Public voting open on Troy-Bilt’s Facebook Page until May 12 to determine largest grant recipient STAMFORD, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013 — Two organizations with a commitment to improving and beautifying communities across the country have teamed up to launch a new gardening grant program, Taking Root™. Troy-Bilt®, a leading manufacturer of[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Mayor Emanuel and Coca-Cola Announce $2.59 Million Grant to Support Blue Cart Recycling Program Expansion
Grant Made to Keep America Beautiful Will Fund 50,000 Blue Carts Over Five Years. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful today announced a $2.59 million grant to support the citywide expansion of the Blue Cart Recycling Program through the purchase of 50,000 blue carts over[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Announce Albany Park Tunney Project Moving Forward
Critical Project Designed to Prevent Flooding Events That Have Occurred Twice in Five Years CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) President Kathleen Meany announced yesterday that the City of Chicago will join MWRD to move forward on an extensive tunnel project in Albany Park[Read More…]
Earth Day: ‘Another Government is Possible’ Green Shadow Cabinet Begins Operations This Week
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Dr. Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala, the 2012 Green Party presidential and vice-presidential nominees, marked the beginning of Earth Week by announcing a new Green Shadow Cabinet that will serve as an independent voice in U.S. politics, putting the needs of people and protection of the[Read More…]
Mars and the Machine
Industrial measurement EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2013. Without hi-tech magnetic sensors, rovers wouldn’t be able to roam around Mars. These same sensors will soon boost terrestrial travel by improving the machinery that moulds parts for cars and aircraft here on Earth. These devices will ‘feel’ parts in exquisite detail, noting features like[Read More…]
Nuclear Ambitions of DPR Korea and Iran Top Agenda at UN-backed Non-proliferation Forum
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2013 – Tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and threats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) dominated today’s opening of the second preparatory conference of the parties to the United Nations-backed treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Geneva. Speaking at the start of the[Read More…]
Forging a National Strategy for Growth by Linking Infrastructure and Resilience
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. When President Barack Obama put forward his fiscal year 2014 budget plan, he included a historic pairing of issues that deserve careful attention: infrastructure and resilience. Two of the lynchpin proposals unveiled in the president’s larger budget blueprint were a major new program for infrastructure reconstruction[Read More…]
Suspect in Boston Marathon Attack Charged with Using a Weapon of Mass Destruction
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, resulting in the death of three[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Innovative Projects to Develop Advanced Drop-in Biofuels for Military Jets and Ships
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced nearly $18 million in four innovative pilot-scale biorefineries in California, Iowa and Washington that will test renewable biofuels as a domestic alternative to power our cars, trucks, and planes that meet military specifications[Read More…]
EPA Honors Winners of First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge
University of Florida and Illinois Institute of Technology lead in design of green infrastructure on campus WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the four winners of the Campus RainWorks Challenge, a new design challenge created to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and[Read More…]
