Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2012 Screen shot of new USS Monitor 150th Anniversary website. Website link (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today launched a new website highlighting the 150-year history of the USS Monitor on the anniversary of the ship’s launch. The website http://monitor.noaa.gov/150th, takes viewers from the iconic[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2012. The Rodale Institute has published a new technical bulletin containing information and resources to assist farmers in transitioning to diversified organic no-till cropping systems. No-till practices are highly effective for preventing soil erosion and can also decrease labor requirements and fuel use, but they typically depend on[Read More…]

The new north hiking bridge in Thorn Creek Nature Preserve was completed in December, thanks to a grant from the American Hiking Association, the Capital Fund of Friends of Thorn Creek Woods, donations in memory of the late Joe Hanes, and the work of the Village of Park Forest and[Read More…]

Last summer’s Community Garden at St. Irenaeus Church. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2012. The Village of Park Forest and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are in the process of drafting a Sustainability Plan.  Proposed goals have been drafted and are currently available on the Village’s[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2012. SafeLawns followers are celebrating a victory today. Succumbing to a barrage of criticism from the environmental community — and in the wake of a guilty plea from Scotts Miracle Gro in federal court — the National Wildlife Federation announced to members this afternoon that is would end[Read More…]

SWITZERLAND–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2012.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of private investment to ensure universal and sustainable energy access, as he called on business leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, to mobilize their resources and strengthen their partnerships with the public and non-governmental sectors to achieve this goal. “By providing sustainable[Read More…]

Florida utility seeks to cancel nuclear construction plans while leaving customers on the hook for hundreds of millions as Iowa legislators consider allowing a similar swindle IOWA –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012. News that Florida utility Progress Energy plans to cancel the construction contract for its proposed nuclear reactors in Levy County[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012.  UPDATE: Petition Asks NWF to Say No to Scotts’ Sponsorship: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-nwf-from-partnering-with-scottsmonsanto/ HOW’S THIS FOR SUSPICIOUS TIMING? On the same week Scotts Miracle Gro tried to buy an image upgrade by sponsoring the National Wildlife Federation, word has come out of a federal court that the company will[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012.  The National Research Council (NRC) released a report on Wednesday, finding that, despite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Just one day later, a lawsuit was filed in court[Read More…]

Provides first detailed look into complex dino behaviour Toronto, ON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus—revealing significant clues about the evolution of complex reproductive behaviour in early dinosaurs. The newly unearthed dinosaur nesting ground[Read More…]