 | Pacific Walrus Only a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection
WASHINGTON, DC , February 9, 2011 (ENS) - The Pacific walrus warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, but an official rulemaking to propose that protection is currently precluded by...
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 | Charging Cost of Plug-in Hybrids Highest in California
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana , February 9, 2011 (ENS) - Plug-in hybrids are expected to be popular in California, with its advanced energy conservation policy and practices. But the state's tiered...
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 | Obama Administration Plans $53 Billion High-Speed Rail Investment
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania , February 9, 2011 (ENS) - To accelerate construction of a national high-speed intercity passenger rail network, the Obama administration plans to invest $53 billion over six years,...
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 | Global Map Tracks Diseases at the Animal-Human Interface
VIENNA, Austria , February 9, 2011 (ENS) - A real-time, open-access map that tracks emerging infectious diseases moving between wildlife and people was introduced at this week's International Meeting on...
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 | U.S. House Battles Over U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations
WASHINGTON, DC , February 9, 2011 (ENS) - The Republicans and Democrats massed their forces today in the House of Representatives in a fight over the ability of the U.S....
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 | Virginia State Water Control Board Loses Authority Over Coal Mines
RICHMOND, Virginia , February 8, 2011 (ENS) - Virginia is about to limit state regulators' ability to protect public health and the environment from toxic discharges entering state waters from...
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 | Super Bowl Energy Use Offset With Texas Wind Power
DALLAS, Texas , February 8, 2011 (ENS) - The electricity used at Cowboys Stadium for Super Bowl XLV on Sunday was offset 100 percent with the purchase of wind energy...
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 | Asian Bank Warns of Mass Climate Change Migrations
MANILA, Philippines , February 8, 2011 (ENS) - Governments in Asia and the Pacific need to prepare for a large increase in climate-induced migration in the coming years, says a...
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 | Toxic Diesel Fuel Used Without Permits in Fracking Operations
WASHINGTON, DC , February 7, 2011 (ENS) - Oil and gas service companies have injected over 32 million gallons of diesel fuel or hydraulic fracturing fluids containing diesel fuel into...
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 | Shell Abandons Plans for Summer 2011 Drilling Off Alaska Coast
ANCHORAGE, Alaska , February 7, 2011 (ENS) - Due to a complex permitting situation that is still unresolved, Shell Oil has abandoned its plan to drill in Alaska's Beaufort Sea...
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