Antarctica’s ice loss EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2014.  Three years of observations from ESA’s CryoSat satellite show that the Antarctic ice sheet is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice each year – twice as much as when it was last surveyed. The polar ice sheets are a major contributor to the[Read More…]

Analysis by Sierra Club and PowerShift (Germany) reveals threats of Transatlantic trade WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  A draft negotiating text of energy provisions in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union was leaked online today, just as the fifth round of negotiations[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  Beyond Pesticides is pleased to announce that videos from Advancing Sustainable Communities: People, pollinators and practices, the 32nd National Pesticide Forum, held April 11-12, 2014 in Portland, OR are now available to view online! The Forum, convened by Beyond Pesticides, Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  Two Roosevelt University community members who took bikes to work during the recent April 21-25 Chicagoland Bike2Campus Week have won one-year Divvy bike memberships. CJ Dillon (at left), chief operating officer of the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University, and Lawrence Howe (below), professor of English and chair[Read More…]

Xbox One, PS4 Guzzle Massive Amounts of Electricity Nationwide When No One’s Using Them SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014 – The latest-generation game consoles are on track to cost American consumers $1 billion annually in utility bills–$400 million of that in standby mode when no one is using them–and devour enough[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  Today, the Center for American Progress released the latest report in a series on the intersecting phenomena of climate, migration, and security. This new report examines the implications of this nexus in five Chinese hotspots and discusses their impact on domestic and regional policy. “If China[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  A survey by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) finds that consumption of organic products has continued to increase at a monumental pace. A growing organic sector is important as it creates healthier options for consumers, better working conditions for farmworkers, and more sustainable environment. As organic continues[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) today announced the national champions of the America’s Home Energy Education Challenge (AHEEC), a student competition created to help families save money by saving energy. The sixth grade class from South Ripley Elementary School[Read More…]

Marin Protest Highlights Dumping of Fracking Chemicals Into California’s Ocean INVERNESS, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014.  Wearing hazmat suits and carrying boogie boards, anti-fracking activists with the Center for Biological Diversity, Mainstreet Moms and 350 Marin will protest today at noon outside a California Coastal Commission meeting at the Inverness Yacht Club,[Read More…]

American Discovery Trail Stretches 6,800 Miles from Delaware to California WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Monday introduced legislation to bring national recognition to the American Discovery Trail – the nation’s only coast-to-coast, non-motorized recreational trail. The National Discovery Trails Act of 2014 would make[Read More…]