A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) at the weekend beamed its searchlight on environmental degradation in the Niger Delta saying the Federal Government should give victims adequate compensation.
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Environmental Power Corporation today announced results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007. The Company is also announcing that its annual shareholders meeting will be held on September 10, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. The Company is further providing an update on its strategic business plan and business activities Continue reading Environmental Power Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results, Announces Sale of Carbon Credits, Provides Business Update and Announces Annual Meeting

Governor Daniels appointed a former Indiana University dean to examine whether current environmental laws are enough to protect the Great Lakes.

The move came after mounting criticism of Indiana’s decision to allow BP to increase the amount of pollution it discharges into Lake Michigan. Continue reading Daniels appoints former IU dean to examine environmental laws

Walter Leal praised for work on pheromones, personal productivity, collaborations

Walter Leal, professor and chairman of the Department of Entomology at UC Davis, recently received the International Society of Chemical Ecology’s 2007 Silverstein-Simeone Lecture Award for his innovative research on how insects detect smells and communicate within their species.
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The Envirothon program is a competitive event for middle school and high school teams of five members to compete in a natural resources knowledge and ecology field day against other school teams. It stimulates, reinforces and enhances student’s interest in the environment and the state’s natural resources. Continue reading Envirothon tests ecology knowledge

Association Passerelle Eco is located in the Morvan Forest of Burgandy.

Our base of operatons is an old farmhouse, which serves as both office, workshop and living quarters. In all, the site contains a documentation center, an office for our quarterly review, permanent housing for the host family, a workshop, a garden and guest space. Continue reading A living workshop in ecobuilding and practical ecology

American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ: ECOL) today announced the appointment of Eric L. Gerratt, CPA, as Vice President and Controller.

Gerratt, 36, joins American Ecology from SUPERVALU, Inc. where he most recently served as Vice President of Accounting. Prior to SUPERVALU, he held various director level accounting positions at Albertsons, Inc. after service with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he provided audit, accounting and business advisory services. Continue reading American Ecology Announces Appointment of New Vice President and Controller

ONAWANDA, NY (2007-07-31) Carbon emissions at coal-fired power plants would be markedly reduced under new technology unveiled Tuesday at Praxair in Tonawanda.

Praxair is working with three other companies and the University at Buffalo in developing technology that will capture carbon dioxide during the power-generating process and permanently store it underground. The new technology will be tested at a new power generating plant the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is building. Continue reading Carbon Emissions Would Drop with New Technology

An undetermined amount of gasoline leaked into the soil from a filling station that is now closed, and state Ecology Department experts believe it may take a month to develop a cleanup plan.

The investigation and cleanup began last month with complaints of a gasoline odor that was traced to a leaky tank at the Poulsbo Junction Grocery. It is one of the worst pollution cases involving a filling station in the Puget Sound region in recent memory, agency spokesman Larry Altose said Tuesday. Continue reading Gasoline leak from filling station in Poulsbo investigated

It's not just the environment that stands to benefit from renewable sources of energy like solar power. According to a new white paper released by the IC² Institute at the University of…