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North Sea Oil Spill: Shell Struggles To Shut Down Second Leak

August 16, 2011

By Meera Selva Royal Dutch Shell has shut down the main leak at one of its North Sea oil rigs but said Tuesday it is struggling to stop a secondary spill in a hard-to-reach part of the ocean floor. The ...

Hawaii Upgrading System To Sell Renewable Energy To Grid

MARK NIESSE

August 15, 2011

Energy

After a slow start to a program allowing people to sell renewable energy to Hawaii's power grid, it's being revamped to attract more interest and reduce the state's dependence on imported oil. (more…)...

North Sea Spill: U.K. Says Hundreds Of Tons Of Oil May Have Leaked

TreeLiving.com

August 15, 2011

Wilderness & Resources

By Meera Selva And Ben McConville The British government warned Monday that several hundred tons of oil may have leaked into the North Sea from a Royal Dutch Shell rig. The Department for E...

Activists Ask For Wolf Hunts In Idaho And Montana To Be Halted

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August 15, 2011

Wildlife & Animal Welfare

By Keith Ridler Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in a few weeks in Idaho and Montana. The request filed by the Alliance fo...

National Week of Action for Clean Air

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August 12, 2011

Climate Change

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BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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August 12, 2011

Climate Change

On April 20, 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing eleven and injuring seventeen. This tragedy led to an oil spill that has been recognized as one of the largest environmental disasters i...

RADIOACTIVE

Tom Zeller Jr.

August 12, 2011

Energy

George Mulley, a retired investigator with the Office of the Inspector General at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, leans across a footstool in his suburban Virginia home and pores over a draft of the last inv...

Energy Storage Advancement Projects Highlighted By California Energy Commission

TreeLiving.com

August 12, 2011

Energy

Creating energy from renewable sources is just one part of the challenge. Storing the energy so it can used how and when it’s needed – that’s every bit as important. Which is what led the California Energy Comm...

Elephant Census Begins In Sri Lanka

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August 12, 2011

Wildlife & Animal Welfare

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Thousands of rangers and volunteers have climbed into treetop huts near reservoirs and watering holes in Sri Lanka to carry out the island nation's first full count of its dwindlin...

Seth MacFarlane Honors Mother, Establishes Cat Sanctuary

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August 12, 2011

Wildlife & Animal Welfare

By China DeSpain Freeman Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is honoring his mother’s memory by helping a cause she was passionate about: animal rescue. MacFarlane’s mother, Perry, passed awa...

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Ways To Have A Healthier And Safer Bathroom

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How California is changing to welcome clean energy in every level

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Eco-Friendly Cosmetics – Cutting Down on Chemicals

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Gluten and Casein Free Diet: Some Tips You Need to Know

North Sea Oil Spill: Shell Struggles To Shut Down Second Leak

Hawaii Upgrading System To Sell Renewable Energy To Grid

North Sea Spill: U.K. Says Hundreds Of Tons Of Oil May Have Leaked

Activists Ask For Wolf Hunts In Idaho And Montana To Be Halted

National Week of Action for Clean Air

BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

RADIOACTIVE

Energy Storage Advancement Projects Highlighted By California Energy Commission

Elephant Census Begins In Sri Lanka

Seth MacFarlane Honors Mother, Establishes Cat Sanctuary