SILVER SPRING, Maryland, December 18, 2007 (ENS) - From breeding toads back from extinction to developing a hormone test for North Atlantic right whales, 200 zoos and aquariums across the United States are working as members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to ensure the survival of rare and endangered animals. Today […]
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Zoos and Aquariums Celebrate 10 Wildlife Conservation Successes
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: Wildlife · News · Environment
Countries Agree to Write New Climate Action Pact
December 15th, 2007 · No Comments
NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia, December 15, 2007 (ENS) - Governments meeting in Bali today agreed to launch negotiations towards a strengthened international climate change pact. The new treaty will be a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which expires at the end of 2012.
Success at the UN climate change conference in Bali. (Photo courtesy […]
Tags: News · Global Warming · Environment · Energy
U.S. Senate Approves Scaled Back Energy Bill
December 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments
By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2007 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate approved a landmark energy bill Thursday night that requires the first increase in vehicle fuel economy standards in more than 30 years. But the bill is far less ambitious than Democrats wanted, as they bowed to pressure from Republicans and […]
Tags: News · Global Warming · Environment · Energy
UN Chief: World Expects Climate Change Breakthrough
December 13th, 2007 · No Comments
NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia, December 12, 2007 (ENS) - The world is counting on a breakthrough at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told delegates at the summit, calling the fight against global warming “the moral challenge of our generation.”In a speech delivered today at the […]
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Gore Nobel Lecture: Time to Make Peace With the Planet
December 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment
OSLO, Norway, December 10, 2007 (ENS) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said today that there still is time to forestall the most disastrous impacts of climate change, but only if the world community unites and acts immediately.In his lecture upon acceptance of the prize he shares with the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on […]
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U.S., China Not Ready to Limit Climate Emissions
December 11th, 2007 · No Comments
NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia, December 10, 2007 (ENS) - At the half-way point of the UN climate change conference in Bali, delegates from the world’s biggest polluters, the United States and China, are declining to commit to the steep cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases scientists say are necessary to avert the worst impacts of […]
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Fun new book teaches kids how to “be green”
December 11th, 2007 · No Comments
NEW BOOK TEACHES CHILDREN HOW TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT WITH CREATIVE, FUN CHARACTERS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Andra Rozentals’ first children’s book, “It’s Easy Being Green,” features the adventures of a brother and sister and four unique and inspiring “vegetable” characters
CHICAGO, IL, December 12 2007 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Learning how to make a positive impact on the environment isn’t […]
Tags: Green Living · News · Conservation Tips
U.S. Energy Bill Sails Through House, Stalls in Senate
December 10th, 2007 · No Comments
By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC, December 7, 2007 (ENS) – Senate Democrats failed to force a vote today on sweeping energy legislation approved Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, as critics balked at provisions that repeal oil industry tax breaks and create a national renewable electricity standard. The vote will force Senate […]
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Oil Spill Threatens South Korea’s West Coast Wetlands
December 9th, 2007 · No Comments
TAEAN, South Korea, December 7, 2007 (ENS) - About 15,000 tons of oil spilled off the west coast on Friday when a barge carrying a crane collided with a tanker lying at anchor, puncturing it in three places. The accident is the largest offshore oil spill ever to take place in South Korea, […]
Tags: Wildlife · News · Environment
Vulnerable Communities Worldwide Adapt to Climate Change
December 7th, 2007 · No Comments
NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia, December 5, 2007 (ENS) - Adaptations to climate change that are working for farmers in the Sudan and China, flood-prone cities in Argentina and Uruguay, and Caribbean islands at risk of dengue fever, among others, were presented in a new report at the United Nations climate conference now underway […]
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