NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 May 2011.  Renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind, biomass and hydropower could meet nearly 80 per cent of the world’s energy supplies by 2050 if governments pursue policies that harness their potential, a United Nations-backed report released today says. The findings of more than 120 researchers working[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011.  Historic flooding, a record-breaking tornado outbreak and devastating wildfire activity made April 2011 a month of historic climate extremes across much of the United States, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. The average U.S. temperature in April was 52.9[Read More…]

New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011.  In much of the U.S., May is peak migration month. Birds of every kind – songbirds, raptors, and shorebirds – fly from their winter homes in the south to their summer breeding grounds in places as far north as the Arctic. Along the way they[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011.  As part of the Obama Administration’s comprehensive plan to address rising gas prices, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a total of $47 million to fund eight research and development projects that will support the production of biofuels, bioenergy and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011 – The Prince of Wales told an audience of students and faculty at Georgetown University today that the model of food production prevalent in the 21st century world just doesn’t work. “We will have to develop much more sustainable, or durable forms of food production because the[Read More…]

Washington—(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011 – Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank Group today issued the following statement on the new report by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, the scientific arm of the eight-nation Arctic Council.  “The findings in the new report from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment[Read More…]

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar released the 2011 State of the Birds Report, the nation’s first assessment of birds on lands and waters owned by the American people. The findings indicate tremendous potential for bird conservation: publicly owned habitats support at least half of the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. (BP Alaska) will pay a $25 million civil penalty and carry out a system-wide pipeline integrity management program as part of a settlement for spilling more than 5,000 barrels of crude oil from the company’s pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska in[Read More…]

Oak Ridge, Tenn.–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011.  Today the Department of Energy dedicated the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), an advanced research facility that will accelerate the advancement of nuclear reactor technology. CASL researchers are using supercomputers to study the performance of light water reactors and to develop[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 May 2011 – Warning of the consequences of unsustainable consumption and production on the world’s ecosystems, a senior United Nations official today urged Member States to agree on a plan to promote a more efficient and safer use of the Earth’s resources. “We need to change our consumption[Read More…]