EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2011.      Assembly of the three-stage Soyuz The clock is ticking for the first Soyuz flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket, which will carry the first two satellites of Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit, is being prepared for launch on 20 October.  Final[Read More…]

TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011.  Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T), King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) have created the most efficient colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cell ever. The discovery is reported in the latest issue of Nature Materials.[Read More…]

GUATEMALA–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011.  The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck at 2 PM EDT (18:00 UTC) about 32 miles (53 km) southeast of Guatemala City. Evelyn Ruano, a spokesperson with the President’s office reported to CNN that, “We felt some strong termors. We heard[Read More…]

New Delhi—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2011.  The number of confirmed deaths has risen to 38 following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake and its aftershocks which struck along the border of India and Nepal. Thirty-one deaths were reported in India with seven others in Nepal, according to each nation’s Home Ministry. More than 90[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 September 2011.  A new United Nations report calls on countries in Asia and the Pacific to embark on a ‘green’ industrial revolution that takes advantage of improvements in resource efficiency so that they can prosper in the 21st century. The region currently accounts for more than half of[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011.  This article, published last Friday in Pittsburgh, offers a fairly thorough review of natural lawn care, including links to many excellent products: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/lifestyles/homegarden/s_757182.html Source: safelawns.org

MIT-led research demonstrates method that could allow inexpensive carbon materials to store the volatile gas at room temperature. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2011.  Hydrogen has long been considered a promising alternative to fossil fuels for powering cars, trucks and even homes. But one major obstacle has been finding lightweight, robust and[Read More…]

Delay Will Particularly Affect Latino Communities Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011.  Today the Sierra Club released a Spanish-language television ad rejecting President Obama’s decision to delay long overdue, life-saving protections from smog, an acidic air pollutant that contributes to bad air quality days, asthma attacks and severe respiratory illnesses.  View the[Read More…]

Friends of the Earth demands end to U.S. support of trade agreements that allow corporate-dominated tribunals to gut environmental protections Washington D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011.  A World Trade Organization tribunal in Geneva, Switzerland ruled yesterday, September 15, that the U.S. labeling system intended to prevent dolphins from being killed by commercial[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- An exclusive interview with Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, executive director of Haiti’s Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP), on fighting Monsanto and chemical-intensive agriculture. The interview was conducted August 26, 2011 by Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, and Marie-Jose Etheart, Beyond Pesticides supporter, collaborator and Kreyol translator. See the full story here: Haitian[Read More…]