U.S. government unveils latest version of fracking rules
Source: The Denver Post
Denver :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 08:22:29 -0700 | green-news
Font Resize The government unveiled its latest version of hotly fought rules for fracking on federal land 440 million acres nationwide, 20 million in Colorado trying to protect mountains, forests and prairies from the downside of drilling. The Obama administration's...
China's cotton reserve is 63% of world's total
Source: Chinadaily
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-17 02:19:56 -0700 | green-news
China's cotton reserves were estimated to stand at 5,820 bales this year, accounting for 63 percent of the world's total, the United States Department of Agriculture said in a report. A bale is a standard unit of measurement for cotton...
Forestry commission raises €500,000 selling woodland
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-17 00:42:36 -0700 | green-news
Forestry commission raises 500,000 selling woodland Friday 17 May 2013 The forestry commission is selling off land to raise money. Photo: DutchNews.nl The forestry commission has raised 500,000 from the controversial sale of 34 hectares of woodland and meadows in...
4.2 quake wobbles Canterbury
Source: Wellington Dominion
Canterbury :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 00:50:48 -0700 | green-news
Canterbury A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Canterbury this afternoon. The quake struck at 3.59pm at a depth of 7 kilometres and was centred 25km southwest of Christchurch...GeoNet figures show there were three Canterbury quakes in the 4.0 to 5.0 range...
Australia seeks to outlaw any repeat of Canadian incident of 'ocean fertilization'
Posted by: Robert Myles
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-17 20:08:12 -0700 | green-news
Australia is to press for a ban on geoengineering the oceans with iron sulphate, a process which came to prominence last year after an attempt was made to augment salmon stocks off the Canadian Pacific coast by adding chemicals to...
Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
Source: The Sacramento Bee
Kingston :: Jamaica | updated 2013-05-16 23:58:11 -0700 | green-news
In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020....
Idaho Power will invest in coal, for now
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 23:53:14 -0700 | green-news
The utility company concludes that coal is the cheapest and most reliable sources of energy after hydropower. rbarker@idahostatesman.com Idacorp CEO LaMont Keen said Thursday that Idaho Power Co. will continue to rely on coal plants in Wyoming and Nevada, but...
Recruitment norms for firemen relaxed
Source: Indian Express
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-05-16 23:40:30 -0700 | green-news
After few could pass the physical ability test for the recruitment of firemen, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) standing committee on Thursday relaxed the qualification norms for swimming and running. In the earlier test, only 71 had cleared out of...
Tipton high on Keystone Pipeline
Source: The Durango Herald
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-05-16 23:38:34 -0700 | green-news
Tipton W itnesses at a House hearing Thursday on the Keystone XL Pipeline emphasized the pipeline's safety compared with other methods of transporting fossil fuels...Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, led the House Committee on Small Business hearing, asking Congress to support...
Glen Rock gets arborist's help with tree work
Source: Pascak Valley Community Life
Glen Rock :: NJ :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 23:21:08 -0700 | green-news
Several trees will be removed, trimmed or pruned on the recommendation of an arborist who was hired to evaluate the health of specimens in various sections of the borough. Richard Wolowicz, an arborist, will determine which trees pose potential threats...
Large Cape wind farm approved
Source: News 24
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2013-05-17 11:32:07 -0700 | green-news
A utility-scale wind farm that will be built near Vredendal is expected to generate 100MW of energy. The Sere Wind Farm which will be operated by Eskom is about 300km from Cape Town and the utility ordered the wind turbines...
NASA`s 9-year-old Mars rover breaks 40-year-old record
Source: Zee News
Opportunity :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 22:53:15 -0700 | green-news
While Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited Earth's Moon for three days in December 1972, they drove their mission's Lunar Roving Vehicle 19.3 nautical miles (22.21 statute miles or 35.74 kilometers)...Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity received confirmation in...
Chch rattled for first time in months (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-16 22:51:07 -0700 | green-news
Chch rattled for first time in months NZ Newswire May 17, 2013, 4:58 pm Christchurch has been shaken by its first significant earthquake in nearly three months...It was 7km deep, just south of Rolleston, to the southwest of the city...It...
Govt to extend protest ban - Mackey (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-17 01:11:54 -0700 | green-news
Mackey Labour Party, Fuseworks May 17, 2013, 5:10 pm The National Government is using urgency to extend a controversial ban on protesting against deep sea drilling, says Labour's Energy spokesperson Moana Mackey. "Not content with stripping away the democratic right...
Helena man faces arson charges for wildfires
Source: SF Gate
Helena :: MT :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 22:47:08 -0700 | green-news
Mont. (AP) A man who helped fight suspicious fires in the Helena area, even though he was not a member of the responding fire departments, was charged Thursday with setting a dozen fires. Frederick James Maw V , 18, made...
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