Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total lunar eclipse to start the day might just raise a few chilled spirits.[Read More…]
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UN Climate Change Chief Urges Nations to Act on Cancún Agreements
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 December 2010 – The United Nations climate change chief today called on countries to follow up on the recent conference in Cancún with higher global emissions cuts and the rapid launch of new institutions and funds. The agreements reached at the conference, which concluded in the Mexican city[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Appeals for More Funds to Fight Cholera, Sets Up Panel to Probe Its Origins
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 December 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to the world yesterday for more funds to fight the cholera epidemic in Haiti that has already killed more than 2,400 people and infected nearly 110,000 others, 55,000 of whom had to be hospitalized. At the same time, he announced the[Read More…]
Federal Oil Spill Response Transitions to Regional Structure, Releases Scientific Report
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. As planned and in coordination and consultation with state and local partners, the federal government’s response framework for the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill will transition on Friday, allowing for long-term response operations to be overseen by regional U.S. Coast Guard units rather than surge forces.[Read More…]
Department of Energy Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support World’s Largest Wind Project
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday that a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the world’s largest wind farm. The loan will finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, an 845-megawatt wind generation facility located in eastern Oregon sponsored[Read More…]
Salazar, Chu Announce Next Step in Nation’s March Toward Renewable Energy Future
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010. Today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a comprehensive environmental analysis that has identified proposed ‘solar energy zones’ on public lands in six western states most suitable for environmentally sound, utility-scale solar energy production. The detailed study, known as the[Read More…]
UN in Talks to Set Up Independent Panel of Experts to Probe Origin of Cholera in Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2010 – The United Nations is exploring the establishment of an international scientific panel to look into the source of the cholera epidemic in Haiti. “We are calling for an international panel and we are in discussions with WHO [the UN World Health Organization] to find the[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Civil Lawsuit Against Nine Defendants for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2010. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against nine defendants in the matter of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The lawsuit asks the court for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act and to declare eight of the defendants[Read More…]
Department of Energy Closes $400 Million Loan Guarantee for State of the Art Solar Manufacturing in Indiana and Colorado
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2010. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that a $400 million loan guarantee has been finalized for Abound Solar Manufacturing, LLC to manufacture state-of-the-art thin-film solar panels. The Abound Solar project represents the fifth Recovery Act project to close to date. The project, which includes facilities[Read More…]
Decoding Childhood Brain Cancer
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Childhood brain tumors have fewer genetic mutations than adult tumors, reports a new genomic analysis of medulloblastoma, a brain tumor that mainly affects children. Identifying recurrent genetic changes in human tumors can shed light onto how tumors of a given type arise, and ideally spur new ideas for[Read More…]
