Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Thank you so much, and welcome, everyone, to the State Department for this World Water Day event. I am delighted to have this opportunity with so many partners and colleagues who care deeply about this essential issue to mark this day, and to talk further about[Read More…]

Conservation groups look to states and Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen standards, shortening timeline, and address loopholes CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  After more than a decade of debate, the Coast Guard is taking steps to address the scourge of invasive species that have been damaging America’s most vulnerable coastal and inland[Read More…]

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced new funding to advance the development of American-made small modular reactors (SMRs), an important element of the President’s energy strategy.  A total of $450[Read More…]

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced a new $14.2 million effort at the Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for advanced vehicles[Read More…]

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the Administration’s all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The projects funded[Read More…]

Cushing, Oklahoma–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012 – 10:22 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Oklahoma!  (Applause.)  Well, it’s good to be here.  Everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  AUIDENCE MEMBER:  I love you, Mr. President! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back.  It’s wonderful to see you. It is good to be back in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Expediting Review of Pipeline Projects from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Port Arthur, Texas, and Other Domestic Pipeline Infrastructure Projects In an economy that relies on oil, rising prices at the pump affect all of us.  With crude oil[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2012.  In 2010, 3.1 million jobs in the United States were associated with the production of green goods and services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Green Goods and Services (GGS) jobs are found in businesses that produce goods and provide services that benefit the[Read More…]

Nile Basin EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2012.  Today is World Water Day, and satellite observations are indispensible for monitoring our water resources. ESA’s TIGER initiative is supporting Africa in monitoring precious water assets by exploiting satellite information.  The demand for water is growing inexorably. Access to water is vital – not only[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012.  Yesterday, commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations filed an emergency legal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend use of a pesticide that is linked to honey bee deaths, urging the agency to adopt safeguards. The legal petition, which specifies the pesticide clothianidin, is[Read More…]