URI RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR NON-PESTICIDE APPROACHES TO SAVING LILIES Lily beetles attack Asiatic lilies, not daylilies, which are an unrelated plant. The adult lily leaf beetle is scarlet red and about the size of a lady bug. MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012.  Off the lawn topic today, but very much on the[Read More…]

Lower 48 also experienced record warm year-to-date and twelve-month periods Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012.  The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during May was 64.3°F, 3.3°F above the long-term average, making it the second warmest May on record. The month’s high temperatures also contributed to the warmest spring, warmest year-to-date,[Read More…]

Geoflow data EU–(ENEWSPF)–12 June 2012.  ESA astronaut André Kuipers is running experiments on the International Space Station that are shedding light on conditions deep inside Earth. Orbiting some 400 km above us, Geoflow is offering insights into the inner workings of our planet.   Descending 3000 km under our feet, Earth’s[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012.  As part of the Obama Administration’s blueprint for an American economy built to last, the Energy Department today announced new investments that support American leadership and global competiveness in manufacturing. The Energy Department awarded more than $54 million – leveraging approximately an additional $17 million in cost share from the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012.  Monsanto’s new drought tolerant corn, DroughtGard, reduces crop losses only modestly during moderate droughts, and will not reduce the crop’s water requirements, according to a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report finds that traditional breeding and improved farming practices have done[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012 – The recent completion of a $52 million project to rid Roxana Marsh of contaminated sediment will speed the recovery of Indiana’s Grand Calumet River, marking a step forward for one of the Great Lakes’ most complex Area of Concern cleanups. Representatives from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,[Read More…]

Event to highlight conservation and marine stewardship at NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012 The Sanctuary Classic is a free summer-long fishing and photo contest at all of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries to encourage families and youth to experience America’s great outdoors. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) NOAA’s Office of National Marine[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.  During a powerful solar blast on March 7, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected the highest-energy light ever associated with an eruption on the sun. The discovery heralds Fermi’s new role as a solar observatory, a powerful new tool for understanding solar outbursts during the sun’s maximum[Read More…]

NRDC: Countries need to do more, beginning with Rio+20 Earth Summit   WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012 – U.S. production of renewable energy has increased by more than 300 percent in the past decade, but the United States still lags far behind Europe and Indonesia and is only slightly ahead of Mexico in[Read More…]

Company to Exceed Current $20 Billion Goal by End of 2012; Sets New Internal Environmental Goals CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012–Bank of Americatoday announced a new 10-year,$50 billionenvironmental business goal to help address climate change, reduce demands on natural resources and advance lower-carbon economic solutions. The company also introduced significant new[Read More…]