Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011.  NOAA has awarded a team of scientists $182,982 for the first year of an anticipated four-year $703,777 project for research that could lead to an instrument, called a biofilter, that could break down harmful algal toxins in the Great Lakes into harmless byproducts. This project will[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011.  The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Subcommittee (SEAB) on Shale Gas Production released its second and final ninety-day report reviewing the progress that has been made in implementing the twenty recommendations in its initial report of August 18, 2011.  The Subcommittee was tasked with producing a[Read More…]

Obama administration delays, explores reroute of and plans new review of Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011.  The Obama administration announced today that it will delay its review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to explore a new route and conduct a new[Read More…]

NRDC: “Pollution Doesn’t Create Jobs, It Kills People” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011.  The Senate today rightly stopped two more assaults on clean air aimed at voiding the Environmental Protection Agency’s protections against dangerous smog, soot, mercury and other toxic pollution. S. 1720, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was aimed at[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011.  Two new studies released last week add further proof that the popularity of organic food is not just an elitist trend. One report by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), The 2011 U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Study, finds that 78 percent of U.S. families purchase[Read More…]

United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2011. An Oxford University study of climate change coverage in six countries suggests that newspapers in the UK and the US have given far more column space to the voices of climate sceptics than the press in Brazil, France, India and China. More than 80 per cent[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011   To upgrade a lawn with terrible soil beneath, we brought in a bulk delivery of compost last weekend. We used a landscape rake to spread the compost approximately one-quarter inch thick. With rain coming today, we’ll overseed with a layer of perennial ryegrass — which germinates[Read More…]

After meeting with EPA Administrator, Durbin calls on Interior Secretary and Commerce Committee to block attempts to circumvent environmental standards WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2011.   Following a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on Secretary of the Interior Ken[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2011.  A 2009 European Union (EU) report on pesticide residues, published yesterday by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), shows food on the European market is still heavily contaminated with cocktails of pesticides. The percentage of EU food in shops and markets with multiple residues remains at[Read More…]

Environmental Protection Agency Target of Thursday 12 Noon Demonstration from Occupy Washington, D.C. and No Fear Coalition Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011.  Protestors from a wide range of organizations led by the Occupy Washington, DC. org, the No FEAR Coalition, the National Whistleblower Center, net-We.org, Federal Alliance for Workplace Accountability, and[Read More…]