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Nigeria: UN Environment Agency Stresses That Nigerian Oil Assessment is Not Yet Complete

August 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

An assessment of the environmental impact of oil spills across Ogoniland and the Niger Delta regions in Nigeria is not yet complete, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stressed on Monday as it refuted allegations in the media that it has already reached key findings.

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Environment ministry failing to preserve B.C. parks, auditor-general finds

August 23, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

The Ministry of Environment is failing to meet its mandate to preserve the ecological integrity of parks and protected areas, according to a damning report released Monday by the B.C. auditor-general’s office.

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City environment office chief axed

August 2, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte expressed dismay on Monday over the performance of the City Environment and Natural Resource Office (Cenro) on garbage collection, prompting her to appoint an officer-in-charge read more

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Defra calls for input to environment white paper

July 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen , Monday 26 July 2010 at 17:12:00 Public invited to have their say in first review for 20 years The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is calling for public contribution to its natural environment white paper, to be published next spring. Announcing the initiative at Kew Gardens in London, environment secretary Caroline Spelman, said …

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No environment clearance for Uttarakhand hydro project

July 19, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

The environment ministry Monday rejected a proposal for diverting forest land for constructing a hydroelectric project in Uttrakhand’s Pithoragarh district, saying it will effect the ‘highly ecological sensitive wildlife habitat’.

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No environment clearance for Uttarakhand hydro project

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Environment And Conservation Issues $11.5 Million Penalty To TVA For Kingston Coal Ash Spill Penalty Addresses …

June 14, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke and Deputy Commissioner Paul Sloan announced Monday the issuance of a commissioner’s order against the Tennessee Valley Authority assessing $11.5 million in penalties in response to the catastrophic coal ash release on Dec. 22, 2008

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SM Celebrates World Environment Day Via ‘Green Film Festival’

June 13, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

This month, SM Supermalls celebrate World Environment Day with the screening of eye-opening environmental documentaries at the 2010 Green Film Festival. Starting June 21 and 22 and held every third Monday and Tuesday of the month thereafter, the SM Green Film Festival has gotten bigger and better on its second year, as 36 malls nationwide

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World Environment Day Observed

June 7, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) — A meeting was held at the Grand People’s Study House on Monday on the occasion of World Environment Day.

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Environment Agency bans short-haul flights for staff

June 7, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Monday 7 June 2010 at 11:54:00 Environment watchdog becomes first government-backed body to call a halt to domestic flights The Environment Agency has become the first government-backed body to effectively ban staff from taking domestic and short-haul flights wherever there is a lower-carbon alternative. The agency said it has already reduced business car mileage by …

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Environment clearance to Goa mining project scrapped

May 31, 2010 by publisher · Leave a Comment 

The environment and forests ministry Monday said the clearance given to an iron ore mining project in Goa has been kept in abeyance following an order from the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA).

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