New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. One year after the BP oil disaster began in the Gulf of Mexico, Audubon experts report that oil can still be found in gulf marshes and beaches that provide critical habitat for at-risk birds. Recent trips through Louisiana’s Barataria Bay revealed tar balls on beaches[Read More…]
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Enabling Coal Exports Clouds Environmental and Economic Goals
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress released the report “Coal-Fired Conflict: Enabling Exports Clouds Environmental and Economic Goals,” by Kate Gordon and Tom Kenworthy. The report details the escalating battle over proposals to construct coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, the Obama administration’s leases of[Read More…]
DOE Announces Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, EcoCar2: Plugging into the Future
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. Today, at the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Mich., U.S. Department of Energy’s Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCar2: Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams that were selected to participate. EcoCar2[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Large Brain Aneurysms
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System for surgery on brain aneurysms that are difficult to manage because of their size and shape. An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, which can rupture as[Read More…]
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Dialogue Lacking Between Patients, Providers
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. Despite their high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Americans over the age of 50 often do not discuss CAM use with their health care providers, a survey indicates. The results, from AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute: Comparing Chernobyl and Fukushima Fact Sheet
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 6:30 P.M. EDT.NEI has posted a new fact sheet, “Comparing Chernobyl and Fukushima.” The key facts show that although the events at the Fukushima nuclear plant and the Chernobyl accident are both at a level 7 according to the International Nuclear and[Read More…]
NASA Announces New Homes For Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
Various Shuttle Artifacts Allocated to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the country to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers.[Read More…]
CAP Announces New Public Lands Project, Ocean Program
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) announces the recently formed Public Lands Project and Ocean Program. These projects build on the Center’s long history of working to advance a more sustainable economy—one that promotes environmental protection, energy security, and economic prosperity. “By folding these new[Read More…]
IL House Unanimously Passes Legislation to Protect Children in IL Classrooms from Deadly Allergic Reaction
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined state Rep. Chris Nybo in praising today’s passage of critical legislation to protect Illinois school children who suffer from severe allergies. House lawmakers voted 113-0 today to send to the Senate a bill that would allow school nurses in public and private[Read More…]
First Galaxies Were Born Much Earlier Than Expected
The giant cluster of elliptical galaxies in the centre of this image contains so much dark matter mass that its gravity bends light. This means that for very distant galaxies in the background, the cluster’s gravitational field acts as a sort of magnifying glass, bending and concentrating the distant object’s[Read More…]
