Tag Archives: July

BP Begins Installing Better Oil Containment Cap Over Broken Well

HOUMA, Louisiana, July 11, 2010 (ENS) – Oil from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico is once again gushing unchecked into the water as BP replaces an inefficient containment… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Climate Change Means More Heatwaves, Premature Deaths, Scientists Warn

WASHINGTON, DC, July 9, 2010 (ENS) – Climate change is a serious health hazard that the United States must prepare for, according to government and university scientists from across the country. … Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Nevada Nuclear Test Site to Host Solar Demonstration Zone

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 9, 2010 (ENS) – Advanced utility-scale solar energy technologies soon will be tested at a sprawling federal site in the Nevada desert where nuclear weapons were tested 60… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Climategate Scientists Vindicated, ‘Honesty Not in Doubt’

LONDON, UK, July 8, 2010 (ENS) – Climate scientists at a UK research unit whose emails were hacked and published in a scandal known as Climategate have been found to be both honest and credible after… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Court Asked to Stop Planting of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees

FORT PIERCE, Florida, July 7, 2010 (ENS) – An alliance of conservation organizations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

EPA Curbs Air Pollution From Power Plants in Eastern States

WASHINGTON, DC, July 7, 2010 (ENS) – With soaring temperatures across the eastern states sending air pollution readings into the Code Red zone, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Anti-whaling Campaigner Bethune Gets Suspended Sentence in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, July 7, 2010 (ENS) – The trial of anti-whaling campaigner Peter Bethune, 45, of New Zealand concluded today in Tokyo. The environmentalist and captain of the Sea Shepherd ship Ady Gil… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

Oh No Mommy! Will the Greenies Take Fireworks Away From Us?

We reprise some of our favorite July 4th posts: Obligatory Post About Green Fireworks for the 4th of July Fireworks are fun – who doesn’t like explosions? – and a good excuse to get together with family and friends, but they’re also not very clean. In Beijing, China, the smoke from fireworks during the new [...]

Quote of the Day: Why America Needs to Free Itself From Oil

Veteran Jonathan Powers writes in CNN about how the U.S. thirst for oil threatens its economic and national security. This year, as Americans across the nation celebrate July Fourth with barbecues and fireworks, those most responsible for defending our independence, the military, will continue to fight two wars. And it is a shame that we [...]

Deaf to ‘Music Saves Mountains,’ EPA Approves New Surface Coal Mine

WASHINGTON, DC, July 2, 2010 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given its conditional approval to a new mountaintop removal coal mining permit, as long as the mine operator makes… Visit ecofactory.com to read the full eco news story.

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