NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2011 – With 1.6 billion people in developing countries still lacking access to electricity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a global revolution to address the world’s energy challenges. “Our challenge is transformation. We need a global clean energy revolution – a revolution that makes energy available[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced yesterday a global Clean Air Act settlement with Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) that will cover all of NIPSCO’s coal-fired power plants, located in Chesterton, Michigan City, Wheatfield and Gary, Ind. NIPSCO has agreed to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an historic step by vetoing the water pollution permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Spruce No. 1 Mine project in West Virginia, one of the largest mountaintop removal mines ever proposed in Appalachia. With[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. NOAA has dispatched one of its highly specialized aircraft to collect atmospheric data over the North Pacific Ocean to enhance forecasts of winter storms for the entire North American continent. NOAA’s high-altitude, twin-engine Gulfstream IV-SP jet will be stationed at Yokota Air Force Base in Japan[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) has signed a settlement agreement in which it has agreed to invest approximately $600 million in pollution control technology to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.  The proposed[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2011. NOAA today submitted a report to Congress identifying six nations – Colombia, Ecuador, Italy, Panama, Portugal, and Venezuela – whose fishing vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2009 and/or 2010. This opens the way for continued consultations between the U.S. government and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2011. According to NOAA scientists, 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, beginning in 1880. This was the 34th consecutive year with global temperatures above the 20th century average. For the contiguous United States alone, the 2010 average annual temperature[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 12 – An astonishing 333 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2010, including 10 critically endangered black rhinos, according to South African national park officials. The annual total is the highest ever experienced in South Africa and nearly triple 2009 numbers when 122 rhinos were killed. An[Read More…]

New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011. Statement by David Yarnold, Audubon President, issued upon release of the final report: “The report uses two words the drillers didn’t want to hear: “systemic failure.” Make no mistake: the report says drillers are unprepared for disasters like this. Even after killing 11 and triggering the[Read More…]

Company Allegedly Charged Up To $549.95 for Worthless Environmental Labels Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011. The Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement that will put an end to the deceptive tactics of a company that allegedly sold worthless environmental certifications for hundreds of dollars, and falsely told more than 100 customers[Read More…]