Artist impression of European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 October 2011 ESA PR 24 2011 – A public–private partnership contract signed with Astrium means that ESA is moving ahead with an independent, European satellite system that will speed up the transmission of large quantities of data beginning in 2014.[Read More…]
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Nobel Prize for Physics 2011 Announced
Stockholm-(ENEWSPF)- This year’s Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to US and Australian pioneers of astrophysics for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae. Saul Perlmutter from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded half of[Read More…]
Cities on the Frontline of Global Fight Against Climate Change, UN Officials Warn
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 October 2011. United Nations officials today urged the international community to take action against mounting threats posed by climate change on the world’s urban areas, warning that climate-related events could force up to 200 million people worldwide to flee their homes by 2050. But the officials also[Read More…]
Report Assesses Scientific Water-Monitoring and Modeling Systems and Calls for Modernization to Help Sustain Water Supplies
Improvements Needed to Help Water Managers Address Impacts of Climate Change and Other Stressors on Water Resources WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. The Department of the Interior today released a report that assesses the status of scientific information available to help understand the impacts of climate change and other stressors on[Read More…]
Book Excerpt: RILE . . . The Thinking Man’s Approach to Weed Control
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. Out on the road last week after an extended period at home or in my office, I was reminded that not EVERYONE understands the principles of organic lawn care. It’s often easy to get comfortable in one’s cocoon and it’s useful to be reminded that, many[Read More…]
New Film Reveals Child Farmworkers’ Exposure to Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. A new film highlights North Carolina farmworker children’s stories about being sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in the field. Overworked & Under Spray: Young Farm Workers’ Pesticide Stories features interviews with six high school-age children about their experiences working in the fields in eastern NC.[Read More…]
Keystone XL: New Documents Reveal Bias and Complicity at State Department
Friends of the Earth responds with call for Obama to revoke pipeline permitting authority from State Department WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. Documents made public this morning by Friends of the Earth provide definitive evidence that the State Department’s review of a controversial proposed oil pipeline has been irreparably tainted by[Read More…]
Landscape Sustainability: Examples in Three States
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011 On Day 2 of the Mid-Atlantic tour an organic landscape roundtable discussion hosted by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society included PHS project managers Mark Paronish and Julie Snell, along with SafeLawns founder Paul Tukey, Glenstone horticulturist Patricia Manke and organic lawn guru Barry Draycott of New Jersey. I[Read More…]
‘Artificial Leaf’ Makes Fuel From Sunlight
Solar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. Cambridge, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. An ‘artificial leaf’ made by Daniel Nocera and his team, using a silicon solar cell with novel catalyst materials bonded to its two sides, is shown in[Read More…]
ESA Centrifuge Opens Door to High-Gravity Worlds
The LDC in action EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 September 2011 Astronauts’ jobs sometimes weigh heavy on them: crews returning from space briefly endure ‘g-loading’ more than four times Earth normal. Scientists interested in hypergravity need to create it for minutes, days or even weeks at a time. Fortunately, ESA’s Large Diameter Centrifuge does[Read More…]
