Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012. SECRETARY CLINTON:Well, welcome to the State Department, to the Benjamin Franklin Room. Benjamin Franklin was not only our first diplomat, but our first great scientist. So I think he would be particularly pleased that we would be holding such an important gathering here today while he looks[Read More…]
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Secretary Chu Highlights All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy in Senate Budget Testimony
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2012. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama’s $27.2 billion Fiscal Year 2013 budget request in testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. In his first hearing since the FY13 budget request was sent to Congress, Secretary Chu emphasized the President’s[Read More…]
Energy Department and Department of Commerce Announce $1.3 Million for Clean Energy Workforce
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012. As part of the President’s blueprint for an American economy built to last, the Energy Department and the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program have announced up to $1.3 million for training programs to provide commercial building professionals[Read More…]
Groups File Lawsuit to Halt Tree-Cutting Along Controversial Pipeline Route
Company begins clearing forest in PA’s Endless Mountains before satisfying pre-construction requirements New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012. Residents are suing to halt tree-cutting along the route of a controversial gas pipeline through the Endless Mountains region of Northeast Pennsylvania. Represented by the nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice, members of Pennsylvania[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012. THE PROBLEM Pollutants that are short-lived in the atmosphere such as methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) together account for approximately one-third of current global warming, have significant impacts on public health, the environment, and world food productivity. THE POTENTIAL Fast action to reduce short-lived climate[Read More…]
Inspections Find 40% of Farmers Planting Bt Corn Fail to Manage for Resistance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012. Newly released data indicates that more than 40% of American farmers who planted certain varieties of genetically engineered (GE) corn in 2011 failed inspections to verify compliance with mandatory management practices to prevent insect resistance. The farmers involved planted corn varieties that are genetically engineered to[Read More…]
Green Economy Key to Overcoming Resource Constraints in Asia-Pacific – UN
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 February 2012. Countries in the Asia-Pacific region could overcome the constraints of limited resources by making the transition from dependence on traditional means of production to a more sustainable green economy, according to a joint report unveiled today by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The[Read More…]
Millions of People to Receive Solar Energy Access Through UN-backed Initiative
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 February 2012. A Mauritius-based company announced today that it will provide access to low-cost solar energy for 33 million people in Africa and Asia for the next four years, as part of a United Nations-backed initiative to fight poverty. The solar energy provider, ToughStuff, will expand access to[Read More…]
Hundreds of Lipsticks Contaminated With Lead, Reports New FDA Study
Levels up to twice as high as previously reported; L’Oreal worst offender Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012. A new analysis of lead in lipstick conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals that the problem of lead in lipstick is worse and more widespread than previously reported. The new study[Read More…]
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Off Coast of Oregon
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey reports a 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck this evening off the coast of Oregon. Rumbling at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 09:31:20 PM (CST), the quake hit 256 km (159 miles) W of Coos Bay, Oregon;[Read More…]
