Environmental

INDIO, Calif., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Energy Producers Association (IEP) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) have filed a lawsuit in Riverside County Superior Court asking the court to invalidate the county's Board Policy B-29, commonly known as the "Sun...

Proposed rules could cost U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of jobs AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ten rules currently in the pipeline from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could cost the U.S. economy...

BERLIN and ESSEN, Germany, February 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- E-world energy and water 2012 Germany recently passed the 20 percent mark for renewable energy in the electricity mix. And the federal KfW bank group has introduced a new plan to further accelerate this shift to renewables,...

DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Problem: By 2050, 80% of the population will reside in urban centers and human population will increase by about 3 billion. Estimated amount of NEW land needed for food: about 25% more than the entire country of Brazil; however, 85% of suitable...

TEL AVIV, Israel, February 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The current call for proposals announced by BIRD Energy is in its fourth funding cycle for U.S.-Israel joint Project Proposals with a focus on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. To be considered, a project proposal must include...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that it will invest in 73 watershed protection projects intended to improve watersheds, stormwater runoff, acid mine drainage and educational programs, among other...

Proposal Meets Deadline for Public Input to Colorado River Water Supply & Demand Study BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Reclamation today received a proposed set of common-sense solutions to solve the imbalance between supply and...

BARCELONA, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CA ecoSoftware ayuda a la importante compañía de construcción e inmobiliaria a reducir las emisiones de carbono, recortar los costes energéticos y gestionar la sostenibilidad CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) anuncia que NCC...

Governor McDonnell asks major U.S. retailer to find common ground with local manufacturer RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a newly released letter, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell warns Kroger CEO David Dillon that the company's plan to halt purchases...

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Mark Daniels, Hilex Poly, and Chairman of the American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) will provide comments before the Community Forum on Single Use Bags this evening regarding Austin's proposed ordinance to...

Audubon & Toyota Seek to Fund Promising Conservation Leaders & Community-Based Projects NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TogetherGreen, a conservation alliance between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, is now accepting applications for its 2012 class...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) today announced that its Horizon Lines, LLC operating subsidiary has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, under which the ocean cargo carrier will plead guilty to two...

PARIS, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Graduate School in Paris (www.ags.edu) announces the publication of The Scramble for African Oil: Oppression, Corruption and War for Control of Africa's Natural Resources by one of its professors, Douglas Yates. The book was...

ISLANDIA, New York och STOCKHOLM, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CA ecoSoftware hjälper ledande bygg- och fastighetsföretag att reducera koldioxidutsläpp, minska energiutgifter och leda arbetet för hållbar utveckling CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) meddelade...

BRUXELLES, January 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - et insiste auprès de la commissaire Damanaki pour qu'elle appuie la publication de la proposition de régime d'accès en eau profonde Le Pew Environment Group a encouragé aujourd'hui la Commission européenne à...

BRUSELAS, January 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Damanaki lanza la propuesta de régimen de acceso a alta mar de la Comisión Europea   El Pew Environment Group ha animado hoy a la Comisión Europea a implementar reformas significativas a las regulaciones de pesca de gran...

Voters Urged to Support Candidates Who Support Popular RESTORE Act TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Action Fund launched a two-day, $30,000 radio ad blitz in Florida today to highlight strong congressional, editorial and voter...

BRÜSSEL, January 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Damanaki vor Veröffentlichung des Vorschlags der EU-Kommission zur Regelung des Tiefseezugangs Die Pew Environment Group ermutigte heute die Europäische Kommission, die Tiefseefischerei-Verordnungen umfassend zu reformieren....

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced today that its generation subsidiaries will retire six older coal-fired power plants located in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland by September 1, 2012.  The decision to close the plants is based on the...

WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoEnergy Corp. (OTCBB: TMEN) expects that tough new rules on coal-fired power plant emissions which were finalized recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will spur demand for effective, efficient, clean...