Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012. The Center for American Progress today released the testimony of Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow and Director of Climate Change Policy, before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on “The American Energy Initiative: A Focus on Rising Gas Prices.” An excerpt: The recent spike in[Read More…]
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Fact Sheet: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy
President Obama Announces $1 billion National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of clean, advanced vehicles and expansion of advanced vehicle tax credit Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012. During the State of the Union Address, the President laid out a blueprint for a new era of American energy – an economy[Read More…]
Environmental Group Sues EPA To Get The Lead Out Of Aviation Gasoline
Clean Air Act requires EPA to act as lead emissions from aviation fuel continue to endanger public health Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012. Friends of the Earth, a leading advocate for a healthy environment, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency today after the agency did not reply to a[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Support Swinomish Tribe Battle to Protect Skagit River and Salmon
Friend of the court brief challenges state’s attempt to create loophole in stream protection laws Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012. Today, Earthjustice and the Center for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP) filed an friend of the court brief with the Washington State Court of Appeals in support of the Swinomish Indian[Read More…]
New Exhibition Presents Rarely Seen Ancient Remains “Unwrapped” Through Latest Technology
An unprecedented and limited-time exhibition will be on display at The Field Museum starting February 17 and running through April 22, 2012. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)-Opening the Vaults: Mummies is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the public to view over 20 mummified individuals from Egypt and Peru held in The Field Museum’s[Read More…]
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: A&M Astronomers Help Find Distant Galaxy Cluster to Shed Light on Early Universe
COLLEGE STATION-(ENEWSPF)- A decade ago, Houston businessman and philanthropist George P. Mitchell was so certain there were big discoveries to be made in physics and astronomy and that they should come out of Texas A&M University, he put money on it, endowing the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute[Read More…]
Genghis Khan Invades Chicago
Special Exhibition Opens at The Field Museum through September 3, 2012 Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An unrivaled conqueror who changed the course of world culture is the subject of new exhibition at The Field Museum. Genghis Khan (Feb. 24 through Sept. 3, 2012) showcases the largest single collection of 13th century Mongolian[Read More…]
Galaxy Cluster Hidden in Plain View
Pasadena, CA–(ENEWSPF)- A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant cluster of red galaxies ever observed using FourStar, a new and powerful near-infrared camera on the 6.5m Magellan Baade Telescope. The galaxy cluster is located 10.5 billion light years away in the direction of the constellation Leo. It is[Read More…]
Life-Threatening Germ Poses Threat Across Medical Facilities
CDC highlights steps to prevent spread of deadly C. difficile bacteria, which impacts patients in nursing homes and outpatient care, not just hospitals For Clinicians: 6 Steps to Prevention Prescribe and use antibiotics carefully. About 50% of all antibiotics given are not needed, unnecessarily raising the risk of C. difficile[Read More…]
World Meets Goal of Boosting Access to Clean Water but Lags on Better Sanitation – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 March 2012. The goal of reducing by half the number of people without access to safe drinking water has been achieved, well ahead of the 2015 deadline for reaching the globally agreed development targets aimed at ridding the world of extreme poverty, hunger and preventable diseases, the United[Read More…]
