Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a pesticide docket for information and reviews relevant to insect resistance management for plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) -plants engineered through biotechnology to express pesticidal properties. The agency intends to collect public information on insect resistance management and monitoring for[Read More…]

Upgrades Will Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs and Save Billions WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. President Obama today announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according[Read More…]

Wilderness Study Area must be protected from off-road vehicles Bozeman, MT–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011.  A federal appeals court has agreed with conservationists that the U.S. Forest Service must protect a wilderness study area adjoining the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park from damage and disruption caused by snowmobiles and dirt bikes.[Read More…]

Pledge to continue commitment to invest in energy-efficient retrofits and retraining of workers WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. The unprecedented investments in energy upgrades announced today as part of the presidential Better Buildings Challenge initiative will reinvigorate the economy, put Americans back to work on energy-saving retrofit projects, and build on the[Read More…]

Phlegra Montes on Mars ITALY–(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2011. New images from Mars Express show the Phlegra Montes mountain range, in a region where radar probing indicates large volumes of water ice are hiding below. This could be a source of water for future astronauts. Phlegra Montes is a range of gently curving[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. Happy Holidays . . . Louise Quigley has the seventh day of her Advent calendar marked for a not-so-warm celebration. She’s headed to court to defend her right to grow native plants on what some in the neighborhood think should be a traditionally mown lawn. While she[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011 NOAA Arctic StarDot NetCam – Monday, July 5, 2010. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state – one with warmer air and water temperatures, less[Read More…]

Binocular Brigades Volunteer Up & Down the Hemisphere    Jerry Acton – Northern Cardinal   New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from December 14, 2011 to January 5, 2012.   Tens of thousands of volunteers throughout[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, today Energy Secretary Steven Chu was joined by Lynn Jurich, the president and co-founder of the solar power company SunRun, and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to announce $12 million in funding for the awardees of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. In anticipation of forthcoming Environmental Protection Agency proposals for clean air standards, the Department of Energy today released a new report examining the potential impact those proposed standards could have on the reliability of our nation’s energy systems. The report compares compliance deadlines even more stringent[Read More…]