By James Lane Green Party leaders strongly criticized President Obama’s recent decisions on the controversial tar sands pipeline and EPA smog regulations, calling his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and withdrawal of smog standards reckless and dangerous to public health and the environment. “More respiratory disease, more dependence on fossil fuels, more greenhouse...
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Hot Indie News reporter Yvonne Gougelet is reporting from Washington D.C. this weekend from Power Shift, the largest grassroots Clean Energy training ever held. Over 10,000 concerned Americans have come to D.C. this weekend to urge Congress to end their ties with Big Polluters who are destroying our precious eco-system and causing wide spread...
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By James Lane Japan was struck by its strongest earthquake in at least a century, an 8.9-magnitude temblor that shook buildings across Tokyo and unleashed a tsunami as high as 10 meters, engulfing towns along the northern coast. At least 26 people were killed by the 33-foot wave and many are missing, according to...
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By James Lane A coalition of some of the country’s leading environmental organizations and Green Giant are recognizing the people who are making a difference in their communities across the country, and making our world a better, more sustainable place through a new program called The Green Awards™. The Green Awards program seeks to...
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Virginia’s governor declared a state of emergency today and North Carolina ordered mandatory evacuations for visitors from several barrier islands as powerful Hurricane Earl bore down on the coastal states with winds topping 125 mph. Coastal residents from the Carolinas as far north as Cape Cod are on high alert for Earl, despite the...
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The storm has dropped to Category Three but is still generating sustained winds of 201km/h (135mph). One island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks is being evacuated and visitors are being asked to leave another. The narrow islands are served by a single main road and officials worry that waves washing over it will cause...
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal officials say evacuations may be required in the U.S. if Hurricane Earl tracks too close to the East Coast. Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate said Tuesday that people along the eastern seaboard should be prepared in case evacuations are necessary later this week. Officials will be closely monitoring...
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As an intensifying Hurricane Earl barrels north through the Caribbean, forecasters say the Category 4 storm could threaten Labor Day beach getaways anywhere from the Outer Banks to Cape Cod. The hurricane brought strong winds and rain to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Monday, where flights were canceled and cruise ships were diverted....
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Hurricane Earl got stronger as it lumbered across the Atlantic Monday, forecasters said. Sustained winds rose to 125 mph (205 kph), the National Hurricane Center said, and as of 1 p.m. ET, the storm was 75 miles (120 km) from St. Thomas and 140 miles (230 km) from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Earl’s center...
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“A Message From Pandora” Tells the Story of the Battle to Stop the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Los Angeles, CA – Timed with the re-release of Avatar in theatres, highly acclaimed director James Cameron has teamed up with Amazon Watch to produce a short feature “_A Message from Pandora_.” The documentary...
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