Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013. Today the Center for American Progress, the Stimson Center, and the Center for Climate and Security convened a discussion with Thomas Friedman and Anne-Marie Slaughter on a newly released collection of essays titled “The Arab Spring and Climate Change.” While the Arab Spring was not caused[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013.  Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) announced last Wednesday that he intends to co-sponsor a bill in Congress along with Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) to mandate the labeling of food containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients in the U.S. Earlier this week, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations[Read More…]

Earthjustice says pesticides pose a threat to salmon and related species. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. Last week a U.S. Court of Appeals found that pesticide restrictions to protect endangered salmon and steelhead proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in its Biological Opinion (BiOp) were “arbitrary and[Read More…]

Less sea ice and more ship traffic means new charts needed for safety NOAA’s planned charts of the Arctic. Download here (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has issued an updated Arctic Nautical Charting Plan, as a major effort to improve inadequate chart coverage for[Read More…]

May lead to better protection for depleted species Female spawning Red Hind Grouper.  Download here (Credit:University of Puerto Rico/NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013.  NOAA-funded research in the Caribbean is using the underwater sounds of reef fish, such as groupers, to identify areas where they gather to spawn — a behavior[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. The Center for American Progress today released “Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in the Amazon and the Andes,” which examines the interactions of climate change, environmental degradation, migration, and conflict in the Amazon, the tropical savannahs of Brazil and Bolivia, and the arid coastal plain of[Read More…]

National Harbor, MD–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. Today, at the fourth annual Energy Innovation Summit of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), Deputy Director Cheryl Martin announced that ARPA-E projects have demonstrated major technical successes and shown significant market engagement after just four years since the agency began[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013.  The world’s most commonly used synthetic insect repellent is not as effective as it once was, according to scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. While researchers found DEET to be an effective repellent after an initial application, subsequent rounds of testing mere hours[Read More…]

AccuWeather.com State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a storm spreading blizzard conditions from northwestern Texas to northern Missouri and southern Iowa to start the week will target a swath of the Midwest Tuesday with disruptive heavy snow or a wintry mix. The storm hitting the Midwest during the middle of the week[Read More…]