Dissenting NRC chairman says approval amounts to acting ‘as if Fukushima never happened’ Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2012. Despite the opposition of its chair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last Thursday approved the first new construction of a new design of nuclear reactor since the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in 1979.[Read More…]
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40 Groups Call on Supporters to Oppose Keystone XL
24-hour Push Seeks Half a Million Petitions Against Climate-killing Pipeline TUCSON, Ariz.–(ENEWSPF)–February 13 – The Center for Biological Diversity joined more than 40 other environmental groups across the country today in a massive, 24-hour effort to express public opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. The campaign aims to gather 500,000[Read More…]
ESA’s New Vega Launcher Scores Success on Maiden Flight
EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2012. Liftoff of Vega VV01. PR 3 2012 – Vega, ESA’s new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after a successful qualification flight this morning from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With Vega extending the family of launchers available at[Read More…]
ESA’s New Vega Launcher Scores Success on Maiden Flight
EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2012. Liftoff of Vega VV01. PR 3 2012 – Vega, ESA’s new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after a successful qualification flight this morning from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With Vega extending the family of launchers available at[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Announces Winning Startup Companies for ‘America’s Next Top Energy Innovator’ Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Building on President Obama’s State of the Union address in which he discussed the Obama Administration’s commitment to supporting innovation and American companies, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the three winning startup companies – based on a public vote and an expert review –[Read More…]
White House Reaffirms Commitment to Contraceptive Services
Women get seamless coverage through their health plans Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, called the Obama administration’s announcement a reaffirmation of the commitment to ensuring contraceptive coverage. The Obama administration’s policy will make sure women of all faiths who work at religiously affiliated hospitals,[Read More…]
Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson Joins Drug Policy Alliance Honorary Board
Branson Joins Powerful Group that Includes Sting, Arianna Huffington, Russell Simmons, Former Heads of State, and former U.S. Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Surgeon General, Attorney General and Chairman of the Federal Reserve NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Virgin Group founder and social entrepreneur Richard Branson has joined the Honorary[Read More…]
Oral Arguments Presented in Landmark Organic Lawsuit Against Monsanto
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Federal District Court Judge Nancy Buchwald heard oral arguments on January 31 on a pre-trial motion filed by Monsanto to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) on behalf of family farmers, seed businesses, organic agricultural organizations, and environmental groups. The[Read More…]
Green Budget Outlines Ideas for Federal Environmental Investments
NRDC: ‘Budget Balances Needs of Today With the Wellbeing of Future Generations.’ WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. The annual “Green Budget” report, sent to Congress today, outlines key federal investments and cuts that will keep air and water clean, and wildlife and outdoor spaces protected. The Natural Resources Defense Council and more[Read More…]
Could Venus be shifting gear?
EU–(ENEWSPF)–10 February 2012. ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has discovered that our cloud-covered neighbour spins a little slower than previously measured. Peering through the dense atmosphere in the infrared, the orbiter found surface features were not quite where they should be. Using the VIRTIS instrument at infrared wavelengths to penetrate the[Read More…]
