Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill
Source: Associated Press
Francisco :: IN :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 07:48:56 -0700 | green-news
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S. collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and...
Powerful quake off Russia east coast
Source: BBC
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-24 01:10:57 -0700 | green-news
Powerful earthquake off east coast of Russia A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. Authorities in the eastern province of Sakhalin initially issued a tsunami warning but this has now been lifted. The US...
Rs 210bn power theft every year in country: minister
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-24 01:10:42 -0700 | green-news
Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadik Malik on Thursday said the country was facing power pilferage worth Rs...Addressing a press conference here, he said that Finance Ministry had released only Rs. five billion of the pledged Rs.22.5 billion so...
New Trespass Act to deal with squatting
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-24 01:05:28 -0700 | green-news
Trespass Act to deal with the vexing issue of land tenure and squatting in Jamaica. The current Trespass Act was established around 175 years ago and the Government is seeking to bring this archaic law into the 21st century. At...
Ukraine approves gas balance for 2013
Source: Forum
Kiev :: Ukraine | updated 2013-05-24 00:44:55 -0700 | green-news
The document also states that in 2013 natural gas production is planned in the amount of 22.049 billion cubic meters.
Udall seeks grants to help prevent wildfires
Source: The Durango Herald
Ashington :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 23:45:12 -0700 | green-news
An amendment to the farm bill could help fight fires before they start. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., introduced the addition to the bill Thursday that would allow states to receive federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the...
Earthquake hits Russia's Far East
Source: Associated Press
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-24 10:10:14 -0700 | green-news
A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said Friday the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk,...
Energy savings hopes dashed by EU leaders' ‘political cowardice' (News)
Source: Euractiv
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-23 23:26:55 -0700 | green-news
Background briefing documents for the European Council were heavily skewed towards an agenda of energy price differentials and the promotion of unconventional fuels such as shale gas. In this context, the six references to energy efficiency and eight to energy...
Top 10 newly discovered species revealed
Source: Zee News
New City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 23:24:03 -0700 | green-news
An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.
Nigeria: Nature's Fury Coming
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-23 23:20:23 -0700 | green-news
In Lagos, Owerri, Calabar and a few other Nigerian cities, buildings have also collapsed, killing many. A 300-year-old tree fell at a market in Umudagu Ihitte Mbieri village, Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, and killed more than 30 people...However, rainstorms...
Satellite collides with Soviet-era rocket
Source: Al Jazeera English
Quito :: Ecuador | updated 2013-05-23 23:10:27 -0700 | green-news
26 Ecuador's space agency said Pegaso's collision occurred over Madagascar's east coast [La Republica] A small Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet-era rocket has survived the crash, but is damaged and not transmitting, Quito's...
Africa: Conservationist Roots for Wildlife
Source: All Africa
Nakuru :: Kenya | updated 2013-05-23 22:56:15 -0700 | green-news
A wildlife conservationist have said local communities should be empowered to fight poaching. Speaking yesterday in Nakuru during a walk aimed at sensitising the public on the need of fighting poaching, Jim Nyamu a conservationist said the local community has...
Highway projects get special green exemption
Source: India Abroad
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-05-23 22:55:15 -0700 | green-news
I n a major step towards removing hurdles to implementing national highway projects, the Cabinet Committee on Investment on Thursday relaxed forest clearance norms for these projects. It decided to give special exemptions on forestry clearances. For linear projects, it...
Pollution response team actions commended (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 22:47:20 -0700 | green-news
Pollution response team actions commended Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Fuseworks May 24, 2013, 4:57 pm The skill and expertise of Hawke's Bay Regional Council's pollution response team was commended by Judge Rea in Napier District Court today. Resource Management Act...
5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California
Source: Fox
Greenville :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 22:45:44 -0700 | green-news
Calif. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles...
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