SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011.  Illinois Tree City USA and Tree Campus USA program participants are hailing the designation of 2011 as the “International Year of Forests” – an effort promoted by the United Nations to celebrate people’s actions  to sustainably manage the world’s forests. The “International Year of Forests 2011”[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2011.  Author McKay Jenkins has been a friend to SafeLawns ever since he agreed to appear in the film, A Chemical Reaction, to summarize America’s obsession with lawns. We were thrilled and honored when Jenkins and his publisher, Random House, included a long discussion of the SafeLawns movement[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) revealed today that it allowed the release of some 520 tons of highly radioactive waste water into the open ocean in early April. In response, Friends of the Earth condemned the nuclear company for hiding the information from authorities and the public[Read More…]

South Suburbs, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs would like to announce an exciting new partnership with Vintage Tech Recyclers.  The Chicago Heights Habitat for Humanity ReStore is pleased to inform local businesses and consumers of a new drop-off opportunity for old electronics. Chicagoland residents are now[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011.  Forecasters with NOAA’s National Weather Service have begun alerting local communities, emergency management agencies and water managers of the strong possibility heavy rain that will cause significant flooding early next week to main rivers and tributaries in parts of the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys. Rainfall[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011.  Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group will monitor oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011.  Eighteen national, regional and local lenders will participate in a new two-year pilot program that will offer qualified borrowers living in certain parts of the country low-cost loans to make energy-saving improvements to their homes. Backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), these new PowerSaver loans will[Read More…]

WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011.  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have partnered on a unique event to highlight the impacts of global climate change on the Himalayas. The Green Hiker-Green Planet Campaign, which includes a 4-day trek through the Langtang area in Nepal’s Sacred[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday announced that the state’s Michael A. Bilandic Building has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR award, recognizing it as one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the nation. The Bilandic Building in Chicago has increased its energy efficiency by nearly[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011.  U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $130 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be made available to develop five new program areas that could spark critical breakthrough technologies and secure America’s energy future. Today’s funding opportunity announcement[Read More…]