WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced that BOEMRE will hold the first oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.[Read More…]
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Department of Energy Offers Abengoa Bioenergy a Conditional Commitment for a $133.9 Million Loan Guarantee
Groundbreaking Cellulosic Ethanol Project Expected to Create Over 300 Jobs and Build Nation’s Capacity for Cellulosic Ethanol Production Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $133.9 million loan guarantee to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas LLC (ABBK) to[Read More…]
U.S. and Brazil Launch Strategic Energy Dialogue
Expanded energy cooperation to promote mutual economic growth, energy security BRASILIA, BRAZIL–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman joined with Dr. Márcio Zimmermann, Executive Secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, on Wednesday to launch the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue, a presidential-level[Read More…]
Department of Energy Finalizes $197 Million Loan Guarantee to SoloPower, Inc. for a Solar Manufacturing Facility
Project Expected to Create Over 700 Jobs and Create Greater Efficiencies in the Manufacturing of Photovoltaic Modules Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the Department has finalized a $197 million loan guarantee to SoloPower, Inc. The loan guarantee will support the construction and operation of state-of-the-art[Read More…]
Western Water Supply at Risk from Dual Impacts of Oil Shale Development and Climate Change
Cities & farms from Wyoming to Southern California could face water shortages due to oil shale development in the Colorado River Basin and a warming climate San Francisco, CA00*EBEWSOF(00August 19, 2011. Thirty million people from Wyoming to Southern California who depend on the Colorado River as a major source of[Read More…]
FDA Approves Adcetris to Treat Two Types of Lymphoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) to treat Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a rare lymphoma known as systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system. Adcetris is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines an antibody and[Read More…]
Compound Improves Health, Increases Lifespan of Obese Mice
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Researchers have reported that obese male mice treated with a synthetic compound called SRT1720 were healthier and lived longer compared to non-treated obese mice. The experimental compound was found to improve the function of the liver, pancreas and heart in mice. The National Institute on Aging[Read More…]
Who Will EPA Believe About Atrazine?
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. As the country awaits the results of the Environmental Protection Agency’s second review of atrazine since 2003, its manufacturer- Syngenta- is taking advantage of this feet-dragging process, funding research that exonerates the popular herbicide and submitting it to the EPA. According to Mother Jones Food and Ag[Read More…]
Chemical Levels Found to Be Higher in Children from Low Income Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are exposed to higher levels of a slew of environmental chemicals – some currently used and some long banned – than U.S. children from other socioeconomic backgrounds, finds a study of elementary school children from urban Minneapolis, Minn. The 7- to[Read More…]
Once Again, 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Seabed Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- Striking on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 05:36:32 UTC, 12:36:32 AM (CDT) – Central Daylight (Chicago), a 6.5 magnitude earthquake ° off the coast of Honshu, Japan. Located at 37.673°N, 141.716°E and a rather shallow depth of 43.6 km (27.1 miles), the epicenter was 99 km (61 miles)[Read More…]
