Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011.  U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced $26.6 million in funding for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower. This funding is focused on development of innovative technologies that can[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011.  Three officials of Ecological Systems, Inc. (ESI),  an oil reclamation company that operated a centralized waste treatment facility in Indianapolis, IN, were sentenced  in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana  for felony violations of the Clean Water Act. The prosecution stemmed from ESI’s intentional discharges of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011.  Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29. The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Formaldehyde, a poison and a common molecule throughout the universe, is likely the source of the solar system’s organic carbon solids — abundant in both comets and asteroids. Scientists have long speculated about how the organic, or carbon-containing, material became a part of the solar system’s fabric. New[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – The top United Nations climate change official today urged countries to tackle the key issues of emission reduction targets as well as funding and technology to assist developing nations tackle global warming, as the first UN negotiations for this year got under way in Bangkok.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011 James Barbour, NOAA fishing gear researcher, holds a swordfish. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today declared the month of April as Earth Month, after delivering the keynote address at the 3rd Annual Sustainable Schools Symposium at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. The Governor also presented this year’s Environmental Hero Awards to groups and individuals who have shown[Read More…]

Landover, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011 – 12:33 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Hello, everybody.  Thank you so much.  Everybody, please have a seat. I am thrilled to be here, proud to be joined here today by two of our outstanding Cabinet Secretaries, Steven Chu and Ray LaHood.  Where are Steven[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011 – United Nations experts have recommended that two pesticides, one severely hazardous pesticide formulation and three industrial chemicals be added to a trade “watch list” under a UN-backed treaty aimed at helping poorer countries more effectively manage potentially harmful imported substances. The Rotterdam Convention on the[Read More…]

Public-Private Partnership to Engage Large Commercial Fleets to Significantly Reduce Petroleum Use Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011.  In 2008, America imported 11 million barrels of oil a day. On Wednesday, the President announced a bold goal of cutting that amount by one-third by 2025. To achieve this goal we will harness[Read More…]