Record number of ivory seizures in 2011: WWF

By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG | Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:23am EST JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A record number of large scale ivory seizures will be recorded globally in 2011, pointing to a surge in elephant poaching in Africa to meet Asian demand for tusks for use in jewelry and ornaments, a monitoring group said Thursday. TRAFFIC, [...]

Most Popular Domestic Cat Helps Conservation Efforts for Big Cat Cousin, the Jaguar

Washington, DC, December 29, 2011 –(PR.com)– The International Bengal Cat Society Inc. announces an initial donation to the Jaguar Species Survival Plan and yearlong campaign to raise awareness and donations to preserve the Jaguar, the only big cat of the Americas. “The Jaguar is an iconic cat and their high contrast coat of incomparable rosetted [...]

Waterless No-Flush Urinals Reports Water Rates Continue to Rise

San Diego, CA, December 29, 2011 –(PR.com)– A study of water use in U.S. businesses reveals that the average business district/commercialwater user saw water rates rise 5.5 percent in 2011 when compared to 2010.* However, in several American cities, water and sewer rate increases were considerably higher. For instance: Indianapolis, Indiana, business owners were paying [...]

Scientists test sick Alaska seals for radiation

SEATTLE | Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:22pm EST SEATTLE (Reuters) – Scientists in Alaska are investigating whether local seals are being sickened by radiation from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Scores of ring seals have washed up on Alaska’s Arctic coastline since July, suffering or killed by a mysterious disease marked by bleeding lesions on [...]

DNV and KEMA Create a World-Leading Energy and Sustainability Company

Oslo, Norway, December 28, 2011 –(PR.com)– DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares, creating a world-leading consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. DNV and KEMA will form a world-leading energy consulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient [...]

MyMediaInfo’s MyEdCals Announces Emerging Story Topic for 2012

Waltham, MA, December 27, 2011 –(PR.com)– MyEdCals, part of the MyMediaInfo Solutions Suite and provider of the largest and most thoroughly researched editorial calendar database, announced an emerging trend in magazines covering stories about Corporate Social Responsibility in 2012. With over 350,000 editorial calendar opportunities already researched and available in the MyEdCals database, and another [...]

Humanity First Team Travels to Ghana for Water for Life Project

Bolga, Ghana, December 28, 2011 –(PR.com)– A team of Humanity First volunteers has returned to Ghana and is currently working on the on-going Water for Life initiative in Bolga. They are continuing restoration and installation of water wells with the support of the Humanity First Ghana team. Under the guidance of Water for Life Director, [...]

Shell says Nigeria oil spill contained

ABUJA | Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:49am EST ABUJA (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell said on Tuesday that an oil spill offshore Nigeria, the largest in the oil-producing African nation since 1998, has been contained after less than 40,000 barrels leaked into the Atlantic. The December 20 spill, which Shell said happened while a tanker [...]

Judge rules BP not negligent in Alaska spill

SEATTLE | Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:15pm EST SEATTLE (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled that BP was not negligent in the case of a 2009 oil spill and did not violate the terms of its probation from an earlier accident thus escaping further punishment. The decision is a victory for the oil giant as [...]

Analysis: Green groups find success fighting shale oil boom

By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON | Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:49pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A resurgent green movement is launching a multi-pronged counter-attack against the shale oil and gas boom in the United States that could slow, though ultimately not stop, development. Building upon their unexpected success in the battle against the Keystone XL pipeline, [...]

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