WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced that BOEMRE will hold the first oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.[Read More…]

Groundbreaking Cellulosic Ethanol Project Expected to Create Over 300 Jobs and Build Nation’s Capacity for Cellulosic Ethanol Production Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011.  U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $133.9 million loan guarantee to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas LLC (ABBK) to[Read More…]

Expanded energy cooperation to promote mutual economic growth, energy security BRASILIA, BRAZIL–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011.  U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman joined with Dr. Márcio Zimmermann, Executive Secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, on Wednesday to launch the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue, a presidential-level[Read More…]

Project Expected to Create Over 700 Jobs and Create Greater Efficiencies in the Manufacturing of Photovoltaic Modules Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011.  U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the Department has finalized a $197 million loan guarantee to SoloPower, Inc.  The loan guarantee will support the construction and operation of state-of-the-art[Read More…]

Cities & farms from Wyoming to Southern California could face water shortages due to oil shale development in the Colorado River Basin and a warming climate San Francisco, CA00*EBEWSOF(00August 19, 2011.  Thirty million people from Wyoming to Southern California who depend on the Colorado River as a major source of[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011.  As the country awaits the results of the Environmental Protection Agency’s second review of atrazine since 2003, its manufacturer- Syngenta- is taking advantage of this feet-dragging process, funding research that exonerates the popular herbicide and submitting it to the EPA. According to Mother Jones Food and Ag[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011.   Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are exposed to higher levels of a slew of environmental chemicals – some currently used and some long banned – than U.S. children from other socioeconomic backgrounds, finds a study of elementary school children from urban Minneapolis, Minn. The 7- to[Read More…]

Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- Striking on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 05:36:32 UTC, 12:36:32 AM (CDT) – Central Daylight (Chicago), a 6.5 magnitude earthquake ° off the coast of Honshu, Japan. Located at 37.673°N, 141.716°E and a rather shallow depth of 43.6 km (27.1 miles), the epicenter was 99 km (61 miles)[Read More…]

Fiji Region-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Surey issued a report on a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the Fiji Region of the South Pacific Ocean. Rumbling at a depth of 414.5 km (257.6 miles), the quake struck 283 km (175 miles) SSE of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna; 343 km[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. From the beginning of his Administration, President Obama has been a champion for the wise stewardship of America’s natural treasures, understanding the strong connection between the health of our lands and waters and the health of our economy. Smart, community-led conservation presents a tremendous opportunity to[Read More…]