Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2011.  February 2011 was near normal for both temperature and precipitation averaged across the contiguous United States, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued today. The February average temperature was 34.0 F, which is 0.7 F below the long-term (1901–2000) average. Last month’s[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2011.  The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced yesterday that is accepting applications until April 4 for two grant programs designed to promote green industry and energy efficiency and create jobs around the state. The department expects to award up to $15 million in grant funds[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2011.  U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday congratulated a team of researchers at the Department’s BioEnergy Science Center who have achieved yet another advance in the drive toward next generation biofuels: using bacteria to convert plant matter directly into isobutanol, which can be burned in regular car[Read More…]

Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011.  The Sierra Club announced today that this past weekend, the Washington State Senate approved a landmark agreement between the Sierra Club, Governor Chris Gregoire and TransAlta to phase out the state’s massive 1600MW coal plant between 2020 and 2025. This agreement continues Washington’s transition away from[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011.  NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) has launched a new interactive web page that shows the scope of coastal program investments and successes in NOAA’s 34 partner states and territories. Using the latest GIS/web technology, OCRM in Your State lets users click on[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011.  NASA’s Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach orbit. Telemetry indicated the fairing, the protective shell atop the Taurus XL rocket, did not separate as expected about three minutes after launch. The new Earth-observing satellite was[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011.  For the first time, data from electronic tags attached to marine animals will be incorporated into the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®). The addition of this biological component will help scientists better understand how marine animals move with the flow of tides and currents and[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011.  In recent months, a handful of Audubon members (five that we know of, to date) have received renewal offers from fraudulent companies asking them to renew or extend their membership to AUDUBON magazine. The following companies do not represent National Audubon Society, Inc: Publishers Billing[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011.  The United States today deposited its instrument of acceptance to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), becoming the 63rd member. IRENA formed in 2009 in response to growing international interest in the adoption of renewable energy technologies to meet the challenges of sustained economic growth,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the first Science for Our Nation’s Energy Future: Energy Frontier Research Centers Summit & Forum to be held on May 25-27, 2011, at the Renaissance Penn Quarter hotel in Washington D.C. The Summit will bring together scientists and[Read More…]