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Elburn OKs Blackberry Creek watershed plan

Source country zimtelegraph miércoles 23 de mayo de 2012 02H38' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] environmental protection[1];

Entidades: David Anderson[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

ELBURN – The village has become one of the first communities in Kane County to sign on to a plan designed to protect the water quality in Blackberry Creek. Earlier this month, the Elburn Village Board unanimously adopted the Blackberry Creek Watershed Plan. The plan was drafted during the last two years in an effort [....

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

O’Malley signs hundreds of bills that will tint Maryland a deeper shade of blue

Source country WashingtonPost miércoles 23 de mayo de 2012 02H16' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] protect the environment[1];

Otras categorías: DG Fiscalidad y Unión Aduanera;

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law a package of tax increases Tuesday targeting six-figure earners, tobacco users and companies engaged in real estate transactions to cover record spending on education. Read full article >>...

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

Ministry fines car importers over pollution data

Source country jpost miércoles 23 de mayo de 2012 01H30' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Entidades: Range Rover[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general); Catástrofes provocadas por el hombre;

Three major car companies fined hundreds of thousands of shekels for failure to publish correct air pollution data....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Fitch Rates FL Governmental Utility Auth (Consolidated Utility System), FL's Utility Revs 'A-'

Source country finanznachrichten-en miércoles 23 de mayo de 2012 00H30' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Fitch Ratings assigns an initial 'A-' rating to the following Florida Governmental Utility Authority's (FGUA, or the authority) bonds: --Approximately $19......

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Estudantes fazem manifestação em defesa do veto ao Código Florestal

Source country ogloboglobo martes 22 de mayo de 2012 23H58' CEST | info

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] preservação ambiental[1];

Entidades: Meio Ambiente[1]; Dilma Rousseff[2]; Gleisi Hoffman[1]; Geral da União[1]; Mendes Ribeiro[1]; Código Florestal[3]; Pepe Vargas[1]; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva[1]; Izabella Teixeira[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología;

BRASÍLIA - Enquanto a presidente Dilma Rousseff comandava mais uma reunião para tratar do projeto do Código Florestal, nesta terça-feira, um grupo de estudantes fez uma manifestação, em frente ao Palácio do Planalto, pelo veto ao texto aprovado pelo Congresso. A presidente tem até sexta-feira para sancionar ou vetar a lei....

Feds could be sued over fisheries reform, minister admits

Source country montrealgazette martes 22 de mayo de 2012 23H32' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] protecting the environment[1];

Entidades: Keith Ashfield[1];

Otras categorías: Fisheries management;

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Keith Ashfield wrote: "I am confident that the cumulative effects of these change initiatives over the long-term will be positive, helping to improve the quality, relevance and effectiveness of the department's programs and services,"

Fisheries and Oceans Canada acknowledges its reputation and capacity to protect the nation's water are at risk because of a "change agenda" that also could be overturned in court, the department's minister, Keith Ashfield, said in a report tabled this month in Parliament....

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

New York City to get 1st major natgas line in 40 yrs

Source country trust martes 22 de mayo de 2012 22H50' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general); Catástrofes provocadas por el hombre;

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:36 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Spectra Energy natgas pipeline gets approval * Line expected to be ready next year * Connects NYC with New Jersey lines By Edward McAllister NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The bright lights of New York City may burn a little cleaner next year,.......

New York City to get first major natgas line in 40 years

Source country news-yahoo martes 22 de mayo de 2012 21H52' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general); Catástrofes provocadas por el hombre;

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bright lights of New York City may burn a little cleaner next year, when the first major natural gas pipeline in a generation is built to connect the largest U.S. metropolis to new energy-producing regions across the country. Spectra Energy's controversial $1....

Democrats Push for Chemical-Law Overhaul

Source country bloomberg martes 22 de mayo de 2012 21H16' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Entidades: Frank Lautenberg[1]; Jon Morgan[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Opposed by Industry Three Democratic U.S. senators said they are seeking support from Republicans in a push for to overhaul regulations of toxic chemicals amid complaints from industry about the legislative proposals. The Democrats’ measure would require safety testing of all industrial chemicals.......

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Ballast Water Treatment – The Evolution of the Technology Market

Source country marinelink martes 22 de mayo de 2012 21H01' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] environmental protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

The development of systems for the onboard treatment of ballast water has been under way since the late 90’s. By water treatment process equipment standards,...

I.H.T. Special Report: Smart Business: To Czech Industry, Everything Is Nano

Source country nytimes martes 22 de mayo de 2012 20H15' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] environmental protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general); Catástrofes provocadas por el hombre; Small and Medium Size Businesses;

Industries based on nanotechnology are a rapidly growing niche in the economy of the Czech Republic, which, although small, is widely respected for its technical prowess....

Bureaucratic Oddity: 13 Person Line of Succession at EPA

Source country ABCnews martes 22 de mayo de 2012 20H15' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[2];

Entidades: George W Bush[2]; Jimmy Carter[1]; Gary Locke[1]; John Kerry[1]; Lisa Jackson[1]; John Bryson[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; EuropeAid Co-operation Office; Environment (general);

Attention doomsday prophets: President Obama has initiated an executive-branch shakeup that could be consequential in the event of a nuclear apocalypse. This week, Obama altered the lines of succession at the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Management and....

Caribbean Courts Mexico as Ally in the G20

Source country ipsnews martes 22 de mayo de 2012 19H56' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] protecting the environment[1];

Entidades: Peter Richards[1]; Felipe Calderón[1]; Desi Bouterse[1]; Freundel Stuart[1];

Otras categorías: G20; Climate Change; DG Fiscalidad y Unión Aduanera; EU-USA; Ecología; Financial Crisis; Alternative Energy; Environment (general);

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Freundel Stuart cited: "the worrying signs that we have moved from the rich man's club of the G7 to the big man's club of the G20, whose members are more united in telling non-G20 countries what they should do than in prescribing to those within their own fold"

Felipe Calderón said: "In the environment, we committed to continue to fight climate change and to take into account in particular the impact of climate change on small island states, global warning and growth of the level of the sea, as well as to renew serious international long term action in terms of mitigation and adaptation," "Also to improve the life of our people and to preserve their natural legacy, we have also agreed to Mexican support to Caricom countries to support them in projects in prevention of natural disaster. Mexico committed to donate computer equipment to contribute to establishing a territorial system for information for management of disaster risks"

Freundel Stuart said: "We need to reassert the grave threat posed by climate change and the urgency of agreeing on a comprehensive and ambitious response and here we know that Mexico through its national commitments and domestic legislation has already led by example,"

The Caribbean Community bloc (Caricom) is lobbying Mexico to use its influence as chair of the G20, which controls 90 percent of world trade, to promote the interests of the Caribbean and other small island developing states when it meets in June....

Fines for leaving cars idling to take effect next week

Source country taipeitimes martes 22 de mayo de 2012 19H27' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1]; environmental protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Starting on Friday next week, drivers who leave their cars idling for more than three minutes risk being fined, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said yesterday. Vehicles idling in parking lots, on roads or in other areas should have their engines turned off if they stay in the same.......

First green light for MRT circular line

Source country taipeitimes martes 22 de mayo de 2012 19H27' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Entidades: Eric Shou[1]; Taipei City[4];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

The Environmental Protection Administration’s (EPA) special task force reviewing the proposed Taipei Metro Circular Line (台北捷運系統環狀線) project gave preliminary approval to the proposed plan yesterday amidst concern that the planned construction may cause flooding in Sindian River (新店溪)....

China confident about prospect of Sino-Bulgarian cooperation: CPC senior official

Source country xinhuanet_en martes 22 de mayo de 2012 18H33' CEST | info

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] environmental protection[1];

Entidades: Wang Lequan[1]; Margarita Popova[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

SOFIA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said on Tuesday that China is confident about prospect of Sino-Bulgarian cooperation. During a meeting with Vice President of Bulgaria Margarita Popova, Wang Lequan, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC.......

National Briefing | Washington: Ruling on West Virginia Mine Will Be Appealed

Source country nytimes martes 22 de mayo de 2012 17H38' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Entidades: Logan County[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

The Obama administration said Monday that it would appeal a ruling by a federal judge that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a major coal mining project in West Virginia....

Last Ones Left in Treece, Kan., a Toxic Town

Source country nytimes martes 22 de mayo de 2012 17H38' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Treece, Kan., has been torn down and may soon be erased from maps. But don’t tell that to the Busbys, who live there....

South Africa: Three key infrastructure projects up and running - Zuma

Source country 7thspace martes 22 de mayo de 2012 17H34' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] protecting the environment[1];

Entidades: Tim Harris[1]; Jacob Zuma[1];

Otras categorías: Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 22 May 2012 Title: Three key infrastructure projects up and running - Zuma -------------------- Cape Town - Three key infrastructure projects have been ......

Push for Coral Sea protection

Source country radioaustralianews martes 22 de mayo de 2012 17H19' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] environmental protection[1];

Entidades: Marine Park[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Last Updated: Mon, 21 May 2012 09:42:00 +1000 More than 400,000 people have made submissions to an Australian parliamentary inquiry into the Coral Sea, with 99.9 per cent calling for greater environmental protection. The Coral Sea extends east from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and is bounded.......

Cross-border river water quality improves: minister

Source country xinhuanet_en martes 22 de mayo de 2012 17H05' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] environmental protection[2];

Entidades: Jilin Province[2]; Zhou Shengxian[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

CHANGCHUN, May 22 (Xinhua) -- China's environmental protection minister on Tuesday told a conference on controlling pollution in Songhua River that the river's water quality has improved significantly over the past five years. The extent of pollution in the Songhua River, which flows into a.......

Justice Ministry proposes bill that would expand the state's power to tap phones

Source country haaretz martes 22 de mayo de 2012 17H00' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[2];

Entidades: Yaakov Neeman[1]; Michael Eitan[1]; Israel Antiquities Authority[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Consumers; Environment (general);

Quotes in this article

Michael Eitan wrote: "The Justice Ministry is endangering the privacy of Israel's citizens, and the question that must be asked is, what for?" "Why significantly endanger the privacy of Israel's citizens in order to transfer information to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, the Environmental Protection Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry and other agencies? They are entrusted with important matters, but not more important than the privacy of the country's citizens"

A Justice Ministry bill that would expand the state's power to track cell phone and e-mail conversations has provoked outrage from privacy advocates. The bill would almost double the number of state agencies allowed to access such data when conducting investigations....

50 yards near insecticide plant have pollutants

Source country newschannel5 martes 22 de mayo de 2012 16H38' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Federal environmental officials say all 50 yards near an old insecticide plant in Louisville show elevated levels of contaminants....

Rwanda: Dev't Budget Up By 4.6 Percent

Source country allafrica martes 22 de mayo de 2012 16H10' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] protecting the environment[1];

Otras categorías: Desarrollo;

[New Times] THE Government is set to increase spending on infrastructure projects in the next fiscal year as it seeks to further make doing business and to boost the country's economic growth in the medium term....

'Last Call' Sounds Water Alarm in Dry World

Source country voanews martes 22 de mayo de 2012 15H44' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1];

Entidades: Tim Barnett[1]; Robert F Kennedy[2]; Lake Mead[1]; Julia Roberts[1]; Erin Brokovich[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología; Environment (general);

Quotes in this article

Erin Brokovich says: “I have to tell you, in every community I am involved with, it will be a mother whose child is being affected that’s going to come out and really have something to say,”

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich sounds the alarm on the world's water crisis in the documentary "Last Call at the Oasis," by Oscar-winning director Jessica Yu. The film highlights water pollution, depletion and potential wars over vanishing water resources....

Elos entre pequenos produtores e comerciantes de Maringá

Source country ogloboglobo martes 22 de mayo de 2012 15H19' CEST | info

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] preservação ambiental[1];

Otras categorías: Ecología;

RIO - Ao começar a lida, por volta das 4h da manhã, Gezuel Elzo dos Santos olha para o céu assim que abre a porta de casa. À primeira vista o mexer de cabeça, quase automático, se justifica pela necessidade de saber se vai chover ou não. Afinal, ele tem uma longa jornada pela frente....

China to draft laws on protecting genetic resources

Source country xinhuanet_en martes 22 de mayo de 2012 15H18' CEST | info [es] [other]

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[1]; environmental protection[1];

Otras categorías: Environment (general); Ecología;

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- China will better protect ecosystems and push legislation on genetic resources to preserve biological diversity in 2012, the vice minister of environmental protection said Tuesday. Li Ganjie, the vice minister, made remarks at a national work conference on natural and.......

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Access to information, public participation in decision making, access to justice on environmental matters in focus at OSCE-supported forum in Kazakhs

Source country osce martes 22 de mayo de 2012 14H58' CEST | info

Trigger words: [EnvironmentalProtection] Environmental Protection[2]; environmental protection[1];

Entidades: Goran Svilanovic[1];

Otras categorías: Environment (general); Consumer Affairs; UN Bodies; Ecología; Consumers; European Enterprise News;

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 22 May 2012 – A two-day sub-regional conference on the implementation of the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention) started today in Almaty......

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