Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has signed a partnership deal with Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, and with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit research organization that focuses on the electric power[Read More…]
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CDC Study Finds Suicide Rates Rise and Fall with Economy
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The overall suicide rate rises and falls in connection with the economy, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released online today by the American Journal of Public Health. The study, “Impact of Business Cycles on the U.S. Suicide Rates, 1928–2007” is the[Read More…]
Audubon Reports: Oil Persists, and So Do Concerns about Birds
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…]
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…]
