residents have been revealed as the highest water users across Victoria. The State Government says last year people living in Swan Hill used 412 litres per person a day, up 65 litres on the...
- Teacher Found Dead; Wolves To Blame - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Villagers in a remote Alaska region are blaming the death of a 32-year-old schoolteacher on wolves after her body was found along on isolated road, though an autopsy completed Thur...
- Devotees Of Fla. Man Say They Ingested Snail Mucus - MIAMI (AP) - Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided ...
- Epa To Let States Address Rising Ocean Acidity - SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans. The agency on Thursday settled a lawsuit filed last...
- Google Urged To Adapt To Its Censored Environment - Two months ago, Google announced it would no longer cooperate with Beijing's censorship and was debating a possible withdrawal from China's market. Since then, the world's eyes have been w...
- Bendigo Water Use Jumps - Coliban Water says the increase in water usage around Bendigo is not surprising. The Government's latest water figures show between 2008 and 2009 Bendigo's water consumption increased. Coliban manag...
- Mind The Water Hazard...floating Golf Course To Be Built In Maldives - The Islands of the Maldives, confronted by rising oceans and a landscape that is just a few feet above sea level, is poised to build a floating golf course and convention centre in what could be the f...
- City Of Thousand Oaks Teams With California American Water And United States Environmental Protection Agency For Fix A Leak Week - March 15-21 "Fix a Leak Week," to remind residents to check household plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems for leaks. Because minor leaks account for more than one trillion gallons of was...
- Beaches Close After Stinger Nets Go - Surf Life Saving Queensland will review the closure of 11 beaches between Port Douglas and South Mission Beach in the state's far north. The beaches were closed yesterday after a strong wind warning ...
- British Columbia's Clean Energy Industry Welcomes Clean Power Call Results - /CNW/ - BC's Independent Power Producers Association today welcomed the results of BC Hydro's Clean Power Call. "The first award of contracts under BC Hydro's Clean Power Call is a positive step ...
- Smurfit-stone Partners With Emerald Waste To Provide Recycling And Waste - /CNW/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation's Recycling division today announced it has partnered with Emerald Waste Services (EWS) to operate EWS's materials recycling facility (MRF) and transfer st...
- Finavera Renewables Awarded Four Electricity Purchase Agreements In Bc Hydro - /CNW/ - Finavera Renewables Inc. ('Finavera Renewables' or the 'Company') (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce all four of its wind projects, comprising a total nameplate capacity of 293 megawatts ("MW...
- Enpar Commissions Ammonia Treatment System For A Gold Mine Located In - , ENPAR technical staff completed the commissioning of its patented, full-scale commercial ammonia treatment plant at a mine site located in northeastern Ontario. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreeme...
- Industries Hoarding Greenhouse Gas Emission Permits - Companies involved in hoarding permits say banked credits will help them pay to develop new emission-cutting technology. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Companies across Europe are hoarding ...
- Nsi Energy And Environment Expert To Offer Expertise At Summit - It is crucial that those in the public and private sectors understand the ramifications of the political environment and how that affects this issue
- Kzn Air Pollution To Be Controlled - By Sipho Khumalo Political Staff The KwaZulu-Natal government is stepping up its plans to measure and monitor air quality with a view to ensuring that emission levels at major industrial hubs in t...
- Nearly Half Of Americans Believe Climate Change Threat Is Exaggerated - Nearly half of Americans believe the climate change threat is exaggerated. Photograph: Getty Public belief in climate science has seen a precipitous slide in the US, according to new polling that su...
- National Trust's Latest Pr Push – Fresh Air Or Hot Air | Leo Hickman - finest houses in Cornwall . In recent years, it has made some great strides to shed its rather staid, middle class reputation – not least through its
- Un Wildlife Watchdog Considers Ban On Bluefin Tuna - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants will focus on the world's overfished oceans beginning this week with proposals to regulate the shark trade and ban the exp...
- 48 Hawaii-only Species Given Endangered Listing - HONOLULU (AP) - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside m...
- More Funds Needed To Fight Deforestation - PARIS (AP) - Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in opening a conference Thursday on saving the world's fores...
- Infinera Recognized For Environmental Policies At Sunnyvale - INFN ) has implemented a "Going Green" program to promote environmentally friendly behavior throughout the company. Through recycling programs, reduction in product packaging and the use of recycled m...
- Alcan Specialty Sheet Introduces A Comprehensive Product Portfolio Of - Alcan Specialty Sheet introduces a comprehensive product portfolio of Automotive Body in White sheet specifications to meet European automotive industry's growing demand
- Cleanfield Announces Non-brokered Private Placement For Up To $480,000 - /CNW/ - Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. ("Cleanfield" or the "Company", TSX-V: AIR), an international leader in Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) technology solutions, announced today that, subject...
- Green Genius Biodegradable Plastic Trash Bags Become First And Only Trash Bag Validated As Biodegradable By Ul Environment - The trash bag industry, along with the green manufacturer community, reached an important “first” recently: the announcement of the very first product and only trash bag to be validated as...
- Egg Boss Jailed For 'free Range' Fraud - The case raises questions for the food industry. Photograph: Linda Nylind A Midlands businessman was jailed for three years today after admitting making a fortune by fraudulently passing off battery...
- Solar Pv Failed In Germany And Will Fail Here - This is what it looks like when multi-crystaline solar cells create energy from sunlight. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Let me begin with a plea to tone down this debate on
- England's Threatened Species By Region - biggest national study of threats to biodiversity has found nearly 1,000 species are at risk of extinction in England. Use the map to see where the endangered animals and plants are located
- Department Backs Off From Winelands Mining - By Murray Williams Staff Writer Residents and farmers in the Cape Winelands expressed cautious delight on Thursday at the news that the controversial plan to mine in the region may not be approved...
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- The Forest Scheme That Fails To Protect Trees - The rainforest in the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, in the Amazon Basin, Bolivia. Photograph: Pablo Corral Vega/Corbis It is the ultimate greenwash nightmare. A tough international deal to curb...
- Saving The Stag Beetle - Dr George McGavin of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History campaigns on behalf of the stag beetle, Britain's largest insect and one of our most endangered species. As part of the
- Is The Uk Subsidy For Solar Pv A Good Use Of Scarce Funds - solar power is an extremely expensive way of generating electricity in the UK and that the new scheme is another way of subsidising the wealthy middle class. The fans of feed-in tariffs note the succe...
- Fees Ordered Waived On Environment Papers - The P.E.I. government has been ordered to release without charge 300 pages of information regarding warnings and fines handed out by the provincial Environment Department.
- Mystery Knitter Gives Trees Treat In Us Town - The unknown West Cape May resident, dubbed The Midnight Knitter, is covering tree branches and lamp posts with little sweaters under cover of darkness. Residents say they're enthralled by the rainbow...
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- Dupont Opens Platform For Uae Students To Promote Environmental Protection - DuPont, one of the leading market-driven science products and services companies, has today (March 11, 2010), launched an initiative to encourage United Arab Emirates (UAE) students to generate ideas ...
- New Partnership For Give2asia And Shanghai Roots & Shoots Helps U.s. Donors Support Youth & Environment Programs In China - Give2Asia, a leading U.S. philanthropic services nonprofit, and Shanghai Roots & Shoots, a China-based program of the Jane Goodall Institute, today announce a fiscal sponsorship that enables U.S. ...
- Charges Against Sushi Chef Who Served Whale - Makers of The Cove, an Oscar-winning documentary on Japan's dolphin slaughter, drew authorities' attention to alleged whale meat smuggling operation at a Santa Monica sushi restaurant
- Stanford Who's Who Clears A Path For Extraordinary Environmental Educator - / -- Stanford Who's Who recognizes Margie A. Buster due to her phenomenal work in the Education Industry. As President and CEO of the Board of Directors for Redland Tropical Gardens & Botanical Founda...
- Dwp Drops Plan To Build 85-mile Power Transmission Line Across The Desert - Environmental groups opposed the $800-million Green Path North Transmission Line because it would have crossed wilderness preserves and scenic ridgelines.
- Going Green Vs. Going Broke - among the skeptics, arguing in its report that there are too many uncertainties involved in such modeling for accurate predictions. Despite those uncertainties, and without citing much in the way of e...
- U.s. Moves To List Loggerhead Turtles As Endangered - Federal agencies are proposing to increase protections for loggerhead turtles, the long-lived sea creatures known for their big heads and capacity to swim thousands of miles across the Pacific. The...
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