SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Center for Minority Health Services is sponsoring health fairs, testing events and symposiums statewide to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS, to encourage HIV testing and to reduce stigmas associated with HIV/AIDS among African-American[Read More…]
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Salazar, Chu Announce Major Offshore Wind Initiatives
NORFOLK, VA–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced major steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities for up[Read More…]
Plans for 150 New Coal Plants Scrapped – Transition to Clean Energy Picks Up Steam
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Purdue University has cancelled plans for a new campus coal plant, making the plant the 150th to be defeated or abandoned since the beginning of the coal rush in 2001. Thanks in part to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, in the last two years no[Read More…]
NOAA Investigations Into Mislabeling Seafood Protects Consumers and Fishermen
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Seafood consumers and the law-abiding fishermen who catch that seafood gained a big victory last week when a complex NOAA Office of Law Enforcement investigation into conspiracy, misbranding and smuggling resulted in two guilty pleas in federal court. This case is the latest of three Lacey[Read More…]
Atom-Thick Sheets Unlock Future Technologies
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–4 February 2011. A new way of splitting layered materials, similar to graphite, into sheets of material just one atom thick could lead to revolutionary new electronic and energy storage technologies. An international team, led by Oxford University and Trinity College Dublin scientists, has invented a versatile method for[Read More…]
Governor Quinn, Mitsubishi Motors Announce Innovative Partnership to Promote Sustainability
NORMAL, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the advancement of electric vehicle and renewable energy technologies in Illinois. As part of the agreement, Illinois will receive a limited number of Mitsubishi Motors “i” battery electric[Read More…]
DOE Pursues SunShot Initiative to Achieve Cost Competitive Solar Energy by 2020
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced additional details of the Department of Energy’s “SunShot” initiative to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent so that they are cost competitive at large scale with other forms of energy without subsidies[Read More…]
FDA Clears First Diagnostic Radiology Application For Mobile Devices
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. A new mobile radiology application cleared today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow physicians to view medical images on the iPhone and iPad manufactured by Apple Inc. The application is the first cleared by the FDA for viewing images and making medical[Read More…]
FDA Approves Drug to Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth in At-Risk Pregnant Women
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate) injection to reduce the risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy, in pregnant women with a history of at least one spontaneous preterm birth. The drug is not intended for use in[Read More…]
Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Regarding National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. On February 7, the nation will observe the 11th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the first reports of AIDS in the United States. Since the beginning of the epidemic, African Americans have been deeply affected by HIV.[Read More…]
