Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. This morning, President Obama called New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin to congratulate him and the rest of the team on their recent Super Bowl victory. The President said that the team’s victory was a testament to Coach Coughlin’s leadership and that his team came[Read More…]
Day: February 7, 2012
Remarks by President Obama at the White House Science Fair
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012 – 11:53 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Everybody have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House Science Fair. (Applause.) It is — I just spent some time checking out some of the projects that were brought[Read More…]
Interior Deputy Secretary Hayes Outlines Administration’s Commitment to Science-Based Decision-Making in the Arctic
ANCHORAGE–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. In a speech to the Alaska Forum on the Environment today, Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Policy Heather Zichal outlined a series of new initiatives aimed at bringing the best available science to[Read More…]
DOL Women’s Bureau Releases Guide to Help Women Prepare For, Find and Succeed in ‘Green’ Jobs
Clean energy economy offers women untapped employment opportunities WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced the availability of “Why Green is Your Color: A Woman’s Guide to a Sustainable Career,” which is designed to help women find and keep higher paying jobs in the clean energy economy.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Fights Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
Asks for First Ever Full Environmental Impact Statement of Marcellus Shale Fracking Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. This Monday, the Sierra Club filed the first formal objection with the Department of Energy against the export of domestic gas produced from fracking. This objection called the export proposal an unwise plan which would[Read More…]
BSEE and NOAA to Complete Arctic Oil Spill Response Mapping Tool
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2012. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer 2012. ERMA® is the same interactive online mapping tool used by[Read More…]
January 2012 the fourth warmest for the contiguous United States
Locations across Alaska record cold for the month (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. During January, warmer-than-average conditions enveloped most of the contiguous United States, with widespread below-average precipitation. The overall weather pattern for the month was reflected in the lack of snow for much of the Northern Plains, Midwest,[Read More…]
USW Values USTR Settlement of ‘Zeroing’ in Trade Disputes
Obama Administration Needs to Clarify U.S. Rights within WTO Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 7, 2012. Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today issued a positive, but cautious reaction to the signing of understandings reached by the U.S. with the European Union, and separately with Japan in long running[Read More…]
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Announces Solution to Years-Old Zeroing Disputes
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that today in Geneva the United States signed agreements with the European Union (EU) and Japan that will bring to an end longstanding disputes with these important trade partners over “zeroing.” Zeroing is a label sometimes used to describe[Read More…]
Audubon Celebrates Creation of Everglades Refuge
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge marks an early win in Audubon’s strategy for protecting Important Bird Areas Tallahassee, FL –(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. An early win in Audubon’s strategy for protecting Important Bird Areas as part of a new Atlantic Flyways strategy came about in the Greater Everglades this month.[Read More…]
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