NRDC: “This legislation is just what the doctor ordered: more jobs, less pollution” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013 – Continuing their fight to enact a federal renewable energy standard, Senators Tom Udall and Mark Udall today introduced legislation that would require utilities to generate 25 percent of their electricity from wind, solar[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Senators Tom Udall, Mark Udall Fight for National Renewable Electricity Standard
Senators: National RES Would Create Almost 300,000 Jobs, Slow Global Warming WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. Continuing their push for legislation to set a threshold for renewable electricity production, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Mark Udall (D-CO) today introduced a bill to establish a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that would[Read More…]
Martian Box of Delights
Mars sample container EU–(ENEWSPF)–29 October 2013. This spherical container has been engineered to house the most scientifically valuable cargo imaginable: samples brought back from the Red Planet. Still probably many years in the future and most likely international in nature, a Mars sample-return mission is one of the most challenging[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Launches $100 Million Hurricane Sandy Competitive Grant Program
Funding to Strengthen Coastal Wetlands, Other Natural Areas, Provide Better Protection for Local Communities Against Future Storms ALEXANDRIA, VA–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today launched a $100-million Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program to fund science-based solutions to[Read More…]
Sierra Club Marks One Year Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. A year has passed since Sandy, the second-costliest storm in U.S. history, slammed into the Eastern Seaboard, causing $65 billion in damage. Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director, released the following statement in response: “On the day of this unhappy anniversary, we can’t really say the[Read More…]
Oregon Public Utility Commission: PacifiCorp Headed for a ‘Trainwreck’ on Electricity Rates
Commissioners Require Power Provider to Re-Do the Math on Aging Coal Plants SALEM, OR–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013. The Oregon Public Utility Commission issued a stern warning to PacifiCorp today after reviewing the energy resources the company is proposing to meet future electricity demand, with one commissioner saying the power company was[Read More…]
New Polls Show Public Moved By Immigration Reform Votes
Polls of Eight Congressional Districts Show Benefit of Voting for Reform WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. New Public Policy Polling (PPP) polls of eight congressional districts, commissioned by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), show that Republican House members can begin to rebuild the damage to their popularity caused by[Read More…]
Gutierrez on Remittances: With CFPB Regulations Consumers Are Protected
“Until now, consumers who send money abroad had no protections if they felt they were getting gouged or ripped off.” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. New regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) went into effect yesterday that will keep consumers better informed as they send money to loved ones[Read More…]
New Study Suggests Coral Reefs May Be Able to Adapt to Moderate Climate Change
A new modeling study shows that widespread bleaching events like this one in Thailand in 2010 will become more common in the future. However, the study also found signs corals may be adapting to warming — the question is if it can be fast enough to keep up with the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Seeks Solutions to ‘Pet Coke’ Mountains
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2013. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that she supports the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s action to issue notices of air pollution violations against a South Side companyfor stockpiling mountains of petroleum coke, or “pet coke,” in Chicago’s 10th Ward. Rep. Kelly is a co-sponsor oflegislation calling for[Read More…]
