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24 Dec ' 07:43
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23 Dec ' 22:24
Police Raid Asian Wildlife Markets in New Enforcement Push BANGKOK, Thailand, December 23, 2011 (ENS) - Wildlife crime networks in Asia have been hit by a police operation against the illegal trade in endangered species coordinated by Interpol as part of a strengthened enforcement regime. During the first two weeks of December, police conducted raids and investigations and made arrests across the region. Agents from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand inspected markets, restaurants and shops to identify those selling and trading endangered wildlife alongside legal products. 
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22 Dec ' 21:00
EU Court Rules U.S. Airlines Must Pay for Carbon Emissions LUXEMBOURG, December 22, 2011 (ENS) - United, Continental and American Airlines and their trade association have failed to block a European Union law that charges airlines flying to EU destinations for their greenhouse gas emissions. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Wednesday that the EU law that brings aviation activities into the EU's emissions trading scheme is valid. "Application of the emissions trading scheme to aviation infringes neither the principles of customary international law at issue nor the Open Skies Agreement," Europe's highest court decided. 
Keystone XL Pipeline Fighter Completes 2,150-Mile Trike Ride PORT ARTHUR, Texas, December 22, 2011 (ENS) - Tom Weis arrived Wednesday in the refinery town of Port Arthur, after pedaling his "rocket trike" 2,150 miles along the proposed U.S. route of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. One of the first people to be arrested this summer at the White House protesting the pipeline proposal, Weis undertook his 10-week-long journey to warn U.S. residents along the route of the dangers of bringing heavy tar sands oil from northern Alberta to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. 
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21 Dec ' 17:04
First Mercury, Air Toxics Standards Imposed on U.S. Power Plants WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2011 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued the first national standards that regulate power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollutants arsenic, nickel, selenium, cyanide and acid gases. Exposure to these emissions is linked to developmental disorders and respiratory illnesses, cancer and heart disease. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told reporters that the rule is "a great victory of public health." Opponents call the rule too costly and warn of job loss. EPA says there will be a net job gain. 
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21 Dec ' 06:38
Romania Pledges to Protect Its Virgin Forests BUCHAREST, Romania, December 21, 2011 (ENS) - Virgin forests in Romania will receive the status of protected areas and the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests will work with the global conservation organization WWF to identify, map and protect them. These actions are specified in the Memorandum of Understanding signed Tuesday by the Minister of Environment and Forests Laszlo Borbely and WWF two months after the launch of WWF's campaign to save Romania's virgin forests. 
Aid Dropped to Damaged Russian Fishing Vessel in Antarctic CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, December 21, 2011 (ENS) - A Royal New Zealand Airforce plane successfully dropped a load of pumps, patches and other equipment on the ice near the stricken Russian fishing vessel Sparta in the Ross Sea Wednesday afternoon. Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand search and rescue mission coordinator John Dickson said the aircraft left Christchurch today at 9.00 am and arrived at the Sparta's position at about 4.00 pm. Dickson said the 55 meter (180 foot) vessel is now back on an even keel. 
Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores Deaths of Ringed Seals in Alaska an Unusual Mortality Event -
20 Dec ' 19:29
Deadly Philippine Floods Trigger 'State of Calamity' Declaration MANILA, Philippines, December 20, 2011 (ENS) - President Benigno Aquino today declared a state of national calamity in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Washi, known locally as Sendong, which swept across the Mindanao region December 16 to 18. Strong, gusty winds and heavy rains deposited more than a month's worth of rainfall in just 12 hours, causing widespread flooding, flash floods and landslides, affecting eight cities in 13 provinces. To date, more than 950 people have been killed, over 1,500 others have been injured and almost 285,000 people are displaced. 
Sea Shepherd's Cove Guardian Crew Raided by Japanese Police TAIJI, Japan, December 20, 2011 (ENS) - Twenty officers of the Wakayama Prefecture Police Sunday raided the Charmant Hotel where Sea Shepherd's Cove Guardians have been staying near Taiji. Armed with a warrant, which they claimed was for video taken by Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen, the police seized all of the Sea Shepherd volunteers' computers, phones, hard drives, photos and cameras, the nonprofit organization said in a statement. Sea Shepherd's Cove Guardians have photo-documented the killings of dolphins and small whales in Taiji since 2008. 
Feds Fund 46 Transportation Projects Months Ahead of Schedule Virginia Considers Lifting Uranium Mining Ban Over 'Steep Hurdles' New Jersey Waste Company Fined $570,000 for Dumping in New York -
19 Dec ' 22:31
Development Banks Collaborate to Support Cities' Climate Actions DURBAN, South Africa, December 19, 2011 (ENS) - Five multilateral development banks have formed a new partnership to combat climate change. At the United Nations climate conference in Durban earlier this month, the banks said they will develop a common approach for cities to assess climate risk, standardize greenhouse gas emissions inventories, and encourage a consistent suite of climate finance options. The five banks, in total, lend some US$8.4 billion annually for climate action in cities. 
Europe Limits Phosphates in Consumer Detergents BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 19, 2011 (ENS) - Laundry and dishwasher detergents will have to be almost phosphorus-free in the future, following a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday. The measures aim to protect aquatic life in waterways and seas around Europe. Some EU countries already have phosphorus restrictions in place, particularly for laundry detergents. The new legislation will mean companies will be able to work under one set of rules, instead of differing ones across the 27 Member States. 
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16 Dec ' 20:02
Cold Shutdown Declared at Japan's Crippled Nuclear Plant TOKYO, Japan, December 16, 2011 (ENS) - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan today declared that the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been brought to a state of cold shutdown, turning a corner in the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. "The nuclear reactors have reached a state of cold shutdown and therefore we can now confirm that we have come to the end of the accident phase of the actual reactors," Prime Minister Noda told a news conference. A 20 km exclusion zone remains in place around the plant. 
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16 Dec ' 09:23
Quebec Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Regime MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, December 15, 2011 (ENS) - The province of Quebec has adopted a regulation establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances in an effort to help control climate change. Based on the rules established by the Western Climate Initiative, Quebec's cap-and-trade system is expected to help the province achieve its greenhouse gas reduction target of 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The move comes in the same week that the Canadian government announced it would use its "legal right" to withdraw Canada from the Kyoto Protocol. 
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15 Dec ' 21:16
Russian Fishing Vessel Sinking in Antarctic Waters AVALON, New Zealand, December 16, 2011 (ENS) - A Russian fishing vessel with 32 crew members aboard issued a distress call around 3 am, after taking on water in the Ross Sea near the Antarctic ice shelf. The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand confirms that the 55 meter (180 foot) Sparta is taking on water and currently has a 13 degree list. Two other fishing vessels are heading towards the Sparta, but they are expected to take four to five days to reach the area, about 2,000 nautical miles (3,704 kilometers) southeast of New Zealand. 
Facebook Friends Clean Energy Pact With Greenpeace PALO ALTO, California, December 15, 2011 (ENS) - Facebook and Greenpeace will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions, the two organizations jointly announced today. The agreement comes two years after Greenpeace launched its Unfriend Coal Campaign, enlisting activists around the world to go online to send comments to Facebook urging that its data centers be powered with clean energy rather than coal. 
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