WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. Across the country, household leaks waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water per year – enough to supply the water needs of Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles combined. Easily corrected household leaks can increase homeowners’ water bills by 12 percent. To help consumers find and repair[Read More…]
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Humans Must Change Behaviour to Save Bees, Vital for Food Production – UN Report
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2011 – The potentially disastrous decline in bees, a vital pollinating element in food production for the growing global population, is likely to continue unless humans profoundly change their ways, from the use of insecticides to air pollution, according to a United Nations report released today. “The[Read More…]
Insights from Oil Spill Air Pollution Study Have Applications Beyond Gulf
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. The oil slick, seen from the window of the Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft. Best known as one of NOAA’s “hurricane hunters,” the plane was outfitted with chemistry instruments for a mission in California during the spring of 2010. NOAA diverted it to the Gulf for[Read More…]
The Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to Lawrence J. Gumbiner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development represents an important opportunity for the international community to advance sustainable and inclusive economic development. The green economy offers a path to[Read More…]
Commerce Department Announces Launch of i6 Green Challenge to Promote Clean Energy Innovation and Economic Growth
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and its Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship today announced the opening of its $12 million i6 Green Challenge in partnership with the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, and Commerce’s[Read More…]
New Fellowship Programs to Support Innovative Research and Ensure U.S. Leadership in Clean Energy
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the launch of two new fellowship programs designed to attract the country’s best and brightest scientific minds to work on advanced clean energy technologies. The two fellowship programs – the Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and the SunShot Initiative[Read More…]
New, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle to Run on Compressed Natural Gas Expected to Result in 900 U.S. Jobs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy finalized a nearly $50 million loan to The Vehicle Production Group LLC. The loan will support the development of the six-passenger MV-1, a purpose-built wheelchair accessible vehicle that will run on compressed natural gas. [Read More…]
New Robot System to Test 10,000 Chemicals for Toxicity
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. Several federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, today unveiled a new high-speed robot screening system that will test 10,000 different chemicals for potential toxicity. The system marks the beginning of a new phase of an ongoing collaboration, referred to as Tox21, that is working[Read More…]
NIH Urges — Be Kind to Your Kidneys!
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. Kidney disease can lead to heart disease, and vice versa. And on World Kidney Day, Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases asks people to consider the link, and what they can do to protect kidney[Read More…]
State Provides New Information to Help Illinoisans Make Better Decisions About Health Care Providers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. Illinoisans are now able to find more information that can help them decide where to go for medical care. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold today announced several updates to the Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care Web site,[Read More…]
