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KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 6, 2010 (ENS) - One in five Americans responding to a new national poll said they plan to drive less after of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, about one in every eight respondents plans to stop buying British Petroleum, BP, gas altogether....
LOS ANGELES, California, April 27, 2010 (ENS) - The famous Hollywood sign above Los Angeles, theatened by a development of luxury homes, has been saved and will become part of a public park.
The Trust for Public Land announced Monday that it has raised enough money to buy and protect the 138 acres b...
People across the world are kicking off festivities in the name of Earth Day. This international holiday, described as "halfway between a street party and a guilt trip" by the Washington Post, began 40 years ago when a group of young activists arranged a national protest. The event was categorized b...
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 22, 2010 (ENS) - To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Wednesday introduced a new online tool for mapping the city's trees.
The Urban Forest Map was developed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire...
Recycling bins, fair trade booths, and vegan dishes will be the order of the day as cities around the world prepare for Earth Day 2010. Earth Day is celebrated in many different countries in many different ways. To some, Earth Day is a happy day of appreciation and gratitude, while to others it is a...
Bangladesh's government repealed an environmental standard set in January that would require that the shipbreaking industry to prevent release and exposure of toxic chemicals. More than half of the world's retired cargo ships and supertankers end their lives beached on the coast of Bangladesh where...
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 12, 2010 (ENS) - The U.S. Attorney in West Virginia today said he plans to prosecute any criminal activity related to the deaths of 29 coal miners in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, the deadliest U.S. coal mine incident in 25 years.
PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 7, 2010 (ENS) - For 10 years Gallup polls have been asking Americans which is a higher priority - energy development or environmental protection. In survey results released Tuesday, for the first time respondents chose the development of energy supplies over protecting t...
Peter Bethune, a Sea Shepherd activist arrested in the Antarctic ocean last winter after illegally boarding a Japanese whaling vessel, now faces 5 charges in Japanese courts that carry a combined prison term of 33 years. The most serious charge is equivalent to assault and battery, which carries a m...
WASHINGTON, DC, March 31, 2010 (ENS) - A record-high 74 percent of Americans surveyed in a new national poll support nuclear energy and a similar majority of 70 percent says the United States should "definitely build more" nuclear energy facilities.
The survey of 1,000 adults March 18-21 by Bisconti...
