Judge fails to grant extension sought by the EPA; Major victory for Florida’s environment Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. In a case with national implications, a Florida federal judge on Friday failed to grant an extension sought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the EPA has agreed to immediately propose[Read More…]
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City’s First Net Zero Energy Office Building Opens Doors for New Generation of Green Entrepreneurs and Sierra Club Florida Headquarters
St. Petersburg, FL–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012 —Today, the city of St. Petersburg—Florida’s inaugural green city—celebrated the grand opening of its first net zero energy, fully self-sustaining commercial office building located at 1990 Central Avenue in the city’s historic Grand Central District. The building now houses Sierra Club’s state headquarters and the[Read More…]
Audubon Issues Winter Bird Warning
Christmas Bird Counters Brace for Invasions from Canada New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. Binocular Brigades across the country are gearing up for Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) with high hopes of being invaded from the north again, as happened last winter when Snowy Owls were spotted in strange places.[Read More…]
Snow Cover Hits Record Lows
Snowy Italy EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2012 Santa Claus may someday need wheels for his sleigh – satellites show a decreasing amount of snow in the Northern Hemisphere. A new analysis of snow cover observed by satellites shows record lows in Eurasia for June each year since 2008. In addition,[Read More…]
Have Venusian Volcanoes Been Caught in the Act?
Is Venus volcanically active? EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2012 Six years of observations by ESA’s Venus Express have shown large changes in the sulphur dioxide content of the planet’s atmosphere, and one intriguing possible explanation is volcanic eruptions. The thick atmosphere of Venus contains over a million times as much[Read More…]
FDA Allows Lindane Use to Continue Despite Health Risks and Calls for a Ban
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dened a 2010 petition filed by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Pesticide Action Network North America (PAN) to ban the insecticide lindane, which is harmful to human health and ineffective in controlling lice and scabies. Pressure had[Read More…]
Team Led by Argonne National Lab Selected as DOE’s Advanced Battery and Energy Storage Hub
Energy Department Announces Team to Receive up to $120 Million Over 5 Years CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn was joined today by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce that a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Laboratory has been selected for an[Read More…]
Clearest Evidence Yet of Polar Ice Losses
EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 November 2012. Watch the animation in full resolution After two decades of satellite observations, an international team of experts brought together by ESA and NASA has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date. This study finds that the combined rate of ice[Read More…]
Kaiser Permanente Issues Warning on Genetically Engineered Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. A health care institution is weighing in to warn people about potential dangers of genetically engineered (GE) food. On the heels of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ warning on pesticides, the nation’s largest nonprofit health care plan, Kaiser Permanente, has published in its print newsletter, Partners[Read More…]
Ice Sheet Loss at Both Poles Increasing, Major Study Finds
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. An international team of experts supported by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has combined data from multiple satellites and aircraft to produce the most comprehensive and accurate assessment to date of ice sheet losses in Greenland and Antarctica and their contributions to sea level rise.[Read More…]
