Chinese Oil Search Shuts Ecolodge at Amazon Headwaters

May 26, 2016 / by Sunny / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service QUITO, Ecuador, May 25, 2016 (ENS) – Seismic explorations planned by Chinese oil company Sinopec at the headwaters of the Amazon in the remote jungles of Ecuador have led the Ecuadorian eco-tourism company, Tropic, to close the internationally recognized and award-winning Huaorani Ecolodge. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/05/25/chinese-oil-search-shuts-ecolodge-at-amazon-headwaters/

Stars Back New UN Effort to End Illegal Wildlife Trade

May 25, 2016 / by Sunny / Africa, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Species

Published by the Environmental News Service NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25, 2016 (ENS) – The United Nations, backed by celebrities from throughout the world, today launched an unprecedented campaign against the illegal trade in wildlife. The killing is pushing species to the brink of extinction, robbing countries of their heritage and profiting criminal networks. Read the […]

Public Campaign Against Exxon Has Roots in a 2012 Meeting

May 24, 2016 / by JOHN SCHWARTZ / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A gathering held four years ago in California outlined tactics for taking on the fossil fuel industry, drawing lessons from the fight over tobacco. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/science/public-campaign-against-exxon-has-roots-in-a-2012-meeting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Transport Emissions Must Peak Soon to Hit Paris Targets

May 19, 2016 / by Sunny / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, May 19, 2016 (ENS) – International shipping and aviation will have to cap their greenhouse gas emissions soon for the world to meet the ambitious goals in the Paris Climate Agreement, participants at a side event at the Bonn climate change conference heard today. Read the full […]

Raging Alberta Wildfires Block Oil Sands Production

May 18, 2016 / by Sunny / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, North America

Published by the Environmental News Service EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, May 17, 2016 (ENS) – Five new wildfires started in northern Alberta over the past 24 hours, and now a total of 17 wildfires are burning, with four blazing out of control. Fire conditions remain extreme in Alberta, where the Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of […]

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