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June 2007 - Posts
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Alexander Cockburn reports on evangelical Christians in crisis amid fresh onslaughts by forces of darkness. The Warbler's Parable: Rosa Miriam Elizalde on the black-masked visitors to Cuba def... Read More...
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Philip Decosse and Ishtiaq Uddin Ahmad Television scenes of cash found at the chief conservator of forests' home has stimulated a torrent of discussion about corruption in general, and forest corrupt... Read More...
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Washington - After a year of negotiations and an eleventh- hour concession by Seoul, South Korea and the United States on Saturday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that removes nearly all tariffs o... Read More...
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While Nepal's finance minister was holding meetings with donor agencies in the capital to raise money for development, famished villagers in the far west were looting and feasting on rotten grain declared unfit even for animal feed. Read More...
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Sacramento Area Council of Governments has released a draft project list for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, a federally required document that details how the region's leaders should spend ... Read More...
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. Prior to joining Environmental Defense, Festa was director of policy and strategic planning at Department of Commerce working on U.S. fisheries issues among others. "This decision by the FDA indica... Read More...
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. Missouri ranks No. 17 for its highway system in 2005, up from No. 28 in 2004, the nonprofit Reason Foundation, based in Los Angeles, said in a release Thursday. Read More...
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Muhammad Zamir Nature has its own way of dispensing justice. This is becoming apparent on a general scale throughout the world. Unabated pollution of the environment, greed and flouting of nature's c... Read More...
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“I hate to spend an hour talking about invasive plants,” she said. Environmental groups hope to slow the spread of decorative but invasive plants by persuading nurseries to stop selling... Read More...
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MANAGUA, Jun 29 (Tierram rica) - More than six years ago, the residents of the rural community of Lomas del Viento, on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, took up the task of recuperating the 10 flowing spring... Read More...
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Washington, June 29 : Working in an environment where smoking is allowed is especially harmful for non-smokers, as they immediately absorb a potent carcinogen that is not considered safe at any level, a study has found. Read More...
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By Nita Bhalla New Delhi - A plan to lease out India's degraded jungles to pulp and paper companies has sparked criticism from activists who say the scheme will leave millions of poor forest dwelle... Read More...
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The World Bank's board of executive directors Tuesday signed off on a loan of US$173 million to China to support the Second Liaoning Medium Cities Infrastructure Project. This deal is further sweetene... Read More...
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Washington, June 29 : A spouse who doesn't smoke, and smoke-free work environment play key roles in helping people who have kicked the butt to stay away from cigarettes, a study has found. Read More...
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netCustomer Presents on Optimizing PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Applications Environment netCustomer, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software support and services, presents proven technique... Read More...
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New Delhi, India: A plan to lease out India's degraded jungles to pulp and paper companies has sparked criticism from activists who say the scheme will leave millions of poor forest dwellers homeless ... Read More...
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A fleet of aircraft from the Indian Air Force (IAF) has touched down at the Waddington airbase in Lincolnshire to participate in a joint exercise with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The first of the aircraft, the Su-30 MKI (Flanker-H) air superiority fighter, Read More...
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California Air Resources Board Thursday, a press secretary in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office said. A spokesman for the Air Resources Board referred all questions to Schwarzenegger's off... Read More...
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POTOMAC, Md. -- A Montgomery County developer is seeking permission to cut down trees near the C&O Canal in Potomac, where he is planning to build a house.A couple of years ago, Washington Redskin... Read More...
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The New Mexico Environment Department awarded nearly $250,000 in grants for recycling and illegal dumping initiatives to 13 communities and solid waste authorities. The funded projects range from ed... Read More...
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Solar power in Colorado got a boost this week with the installation of power generating panels at the Governor's Mansion near downtown Denver, and a $250,000 gift from Read More...
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has pledged to provide staff support to TBARTA. "This legislation will give us an entity to address our transportation needs," said Stuart Rogel, president of the Tampa Bay Partnership, th... Read More...
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Environmental Defense Wildlife Program Chairman Michael Bean joined Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for a historic announcement today that the American bald eagle is being removed from the endanger... Read More...
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its 2007 Corporation of the Year. The award, presented at the chamber's annual meeting Wednesday, came in recognition of PG&E's efforts in the "greening" of Oakland and its support of ... Read More...
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A seven-mile stretch of U.S. 27 in Palm Beach County is set to see travel delays starting July 16. The South Florida Water Management District said it expects construction on the Everglades Agricult... Read More...
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The Government's environmental record was today described as "humiliating" following a fact-finding mission from European Parliament's Petitions Committee. "Yesterday we visited Tara to see the des... Read More...
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said Thursday that it has been awarded its fifth contract with the U.S Army for the development of an alternative heating and cooling system for military vehicles. The $2.3 million research and deve... Read More...
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, up from seven last year. The big change was that Dell, which last year was equal with Nokia, this year slipped relative to the phone company but still improved its rating from seven to a shade under... Read More...
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The measure, approved 272-155, would allocate $27.6 billion for the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service and other agencies, a 4.3 percent increase over current spendin... Read More...
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The head of the U.S. Maritime Administration is coming to the Bay Area on Friday to inspect the "mothball fleet at Suisun Bay, which once was thought of as a valuable asset in case of war. What Mar... Read More...
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Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thursday started his first full day in office with the appointment of David Miliband as the new Foreign Secretary, and a radical overhaul of the future shape of the British government. Read More...
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The WB loan will have a variety of uses, helping finance construction or rehabilitation of wastewater collection and treatment facilities; the construction of water distribution pipelines, installatio... Read More...
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Islamabad, June 28 (Xinhua) The Pakistani government has deployed over 600 security personnel around the controversial Lal Masjid here to keep tabs on the activities of religious students. Read More...
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An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook Solomon Sea on Thursday morning, according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. Read More...
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Eco-Retailer Announces Photo Contest Aimed at Raising Awareness of Environmental Conservation Efforts, Celebrating Successes Peaceful Valley Earth Friendly Clothing & Gifts ( Read More...
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Call it reverse outsourcing or local talent hunting, but high-tech Indian firms say they have been hiring Americans as part of their long-term growth strategy. Read More...
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Between 2001 and 2007, funding for the Interior Department fell by 16%, for the EPA by 29% and for the Forest Service non-fire budget by 35%, when adjusted for inflation, Dicks said. Read More...
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BANGKOK, Thailand – Desertification represents one of the “greatest environmental challenge of our times” and could set off mass migrations of people fleeing degraded homelands, a Un... Read More...
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The US comes in for sharp criticism. "Global distrust of American leadership is reflected in increasing disapproval of the cornerstones of US foreign policy," the survey says. "Not only is there world... Read More...
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By MATTHEW DALYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday approved a bill to hike spending for the environment, national parks and global warming research. The measure, approved ... Read More...
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, the Pleasanton-based supermarket giant, have been asked by the leaders of two Congressional committees to defend its practice of selling meat treated with carbon monoxide. Safeway (NYSE: SWY) rece... Read More...
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California Department of Transportation worth up to $28.5 million over three years. Under the deal, San Francisco-based URS (NYSE: URS) will sample and analyze water that runs off of roads in Orange... Read More...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 27 - Environmental Defense today applauded Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner for their groundbreaking commitment to act quickly on legislation that puts a firm cap on U.S. green... Read More...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 27 - Call for National Action to Address Top Law Enforcement Threat on Public Lands WHAT: Federal and State Rangers Give Ground-Eye and National Perspectives on Growing Off-Road Veh... Read More...
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DayStar Technologies Inc. 's solar cells as part of a $46.7 million program it has with the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative. GE was recently awarded the $46.7 million as part of... Read More...
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Evergreen Energy Inc. named Kevin Collins president and CEO on Wednesday, replacing Mark Sexton, who was fired in April. Evergreen (NYSE: EEE) is based in Denver. Read More...
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Rampant construction along the Spanish coastline is damaging Spain's shores and endangering the vital tourism industry, environmental organization Greenpeace warned on Wednesday. "The numbers de... Read More...
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The Greek shipping company Calypso Marine has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for dumping oil waste on the high seas. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the company pleaded guilty in U.S. ... Read More...
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Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge will obtain $275,000 toward expansion of its 22,000 acres, which include natural habitat preserves for endangered species like the golden-cheeked warbler ... Read More...
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WASHINGTON – The House put spending hikes for the environment, national parks and global warming research center stage Tuesday as lawmakers worked through the Interior appropriations bill. De... Read More...
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The death toll from a tropical cyclone that displaced more than 15,000 people in Pakistan's southern coastal belt has climbed to 62, while 32 more were feared dead as several boats sank in the Arabian Sea, officials and media reports said Wednesday. Read More...
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The death toll from a tropical cyclone that displaced thousands in Pakistan's southern coastal belt has risen to 56, while 32 more were feared dead in a boat capsize in the Arabian Sea, media reports said Wednesday. Read More...
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - After weekend storms that killed more than 200 people, the southeast coast of Pakistan has been hammered by a cyclone. Floodwaters have chased as many as 10,000 people from t... Read More...
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China has provided a model for environmental rehabilitation that is now being adopted in parts of Africa. Over the past decade, the Loess Plateau has been transformed from a barren moonscape, to a fer... Read More...
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Airlines in the Asia Pacific region are being encouraged to improve their environmental credentials. An Australian aviation think-tank has called for the airline industry to introduce its own carbon e... Read More...
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Washington, June 27 : Deep coal seams that are commercially non-viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by human activities, according to two studies published in Inderscience's International Read More...
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Also present was the Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister, Datuk S. Sothinathan. Hishammuddin urged schools, which had the means, to plant the trees now. "Good things like this should not... Read More...
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Where a dozen maple and cherry trees once shaded the courtyard at the Edmonds-Woodway High School, there now are a dozen stumps after the trees were cut down by unknown vandals. "It's heinous," said ... Read More...
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Intercept Technology is the Only Anti-tarnish Product to Win the German Environmental Award The German environmental laws are considered to be the toughest in the world. Intercept TechnologyT... Read More...
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S & ME's Mike Garrett Instructs Industrial Hygiene Class with Environmental Rental Equipment Donated by Enviro-Equipment, Inc The focus of the industrial hygiene program included both p... Read More...
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New Delhi, June 26 : Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today released 'Urjavaran', a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to energy conservation and environment preservation. Read More...
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Washington, June 27 : Ninety-nine years earlier, a fireball exploded above the forests of Tunguska, Siberia, flattening more than 800 square miles of the woodland. But till date researchers are not sure whether it was an asteroid or a comet responsible Read More...
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A van traveling east on Highway 90 mowed down one of the new palm trees in the median, planted by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. According to MDOT workers on the scene in Gulfport, the ... Read More...
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Manila - The World Bank approved on Wednesday a total of 62 million dollars for a loan and grants to help conserve and protect the Philippine environment, a bank statement said. A 50-million-dollar lo... Read More...
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Full politics coverage Wooldridge wrote off the message as a prank. It was not. Cheney had reached far down the chain of command, on so unexpected a point of vice presidential concern, because he had ... Read More...
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LONDON -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praises outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his "great leadership" on the environment. Schwarzenegger and Blair discussed the trans-Atlantic ... Read More...
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EL PASO, TX -- City Council voted on Tuesday to start a process to dissolve its partnership with the county concerning the City-County Environmental Health District. By a vote of 7-1, the city decided... Read More...
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KSDK - Federal attorneys have won a lawsuit against a logger who cut down hundreds of trees in Shawnee National Forest.The case was heard by a judge in Benton, Illinois. Read More...
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Settlers from the West Bank illegal outpost of Adi-ad on Tuesday returned hundreds of olive trees they had uprooted from a Palestinian-owned grove last week. The Civil Administration ordered the settl... Read More...
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University of Arizona is reviving research at the once-famed Biosphere 2 facility north of Tucson. The UA will lease the 34.5-acre facility in Oracle to conduct research into global climate change, ... Read More...
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Durdana Ghias Once again the Dhaka University (DU) authorities felled trees on the campus to launch a multi-storey building project. This time the tree-chopping spree took place near the Madhur Cante... Read More...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 25 - "The Supreme Court today issued a 5-4 decision in EPA v. Defenders of Wildlife, limiting the obligation of federal agencies under the Endangered Species Act to ensure that their... Read More...
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The tree in question is a neem tree. It was brought to the market 13 years ago and affectionately looked after by all the shopkeepers. On the occasion of the 'birthday' of the tree, cards were printed... Read More...
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June 26, 2007 · Many industrialized nations are trying to use less coal, oil and natural gas to lower carbon dioxide levels, which is warming the atmosphere and changing the Earth's climate. B... Read More...
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Tony Blair met California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday in what is seen as one of his last appointment as Britain's prime minister before resigning Wednesday and handing over the reins to Chancellor Gordon Brown. Read More...
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LONDON (AP) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is praising outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his "great leadership" on the environment. Schwarzenegger and Blair discussed the tr... Read More...
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By The Associated Press CHEYENNE - Recent hot conditions have dried out much of Wyoming's forests, and officials say the fire season is starting to crank up.Since Thursday, a forest fire had burned n... Read More...
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Geneva, June 26 (Xinhua) Fans will be urged to travel by trains or buses to watch the Euro 2008 football championship under a pact signed by Switzerland and Austria. Read More...
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Lori and Don Morris had just started unpacking the boxes this month in their new dream house — four acres, national forest view, wide open land at their doorstep — when a wildfire raced do... Read More...
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A forest fire that's consumed 220 homes in the South Lake Tahoe area has also closed some roads to vehicle traffic. As of 10 a.m. Monday, the state Department of Transportation reported the followin... Read More...
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will be among five recipients of a national award for community and volunteer service to be presented by former President George H.W. Bush July 18 in Philadelphia. SRP will receive the Award for Exc... Read More...
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22 June 2007 – Environmental degradation is among the root causes of decades of conflict in Sudan, a new United Nations report argues, warning that the country is unlikely to see lasting peace unl... Read More...
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DU Correspondent Dhaka University (DU) authorities chopped down several trees for the construction of the 12-storey Social Science Faculty Building much to the discontent of students who claim greene... Read More...
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said Monday it won one of seven environmental cleanup contracts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. San Francisco-based URS (NYSE: URS) will do hazardous material abatement work and environmental... Read More...
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Air quality in Colorado's bars has improved 90 percent since the enactment of the Colorado Clean Indoor Act one year ago, according to a study released Monday by the State Tobacco Education and Preven... Read More...
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Jiaxing Jiayuan Water Co. to purify drinking water in China. No financial terms were disclosed. Robinson-based Calgon (NYSE:CCC) said it will supply 1.1 million pounds of granulated activated carbon... Read More...
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Yamunanagar (Haryana), June 25 : As an annual affair, dozens of eunuchs planted trees here in a bid to save the environment. Read More...
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News ) -The Supreme Court sided with developers and the Bush administration Monday in a dispute with environmentalists over protecting endangered species.The court ruled 5-4 for home builders and the ... Read More...
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An Australian woman has invented a utility meter that saves energy. Read More...
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Kathmandu, June 25 : Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said today that the government would take all steps to ensure a fearless environment for the Constituent Assembly elections on November 22. Read More...
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Western countries were urged Monday to stop the China blame game and work with developing nations to fix global warming problems, said business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum on East Asia meeting in Singapore. Read More...
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A ruling party in Nepal Monday said the Maoists - who are part of the coalition government - had killed one of its members in gross violation of the peace pact. Read More...
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The Orange River is the name of South Africa's biggest water course - but the Isipingo River in Durban may well have a stronger claim to the name after its waters were stained a much brighter shade of... Read More...
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Mariette Lienfferink who made headlines a few years ago when she got Royal Dutch Shell to shelve proposals to open Ultra City filling stations in residential areas, has laid out before parliament the ... Read More...
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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists will meet Monday to assess the situation. Kilauea Visitor Center and Jaggar Museum always close at 5 p.m. on Sundays but expected to open on a normal schedule... Read More...
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Local power plants will bear the brunt if federal regulators determine that the Kansas City area violated standards for ground-level ozone earlier this month. Officials think a high reading at a Nor... Read More...
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The growing influx of full-fee paying Indian students is reaping rich dividends for Australia. India is now the second largest source of overseas students and a significant contributor to Australia's international education market, which is worth A$9.8 Read More...
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Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady It became obvious that tackling global climate change was one of the key issues of the recent G-8 summit in Germany with talk of emission targets and new global treaties, althoug... Read More...
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SWITZERLAND: June 25, 2007 GENEVA - Sudan is unlikely to achieve a lasting peace unless it addresses extensive and accelerating environmental damage, a UN report said on Friday. The scarcity of ... Read More...
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The fund sets its sights on growth stocks and culls holdings from a universe of about 400 companies that pass muster on social and shareholder issues. Read More...
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Islamabad, June 24 (Xinhua) Heavy rains and storms have killed at least 200 people Pakistan's port city of Karachi in less than 24 hours, an aid group said Sunday. Read More...
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Unlike the voracious emerald ash borer that is blamed for the destruction of 25,000 ash trees in Prince George's County this year, the new invader has an appetite for an array of trees - oak, apple, A... Read More...
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After an idol that 'sweats' and a stone that 'grows', it is the turn of 'miracle' trees in western Nepal to be worshipped by flocking devotees. Read More...
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At least 40 people were killed and over 150 injured as heavy winds and early monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Pakistan's Karachi city in southern Sindh province, media reports said Sunday. Read More...
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Published: June 23, 2007 About a dozen volunteers are working the streets of Sioux Falls for Greenpeace, trying to sway Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin into becoming a "champion on global warming."Hers... Read More...
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will improve strategic environmental assessment procedures in key regions and industries after the suspension of a controversial paraxylene (PX) project in Read More...
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With government figures indicating that more than 80 percent of the population is dependent on wood to meet domestic energy needs, the women -- and others throughout Togo -- have no shortage of client... Read More...
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LOME, Jun 22 (IPS) - In the southern Togolese village of Yoto Kop , Akoua Amouzouvi and several other women emerge from the bush with bowls of charcoal balanced on their heads -- hands and faces smear... Read More...
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It's an age-old belief that shade trees around your house can save you money on your electric bill. One Auburn University forestry professor is out to prove it, and he needs your help. "This has n... Read More...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 22 - The Senate quickly passed the full energy bill at close to midnight to prevent the auto manufacturers and their Senate supporters from having time to develop a new amendment tha... Read More...
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DAMRAT SURMI, Sudan -- Decades of drought helped trigger Darfur's violence as rival groups fought over scarce water and arable land. Now, experts fear the war and its refugee crisis are making the env... Read More...
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Now, it's ficus trees. Hundreds of them. Planted without city permission in rows to screen the driving range from multimillion-dollar homes. Affluent peninsula neighbors are fuming. Read More...
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Austin City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a zoning change request that will keep the unique West End bar Mean-Eyed Cat alive. The three-year-old watering hole at 1526 W. Fifth St.... Read More...
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DAMRAT SURMI, Sudan - Decades of drought helped trigger Darfur's violence as rival groups fought over scarce water and arable land.Now, experts fear the war and its refugee crisis are making the envir... Read More...
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The UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) investigation "has shown clearly that peace and people's livelihoods in Darfur as well as in the rest of Sudan are inextricably linked to the environ... Read More...
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said it's permanently shutting down its joist plant in Claresholm, Alberta, on Aug. 30, putting 85 people out of work. The Federal Way wood-products company (NYSE: WY) in 1999 acquired the 41-ye... Read More...
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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo is ready to cancel more than half its timber contracts to protect the world's second biggest tropical forest but it wants more aid from foreign governments to help do so,... Read More...
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of the country, including the troubled region of Darfur, indicates that among the root causes of decades of social strife and conflict are the rapidly eroding environmental services in several key par... Read More...
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TAMIL NADU, India, Jun 22 (IPS/IFEJ) - Small waves gently lap at the 15 by 15 feet white platform here, which used to be the venue for happy occasions ranging from pleasant evening sit-outs, marriage ... Read More...
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U.S. Federal Register: SemBioSys Genetics, Inc.: Availability of an environmental assessment for a field release of safflower genetically engineered to produce human proinsulin Read More...
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Cheesewright said limiting retailers' impact on the environment -- from production to sales -- would have a far greater impact if rivals collaborated on areas such as delivery by sharing road transpor... Read More...
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OTTAWA (CP) - A new report says spending on health and environment was among the fastest growing government spending components between 2002 and 2007, while social services spending slowed. Spend... Read More...
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Trees planted by Presidents William Howard Taft and Benjamin Harrison have been cut down as part of the renovation of Idaho's Capitol, but the wood will be used in the new buildin... Read More...
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Washington, June 22 : Forests in the US and other northern-mid and upper latitude regions are playing a smaller role in offsetting global warming than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Read More...
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has criticised the Nepalese government for not doing enough to protect journalists after a fortnight of threats and attacks on media persons. Read More...
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Cities in 36 states are going "green," mainly by running cars on alternative fuel and installing energy-efficient streetlights and traffic signals, says a survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors out t... Read More...
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Karen Swearingen, smoke detection supervisor, watches the monitors of the new video imaging fire detection system at the Douglas Forest Protective Association offices in Roseburg on Wednesday. Compute... Read More...
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Residents of the West Bank settlement outpost of Adei Ad uprooted 300 olive trees belonging to Palestinian farmers about a week ago, according to a source in the Civil Administration. The source said ... Read More...
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A federal judge has signed off on a commitment by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. to buy 1,650 acres of wetlands and donate it to the Big Thicket National Preserve in eastern Texas, ending a 13-year law... Read More...
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The U.S. Department of Energy said Portland is one of 13 U.S. cities, and the only city in the Pacific Northwest, to receive a Solar America Cities Award from the department's "Solar America Init... Read More...
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Seventy-seven percent of Bay Area CEOs think that global warming is a very or somewhat serious threat to the region's future economy and quality of life, according to a survey released Thursday. The... Read More...
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Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is planning a ceremony on Thursday to mark the completion and opening of the $225 million State Road 836/Dolphin Expressway extension west to 137th Avenue. The three-... Read More...
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DENVER -- A microburst is being blamed for causing damage in parts of the metro area Thursday afternoon.The roof of the Alameda East Veterinary Clinic in Aurora was blown over by the strong straight-l... Read More...
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MILFORD, Mass., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Environmental Resource Associates (Arvada, CO) will collaborate wit... Read More...
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(AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou) A girl struggles against the wind in a sand storm near a water point in the Darfur refugee camp of Abu Shouk in Sudan on April 20, 2007. Decades of drought helped trig... Read More...
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Hybrid electric vehicles, which run on a combination of gasoline and electric power stored in batteries, have saved close to 230 million gallons -- or 5.5 million barrels -- of fuel in the United Stat... Read More...
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Darfur's tragedy could be repeated in much of North Africa and the Middle East, experts fear, because growing populations are straining a very limited water supply. Data show rainfall steadily declini... Read More...
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Abstract: (Source: Network Appliance) Microsoft Exchange Server has evolved into a critical application for many companies. Legacy storage infrastructures based on traditional direct-attached storage... Read More...
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University of California Davis took another step toward creating a school of public health on Wednesday. The new school would train professionals to deal with larger-scale public health issues, such... Read More...
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It is hypocritical for developed countries to criticize China's greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously buying products from its booming manufacturing sector, Beijing said Thursday, defendi... Read More...
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CREVE COEUR, Mo., and CHICAGO, June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Originally conceived as a transportation program in the company's corrugated container division, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation'... Read More...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two environmental groups are expected to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for delaying plans to regulate emissions for large oceangoing ships as planned in April, a sp... Read More...
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rate this article Dutch and Norwegian project E! 3040 SUBSEA SEPARATOR has been presented with this year's EUREKA Lillehammer Award for its outstanding environmental benefits. The award was handed ove... Read More...
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Washington, June 21 : Large prey species like the elk, caribou and moose only fear predators they regularly encounter and taking away the predators from their environment will take away their fear, according to a new study in the journal Conservation Read More...
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Council staff and some Eastern Bay councils are among those strongly opposed - because of the negative impacts on the region. Environment Bay of Plenty Chairman John Cronin says councillors have forma... Read More...
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PANAMA CITY - Panama's National Environmental Agency (ANAM) on Wednesday approved an Environmental Impact Study, for the Panama Canal Expansion Project. Read More...
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Earthquakes in the area, considered a sign of magma deep beneath the surface moving somewhere new, continued. But their frequency decreased to fewer than 10 an hour Wednesday evening. This left seismo... Read More...
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Washington, June 21 : Sediment cores retrieved from the Arctic's deep-sea floor by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program's Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX) has provided a plethora of previously unknown information about the frigid environment to scientists Read More...
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Belying fears that an upcoming ski resort in India's western Himalayas would adversely impact on the environment, a Finnish expert associated with the project says only natural methods would be used to create artificial snow to ensure the slopes are open Read More...
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Hefei (China), June 21 (Xinhua) Chinese scientists have discovered a petrified forest believed to date back one to two million years in east China's Anhui province. Read More...
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June 20, 2007 · Questions about fuel economy and the environmental effects of a predicted huge increase in air travel are being discussed at the Paris Air Show. Read More...
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20 June 2007 – Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support are fuelling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industri... Read More...
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California-based Legends Environmental Insurance Services has expanded its Wholesale Division with the hiring of John Rich as the new vice president of Wholesale Division. Rich has 26 years of commer... Read More...
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released on Wednesday details of the tentative labor contracts it reached with its unions on Sunday. The new four-year contracts include four wage increases over the next four years that total 11 pe... Read More...
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Wright State University , has received a $900,000 grant to help develop a solution to correct pollution problems in American harbors. Burton said American harbors are in jeopardy from rising polluti... Read More...
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They were forced to turn off a sprayer, like those at many hog farms, because the waste was running into the grass. Even piles of fake manure, displayed near fake pigs, raised concern and were removed... Read More...
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The investment projects of British Gas in Tunisia were the focus of discussion during a meeting this morning between President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and BG 's chairman, Mr Robert Wilson. Read More...
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South Watt Avenue will be closed from Folsom Boulevard to Manlove Road from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday to realign railroad track crossings. The closure will not affect Folsom Boulevard or northb... Read More...
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Sheraton Miramar Resort, El-Gouna, has recently received the MENA Middle East and North Africa Platinum Travel Award as Best Environmental Hotel for 2007. Read More...
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London could see its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions surge due to the extra patio heaters installed for the smoking ban, the Green Party has claimed. The party on the London Assembly says the city's... Read More...
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A four-year extension of a timber payments program that helps maintain law enforcement, roads and libraries in Jackson County cleared the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Tuesday. Read More...
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the start of the operation to weed out child soldiers and illegal recruits from the Maoist guerrilla army, calling it crucial and asking all stakeholders to cooperate. Read More...
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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pressed for budget increases for party priorities such as health, special education and medical research Tuesday as an appropriations panel approved a $152 billion ... Read More...
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, China Red Cross Executive Director Jiang Yiman and Olympic table tennis champion Deng Yaping were joined by Li Xiang, a Chinese HIV carrier, in a tree-planting ceremony at the Olympics construction ... Read More...
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California's workers' compensation insurers continue to operate in an environment healthier than before system reforms of a few years ago, a quarterly report shows. California written premium in the... Read More...
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rate this article When blood-forming stem cells misbehave, causing pre-cancerous conditions that can sometimes even progress to leukemia, the problem might not always lie with them. Rather, two studie... Read More...
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Environmental Defense Scott Faber, sfaber@environmentaldefense.org , (202) 230-1899-c Sean Crowley, scrowley@environmentaldefense.org , (202) 572-3331-w 202-550-6524-c Read More...
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The Birmingham City Council Tuesday approved a tough watering restriction law to combat a lingering drought. The Birmingham Water Works board recently declared the city in a stage 3 drought emergenc... Read More...
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will merge together to form Thompson Dayton Steel Service, the companies announced Tuesday. The merger allows Thompson Dayton Steel to serve a larger market ranging from stampers to fabricators thro... Read More...
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ALHU , Chile, Jun 19 (IPS) - Time seems to have stopped in Alhu . The dirt roads, colonial history and low-key activity in this sleepy Chilean farming town of 4,500 make it hard to remember that downt... Read More...
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Beijing, June 19 (Xinhua) Beijing will conduct its first drill to test its responses to a potential terrorist nuclear attack next month, the municipal government announced Tuesday. Read More...
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New Mexico Environment Department will host public meetings in Santa Fe and Las Cruces next week to discuss a proposed clean car standard for the state. The NMED is soliciting comments on the propos... Read More...
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of Sarasota says that all of its residential properties now under construction and everything it builds in the future will meet or exceed guidelines set by the Read More...
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U.S. Federal Register: Availability of an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for a proposed field release of genetically engineered safflower Read More...
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A Brazilian Indian tribe is linking up with Google Earth to try to capture vivid images that could help stop loggers and miners from deforesting the jungle and digging for gold on its vast Amazon rese... Read More...
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Spring in the Arctic has been registered weeks earlier than a decade ago and is likely linked to climate warming, a team of researchers said. Read More...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The war of words over aviation's impact on the climate heated up this week, as Greenpeace campaigners handed out free train tickets to UK air travelers while pilots urged them to... Read More...
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London, June 19 : Former US Vice-president Al Gore is enraged that his best of efforts to raise awareness about global warming are being overshadowed by the excessive media coverage of people's interest in saving Paris Hilton. ccording to reports, while Read More...
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Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), June 19 : Environmental activist Sunderlal Bahuguna on Monday joined a protest led by villages against the proposed international Ski resort here. Read More...
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The move generated a rare response from Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who outlined previously undisclosed plans for "a greener Apple" in a Web-published memo. It also sparked protests from pro-Apple bloggers,... Read More...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala, Jun 19 (IPS/IFEJ) - Saji Das foresees a time when people in this state, at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula, will compete to get at food waste and other rotting org... Read More...
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PARTICIPANTS of a British Council environment-themed photography and drawing competition must submit their entries by Thursday.To enter the competition participants are required to take a photograph o... Read More...
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has been awarded a $63 million contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under the terms of the deal, Tetra Tech will assist the EPA in Superfund program activities, including remedial i... Read More...
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RTI International has named Becky Nicholson, a veteran of the environmental field, director of its environment, health and safety research division. Nicholson will be responsible for the division... Read More...
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Local environmental technology entrepreneurs, business leaders and industry organizers met late last week to lay the groundwork for a new clean energy industry association aimed at creating a nation-l... Read More...
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LOS ANGELES - Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.... Read More...
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency . The plan was submitted Monday to the U.S. EPA, the Ohio EPA said in a news release. It includes requirements such as the use of cleaner paints, architectural c... Read More...
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Manama, June 18 (bna) -- The Un Environment Programme Has Hailed His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifas Initiative To Plant 900 Cuttings Of Bahraini Palm Trees In All The Governorates To Mark The ... Read More...
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At least 17 people were killed and dozens of others injured in the aftermath of heavy rains in central Pakistan that broke a prolonged hot spell, which left more than 285 people dead across the country earlier this month, news reports said Monday. Read More...
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Workplace Environment Can Help Improve Employee Productivity - Says General Graphic Keeping employees happy can be a difficult balancing act. It has been proven that a pleasant work environment ... Read More...
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Vegan Companies Winners of Ethical & Environmental 007 Awards As thousands of ethically minded people partied, shopped, danced, ate and drank at the world's largest vegan festival, Tim ... Read More...
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Official results Monday gave French President Nicolas Sarkozy a majority in the parliamentary election run-off but it was not as large as he had hoped for or the polls had predicted. Read More...
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Southern Waste Systems won a legal victory in its battle to haul off construction and demolition debris for recycling in cities that have franchised waste agreements. On May 31, Broward County Circu... Read More...
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A planned $30 million waste coal energy plant slated for Clairton took a preliminary step forward this week. Jefferson Hills officials approved a 10-year lease with Clairton-based Read More...
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has rolled out an environmentally friendly technology that the company says will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons a year. Houston-based U.S. Concrete, one of the ... Read More...
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The Pomona company that bought a 4.5-acre Rancho Cordova hazardous waste transfer station two years ago has renewed a state permit and plans to move more waste through the site. The permit from the ... Read More...
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Free, clean water. Brett Miller thought that would convince Waukesha city officials to back an upscale subdivision his firm proposed near the Vernon Marsh. After all, the farmland where Fiduciary Re... Read More...
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Deng's entire village -- whose 478 residents are all Han Chinese -- were relocated by the government to make room for the green barrier which Beijing hopes will hold back the desert. Read More...
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Staff Correspondent Participants at a regional workshop have observed that it is imperative to form an alliance of indigenous forest dwellers and conservation activists to protect forest resources ac... Read More...
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Rights of the locals have to be recognised Bangladesh is not far away from massive ecological and environmental disasters which seem destined to stem from rampant destruction of forests all over the ... Read More...
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The greater the financial need, the more the cultural aspects of the forest are disregarded -- opening the door to abuse of sacred and ordinary forests alike, observed Savané. Read More...
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Sustainable development and solution of energy and environmental issues should be achieved through an equitable manner, Asian scientists agreed in a statement at the conclusion of a regional science c... Read More...
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In the Covington city logo, a train rolls past a pair of tall trees in front of a majestic mountain. This picturesque scene exemplifies what draws people to live in Covington and why they stay. But t... Read More...
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Ottawa, June 17 (Xinhua) Canada and India have concluded negotiations on a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA), marking an important step in tightening bilateral trade ties, said Canada's International Trade Minister David Emerson Read More...
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rate this article Human-caused nitrogen deposition has been indirectly "fertilizing" forests, increasing their growth and sequestering major amounts of carbon, a new study in the journal Nature sugges... Read More...
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ABIDJAN, Jun 16 (IPS) - In C te d'Ivoire, the importance of a forest can go far beyond its environmental significance, as critical as this may be. Certain wooded areas are viewed as sacred. "We have i... Read More...
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Ginowan (Japan), June 16 (Xinhua) Sustainable development and solution of energy and environmental issues should be achieved through an equitable manner, Asian scientists agreed in a statement at the conclusion of a regional science conference here Saturday Read More...
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Former US president Jimmy Carter's four-day visit to Nepal ended Saturday with a diplomatic coup for the Maoist guerrillas as the high-profile statesman advocated that all UN states open communication lines with the rebels. This includes the US, which Read More...
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London, June 16 : Hollywood actor and director turned mayor, Clint Eastwood, has been denied permission to cut down more than 15,000 rare pine trees and build a private golf course on California's Monterey peninsula. Read More...
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With the recent wave of TV innovations — high-definition, plasma, big screens and all the rest — the picture on your television may be sharper than ever. But what about the environmental ... Read More...
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People often have a strange sense of humour about computers. Within hours of reports that three computers on the International Space Station - computers that controlled a few minor functions such as p... Read More...
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California Air Resources Board on Thursday approved revisions to the state's rules on formulating gasoline and other fuels to allow refineries to blend in more ethanol. The revision was intended to ... Read More...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 15 - Applying fertilizers with greater precision in combination with other conservation innovations, the restoration of wetlands and the production of perennial crops, such as native... Read More...
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started work in April and was formally opened on June 9. San Francisco-based Bechtel was the main contractor on the Fjardaál smelter, on Iceland's east coast near the 700-person town of Reyda... Read More...
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The question is why does Bhushan use such harsh words despite the fact that there is a significant reduction in air pollution and the Indian majors today are one of the world's most energy-efficient p... Read More...
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A delegation of 11 Israeli clean energy companies exploring a possible partnership with alternative-energy companies in the Albany, N.Y., area will make a presentation June 18 at the Tech Valley Energ... Read More...
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Legends Environmental Insurance Services in Phoenix has expanded its Wholesale Division with the hiring of John Rich as vice president of that division. Rich has 26 years of commercial insurance expe... Read More...
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An Atlanta man will spend more than three years in prison and will pay $3.7 million in restitution for fraudulent sales of luxury cars. Ali Raza (a.k.a. Hassan Ali Raza), was sentenced late Thursday... Read More...
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Trees were the victims of vandalism in Deerfield Township. The parks department says 11 saplings were knocked over and ripped out of the ground and some were even shoved inside bathroom stalls. It hap... Read More...
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A team from the Botanics has been to the island collecting seeds and cuttings, which will be grown in an Edinburgh nursery so that they can be reintroduced to the wild if they are ever needed. A cros... Read More...
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Census Bureau said this week, based on 2003 data. That puts Honolulu in a tie for 20th most teleworking city in America, with New York, New Orleans, Tucson and Albuquerque. At the top of the list we... Read More...
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International Environmental Conference in Albuquerque "Early Bird" registration is now open through Monday, July 16 for Holistic Management International (HMI)'s international Read More...
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Kenneth Cohen, vice-president of public affairs for Exxon, said: "Our company has been put in this bucket of not taking the climate issue seriously and that is flat wrong... Those who meet with us und... Read More...
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MILAN, Italy -- Al Gore said Thursday that he hoped to push the environmental agenda to the forefront of the 2008 U.S. presidential election - but probably not as a candidate. "I don't plan to be a c... Read More...
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Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood, the Hollywood actor turned small-town mayor and a cast of celebrity backers, have been denied permission to cut down more than 15,000 rare pine trees and build a private... Read More...
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By our correspondentKARACHI: Pakistan has a better regulatory environment for mobile telecommunication than India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, said a Pakistan Telecommunication Authority... Read More...
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ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT A TREE that only grows on Arran has been identified as a new species by scientists. The Catacol whitebeam, named after the glen in which it was found, is believed to be th... Read More...
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: This summer, during two U.S. presidential debates scheduled to air on CNN, candidates will answer questions submitted via YouTube by web-cam-wielding Net freaks. A Democratic debate is slated for th... Read More...
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A Houston security firm under consideration for a major border control contract will also be chipping in on another lingering national issue: New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Read More...
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville said Thursday that it approved two projects with budgets totaling more than $1.2 million. The projects include construction of the Secondary Computer Center... Read More...
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Leaf-eating gypsy moth caterpillars are out in force in parts of the mid-Atlantic following a warm, dry spring - just the kind of weather that can make the insects thrive. Experts are predicting an es... Read More...
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(Nasdaq: LACO) of Minnetonka, Minn., where the company is allowed to increase its monthly advances to the tribe from $125,000 to $175,000 starting in July and going through October 2010. The tribe i... Read More...
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California Transportation Commission approved $66 million in transportation projects in Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties at its June 7 meeting. Among the major projects to get funding appr... Read More...
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - African nations agreed Thursday to a massive ivory sell-off and a nine-year freeze on further sales, in a move conservationists hoped would mean a reprieve for elephant herds ... Read More...
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Applied Materials Inc. plans to install an array of solar panels at its Austin manufacturing plant that it says will be capable of generating 24.6 kilowatts of power. The company, which provides equ... Read More...
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Filmmaker Clint Eastwood has lost a battle with environmentalists over cutting down more than 15,000 of California's Monterey pine trees. The state's coastal commission ruled Eastwood and other invest... Read More...
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Experts are predicting an especially bad year for trees, primarily oaks, which are the caterpillars' favorite snack. The moths will also munch on 475 types of foliage. At their largest, the hungry ... Read More...
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City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 06/14/2007 - Telecommunications industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). University of Texas recently announed the naming of the AT... Read More...
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ST LUCIA, South Africa, June 14 (IPS) - A section of the world heritage site the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, Africa's largest estuary, has been returned to its rightful owners, who have in turn und... Read More...
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Washington, June 14 : Human induced nitrogen deposition is indirectly "fertilizing" forests, increasing their growth and sequestering major amounts of carbon, a joint study by scientists from 10 universities in the US, Canada and Europe, has revealed Read More...
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Leaf-eating gypsy moth caterpillars are out in force in parts of the mid-Atlantic following a warm, dry spring - just the kind of weather that can make the insects thrive. Experts are predicting an es... Read More...
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Greenpeace on Thursday accused a Japanese confectioner and a German retail giant of "double standards" in supplying Chinese consumers with food containing genetically-modified ingredients. Read More...
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Beijing - China plans to conduct an environmental impact assessment before deciding whether to extend the world's first commercial magnetic levitation (maglev) line, the government said on Thursday, f... Read More...
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Washington, June 14 : New observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that organic molecules believed to be among life's building blocks, can survive the harsh environment of an exploding supernova. Read More...
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And it proved successful as the giant came out victorious in 1st 2 rounds of the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC). The STCC was the first production car championship ever in which Bioethanol... Read More...
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NEW YORK, Jun 13 (IPS) - Greed may not be the only factor driving U.S. investors' financial decisions.According to an Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday by Calvert, one of the nati... Read More...
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Large kangaroos eat like cows but produce less methane. The Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries in Australia posits that bacteria in marsupials' intestines are key, so giving the... Read More...
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SAN ANTONIO — Southern Baptists weighed a resolution on global warming Wednesday that questions the prevailing scientific belief that humans are largely to blame for the phenomenon and also warns... Read More...
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Summer Night Oil Co. LLC was cited for failing to conduct tests on a brine injection well to make sure the brine remains separate from sources of drinking water. The company agreed to pay a fine of $1... Read More...
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Inter-Agency Council for Outdoor Recreation made the award recommendations. Recommendations went to projects with the highest score based on meeting the recreational needs of the communities, planning... Read More...
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13 June 2007 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today that reducing environmental risks including pollution, unsafe water, ultraviolet radiation and climate change can save ... Read More...
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STAMFORD - Saying they are the "laughing stock" of Stamford and there are more important issues, city representatives have decided not to take action to save the trees in front of the government cente... Read More...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small doses of human-spewed nitrogen -- emitted by cars, factories and farm chemicals -- can help forests grow more and absorb climate-warming carbon dioxide, researchers report... Read More...
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The old tree trunks and roots are evidence that sea level has been rising -- on average -- about 1 foot every century over the last 10,000 years. Read More...
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Opponents of a weir planned for the lower end of the River Murray in South Australia have asked the Federal Environment Minister to order a full assessment of the proposal. Read More...
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VIENNA, Austria: Tackling air pollution, contaminated drinking water and other environmental risks could save 13 million lives annually around the globe, according to a new report presented on Wednesd... Read More...
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Trade in red and pink corals prized as jewelry for 5,000 years will be restricted to try to help the species recover after drastic overexploitation, a U.N. wildlife conference... Read More...
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - A coalition of technology companies and environmental groups launched an initiative Tuesday to conserve electricity and curb global warming emissions by making the world's comp... Read More...
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BOISE, Idaho - A judge has blocked new rules governing how ranchers use 160 million acres of federal land, saying a federal agency had given in to pressure from the livestock industry.The Bureau of La... Read More...
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London, June 13 : Sending a tough message to the West on the global warming issue, a senior Indian environment official has asked western countries to become serious about cutting their own emissions before asking India to do it. Read More...
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London, June 13 : Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, have found that plants 'know' more about their environment than they are often given credit for, and that they can sense the presence of neighbouring plants through changes in water Read More...
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Intensive security arrangements are being made for former US president and Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter who arrives here Wednesday to show international support for Nepal's ongoing peace process and the crucial November election. Read More...
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MIDDLETOWN - Mothers sometimes tell their children that climbing trees is dangerous and only monkeys should be up among the branches. That message obviously did not get through to these men. Read More...
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are leading a push to encourage makers of computers and their users to reduce energy consumption. Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Santa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said Tuesday the ... Read More...
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KO SI BOYA, Jun 12 (IPS) - Till over a year ago, health officials worried over maintaining the cold chain for vaccines delivered to children on this island. These included the ten given to new-born Th... Read More...
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International Paper acquired the Pineville mill in 1979. It employs 226 people. Since announcing its transformation plan, International Paper has closed containerboard mills in Groveton, N.H., and F... Read More...
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The New Mexico Environment Department's Surface Water Quality Bureau is accepting public comment on a draft document dealing with the Rio Puerco and Rio San Jose watersheds near Cuba and Grants. ... Read More...
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The city of Sacramento could breathe a little easier after getting $800,000 in grants to cut polluting emissions in its fleet of garbage trucks. The city will use the funds to buy 21 liquid natural ... Read More...
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SANTIAGO, Jun 12 (IPS/IFEJ) - Chile possesses vast freshwater reserves in its glaciers, but lacks laws to protect them. Lawmakers, farmers and environmentalists are calling for legislation to fill tha... Read More...
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By Mzolisi Witbooi A woman is in hospital after a shooting in the Phola Park informal settlement near Philippi during a protest over flooding in the area. Protesters burnt tyres and threw rubbis... Read More...
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