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First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 5 mins ago - 3 reports

Roundup-China Focus: President Xi pledges not to sacrifice environment

President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged that China will not sacrifice the environment for temporary economic growth, calling for all-round efforts to conserve resources and curb pollution. China will have to carefully balance economic development and environmental ... [Published Individual.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Environment, Pollution, China, Urbanization

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 58 mins ago - 2 reports

Highways Agency

Impact on the environment

THE dualling of the A21 would be harmful to the environment, planing inspector Jane Stiles was told at the inquiry last Friday.But she also heard evidence from Highways Agency experts on how they intended to minimise harm to the area while expanding the ... [Published This is Kent - 58 mins ago]

Entities: Environment, Richard Barnes, Natural England, Highways Agency

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 reports

Sierra Club

Field guide to pipeline fight: State Department posts Keystone XL comments

The State Department has begun making available over 1.2 million public comments received on its analysis of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, providing a glimpse into the intense political and organizing battle around the project.The department ... [Published The Hill - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Keystone XL Pipeline, Oil Sands, Institute for Energy, Environment, Sierra Club

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 5 reports

Greenpeace International

Greenpeace hails court ban on genetically modified eggplant

Campaigner says ruling will have impact on Philippines agriculture and production.A Greenpeace activist uproots a Bt eggplant during a protest actionManila:Environmental group Greenpeace today welcomed a Court of Appeals order to stop field trials of ... [Published UCAN India - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Eggplant, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Greenpeace International, Genetically Modified

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

20 road projects worth Rs 27k cr to be executed

NEW DELHI: Government's approval to delink environment clearance from forest nod has paved the way for launch of 20 stalled road projects involving investment of Rs 27,000 crore.The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) yesterday announced that major ... [Published Economic Times - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Environment, GMR Infrastructure Ltd, Forest Conservation, Ahmedabad, Infrastructure

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 reports

China approves construction of world’s tallest dam despite environmental impacts

Powered by Web MarketingChina’s Three Gorges Dam is touted as the world’s most powerful hydroelectric plant with 22.5 GW capacityChina has granted a green light to the world’s tallest hydroelectric dam despite acknowledging that the project would have ... [Published EcoSeed - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Construction, China, Hydro Power, Hydroelectric Dam, Environment

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 reports

Sir Richard Branson

$64 million and immediate action committed to protect environment and accelerate renewable energy

NECKER ISLAND, BVI -- In a joint effort to safeguard and bolster the Caribbean region's tourism-dependent economy, fifteen Caribbean governments and seventeen corporations met on Necker Island, home of Sir Richard Branson, in the British Virgin Islands ... [Published Caribbean News Now! - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Sir Richard Branson, Environment, Necker Island

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) publishes 2012 Environmental Social Governance Report

The report addresses how the firm's core businesses are making a positive impact on the economy, environment and community. ... [Published CorporateRegister.com - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Goldman Sachs Group Inc, New York Stock Exchange, Environment

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 15 reports

Industry view: pipeline reality check

The U.S. State Department, presumably with the blessing of President Obama, will soon make a final decision on the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline. Opponents and advocates agree that the final decision will be a major statement about U.S. government ... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - 23 hours ago]

Entities: United States, Canada, Keystone XL Pipeline

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Greek Yogurt Is Polluting the Environment

Nuclear power and fossil fuels might be the poster kids for sources of environmental pollution, but Greek yogurt is not without blame either.A recent report highlights the environmental costs of producing this type of yogurt, and shows how this particular ... [Published Softpedia - May 23 2013]

Entities: By-product, Environment, Acid

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 5 reports

Environmental Defense Fund scolded by other green organizations on 'fracking'

(c) 2013, The Washington Post.In an unusually public dispute, about 70 environmental groups Wednesday scolded one of their larger brethren, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), for joining with a group of energy companies that support hydraulic frac ... [Published Oregonian - May 23 2013]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Environmental Defense Fund, Environment, Organism, Czech Social Democratic Party

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Farming delivers environmental positives amid report, says NFU

UK nature is in trouble according to a report published today by a coalition of leading conservation and research organisations. Scientists working side-by-side from 25 wildlife organisations have compiled a stock take of the UK's native species. The ... [Published Farming UK - May 22 2013]

Entities: Species, Agriculture, Environment

Quotes

"Risk is increasing at a rate that no single sector can address." - Aris Papadopoulos

UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference: Good, but needs to go further [Published Oxfam International - 4 mins ago]

The Fed's recent speeches have been supportive of the dollar. The Fed's Williams said in a speech last week, "Assuming my economic forecast holds true and various labor market indicators continue to register appreciable improvement in coming months, we could reduce somewhat the pace of our securities purchases, perhaps as early as this summer." In addition, he noted that unemployment may not reach 6...

Fed Tapering And The U.S. Dollar [Published Seeking Alpha - 5 mins ago]

...Tim Mastro, Group Director for Global Health, Population and Nutrition at FHI 360 and co-author on the FEM-PrEP paper published in NEJM in 2012. "We look forward to working with the VOICE team to compare data, given the similarity in populations and findings. Identifying optimal prevention options for all populations will be critical."

VOICE HIV prevention trial results indicate importance of adherence [Published Noodls - 5 mins ago]

...Coates, NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) Protocol Chair and Director of the Center for World Health at the University of California Los Angeles. "This has major public healthhealth benefit implications by not only linking infected individuals to care but also by encouraging testing in entire communities and therefore also reducing further HIV transmission."

Study identifies ways to increase HIV testing, reduce HIV infection and detect previously undiagn ... [Published Noodls - 5 mins ago]

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Blogs

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Synthesis and incorporation of high quality FeS... [Published Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy - 29 mins ago] Animesh Layek, Somnath Middya, and Partha Pratim Ray In this study, high quality environment friendly FeS nanoparticle was synthesized in hydrothermal route with capping reagent. Band gap energy of FeS has been modified and applied in polymer:inorganic ...
Innovative Companies and Investment Trends in C... [Published Advanced Biofuels and Climate Change Informatio ... - 30 mins ago] A recent Reuters article says the U.S. biotech sector is picking up steam in 2013 as deals are happening and attractive returns are generated. According to Reuters, “biotech IPOs have turned in a strong performance, delivering an average return of ...
Innovative Companies and Investment Trends in C... [Published I Am Biotech - 30 mins ago] A recent Reuters article says the U.S. biotech sector is picking up steam in 2013 as deals are happening and attractive returns are generated. According to Reuters, “biotech IPOs have turned in a strong performance, delivering an average return of ...
Coal Pollution in North Omaha, Nebraska: "Kids ... [Published Treehugger - 37 mins ago] Video screen capture Courtesy of WOWT-TV OmahaWatching a diverse, powerful coalition of groups in North Omaha, Nebraska, come together against a coal plant has been inspiring in the past few months. Residents are working with members of the local NAACP, ...
Exclusive: New York Sandy ‘Climate Resilience’ ... [Published Think Progress - 41 mins ago] by Brad Johnson, campaign manager for Forecast the Facts The nearly $300 million climate-resiliency initiative established by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg using Sandy relief funds will not address climate pollution, according to a city ...

Audio/Video

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Hurricane season 2013: Predicting the storms [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - 2 hours ago]
Entrepreneur: Recycling of Rubber Products [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - May 23 2013]
Rep. Johnson calls for an environmental study r... [Published Rep. Hank Johnson - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
Moneygram CEO Talks Growth [Published TheStreet.com - YouTube - May 22 2013]
Hearing on Environment and Economy Legislative ... [Published Committee on Energy and Commerce - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]

Press Releases

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Complaint regarding investment in the South Kor... [Published Norges Bank Investment Management - 1 hour ago]