Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2015. Today, President Obama will travel to New London, Connecticut to deliver the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy. During his speech, the President will speak to the importance of acting on climate change and the risks to national security this global threat poses.[Read More…]

Bill Would Require Department of Energy to Conduct Study to Quantify Cost Savings, Increasing Use of Energy Efficiency Technologies Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015.  Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have introduced a bipartisan bill directing the U.S. Department of Energy to quantify the cost savings from operational[Read More…]

Answers requests for earlier information to assist planning This graphic illustrates, thru the red bar, what the projected HABS bloom range for 2015 will be in comparison to the final bloom size of blooms over the previous 15 years. The wider portion of the red bar is the most likely[Read More…]

Applications accepted for ocean, fisheries programs through July (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015.  Two new NOAA grant programs will help coastal communities and their managers create on-the-ground projects to make them more resilient to the effects of extreme weather events, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions. This builds on[Read More…]

Larger turbines will open up an additional one-fifth of the land area of the United States Turbines at the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado. The 2013 Wind Technologies Market Report includes a new chapter that focuses on trends in wind turbine nameplate capacity, hub height, rotor diameter, class,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015 – Two experts from the Natural Resources Defense Council will testify today on Capitol Hill, calling on lawmakers to support the Clean Power Plan as well as to back legislation that promotes renewable sources of energy. In separate testimony, they said the Environmental Protection Agency’s historic plan to curb carbon pollution[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015.  Last week in Denver, Colorado a U.S. District Court judge handed down a preliminary decision that may dramatically alter how marijuana is grown across the state. On Friday, Judge John Madden sided with the Denver Department of Environmental Health (DDOH), refusing to lift a quarantine that has[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPSF)–May 19, 2015 By: John P. Holdren Pollinators are critical to the Nation’s economy, food security, and environmental health. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year, and helps ensure that our diets include ample fruits, nuts, and vegetables. This tremendously[Read More…]

Power lines in Bulgaria. Photo: World Bank/Boris Rumenov Balabanov NEW  YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2015 – Renewable energy generation and energy efficiency improvements will need to accelerate dramatically if the world is to achieve universal access to sustainable energy by 2030, according to a United Nations-backed report released today as senior leaders[Read More…]

Targeted drought funding builds on substantial drought relief efforts WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest approximately $21 million in additional Farm Bill dollars to help farmers and ranchers apply science-based solutions to mitigate the short and long[Read More…]