Environmental News Network

Dung Power at U.S. Ethanol Plant
The frosty-breathed cattle jostling for position at a feeding trough in rural Nebraska are not quite as typical as they appear: their manure is being captured in a new bid to quench America's thirst for ethanol. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. States with Renewable Power Standards
Twenty-three of the 50 U.S. states have established "renewable portfolio standards" that, depending on the state, are either guidelines or rules regarding the share of renewable power generation of electricity delivered to customers. >> Read the Full Article
New Zealand Demands Japan Prioritize Move of Stricken Whaler from Antarctic Coast
New Zealand demanded Friday that Japan explain why its oil-laden whaling ship has not yet been moved away from the pristine Antarctic coast eight days after being crippled by fire. >> Read the Full Article
Bush Touts Ethanol Plan on N.C. Laboratory Tour
President Bush toured a laboratory working to convert wood chips to ethanol Thursday, touting his plan to boost U.S. use of the home-grown fuel fivefold over 10 years. >> Read the Full Article
Legislation Aims at Brighter Future for Solar Power
Heather Iager, a dairy farmer in Libertytown, Maryland, wants to go green, but even in a county that's home to one of the nation's largest solar manufacturing plants, she's finding it difficult. >> Read the Full Article
Cleanups of Leaking Fuel Tanks Lag; Job Could Cost $12 Billion
It will cost at least $12 billion to clean up contamination from tens of thousands of gasoline storage tanks that are leaking underground, congressional auditors say. Some 117,000 faulty tanks await cleanups, according to the latest figures current as of September 2005. >> Read the Full Article
Green Limo Line at Oscars Gets Longer and Sexier
From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green statement on the way to the red carpet of the Oscars will have plenty of environment-friendly rides this Sunday. >> Read the Full Article
Nine States Sue over Mercury Emissions, Questioning Rule on Cement Plants
Michigan and eight other states sued the Bush administration Tuesday, saying the White House failed to adequately regulate emissions of mercury and other pollutants at cement plants. >> Read the Full Article
Montana Farmers Blaming Irrigation Problems on Water Discharged from Methane Drilling
When the soil in Roger Muggli's fields turned bad last year, damaging more than 300 acres of alfalfa, the third-generation farmer quickly named a culprit: coal-bed methane drilling along the nearby Tongue River. >> Read the Full Article
EU Energy Ministers Postpone Decision on Plan to Turn Europe into Low-Carbon Economy
StorEU energy ministers on Thursday postponed major decisions on an ambitious plan to turn Europe into a low-carbon economy, failing to agree on a plan to open up energy markets and set binding targets for renewable energy. >> Read the Full Article