Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011 – 5:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. It is great to have you here. What better place to hold our Great Outdoors event than right here, inside the East Room. (Laughter.) We thought it might be a little chilly for[Read More…]
Environmental
Pipeline Problems: Transporting Tar Sands Oil Increases Likelihood of Spills
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011. A report released today highlights the elevated risk of pipeline spills throughout the nation as a result of increasing imports of dangerous tar sands oil. “Transporting tar sands crude is much more dangerous than transporting traditional oil,” said Sierra Club Dirty Fuels Campaign Director Kate Colarulli.[Read More…]
Study: Ozone Layer’s Future Linked Strongly to Changes in Climate
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011. The ozone layer — the thin atmospheric band high-up in the stratosphere that protects living things on Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, not to be confused with damaging ozone pollution close to the ground — faces potential new challenges even as it continues its[Read More…]
Low Mow, No Mow Lawns: A Rundown
Cumberland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Lots of people in the U.S. seem to be in the mood these days to be rid of their lawn, or at least some of it. We get loads of questions about conversions to vegetable gardens, or to wildflower meadows. The volume of those questions dwarfs[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Presidential and House Budget Proposals
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Yesterday President Obama released his budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year. Late last week, House Republicans released their budget proposal or 2011 Continuing Resolution on funding for vital government programs. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club released the following statement: “The[Read More…]
NOAA: January 2011 Ranked 17th Warmest on Record
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Last month was the 17th warmest January for combined global land and ocean surface temperature since records began in 1880. La Niña, with its cooling effect on the central and eastern tropical Pacific, continues to be a factor in global ocean temperatures. The monthly analysis from[Read More…]
Illinois to Receive $61 Million in Environmental Cleanup Funds from Tronox, Inc.
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that Illinois will receive more than $61 million to initiate or continue environmental cleanup activities at several sites throughout the state contaminated by the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Co. Attorney General Madigan joined the federal government, 21 other states, the Navajo Nation[Read More…]
Great Backyard Bird Count Asks for Your Help
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2011. The 14th annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins this Friday, February 18, and extends through the holiday weekend until February 21. People of all ages and skill levels are needed to count birds in their yards, neighborhoods, or other locations across the United States and Canada.[Read More…]
President Obama’s Energy Budget Invests in Innovation, Clean Energy, and National Security Priorities
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama’s $29.5 billion Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Department of Energy, emphasizing that it is part of an Administration-wide plan to win the future by out-innovating, out-educating and out-building the rest of the world.[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Two Pesticides Associated With Parkinson’s Disease
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011. New research shows a link between use of two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson’s disease. People who used either pesticide developed Parkinson’s disease approximately 2.5 times more often than non-users. The study was a collaborative effort conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental[Read More…]
