Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2010. U.S Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the largest ever awards of the Department’s supercomputing time to 57 innovative research projects – using computer simulations to perform virtual experiments that in most cases would be impossible or impractical in the natural world. Utilizing two world-leading supercomputers[Read More…]
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Haiti: UN Warns Electoral Unrest Could Impede Efforts to Fight Cholera Epidemic
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 November 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a speedy solution to the political crisis in Haiti after yesterday’s first round of elections, warning that worsening security would hamper efforts to fight the cholera epidemic in a country already devastated by January’s earthquake. “The Secretary-General is concerned[Read More…]
Extremely Active Atlantic Hurricane Season was a ‘Gentle Giant’ for U.S.
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2010. According to NOAA the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends tomorrow, was one of the busiest on record. In contrast, the eastern North Pacific season had the fewest storms on record since the satellite era began. In the Atlantic Basin a total of 19 named storms[Read More…]
Secretary Chu: China’s Clean Energy Successes Represent a New ‘Sputnik Moment’ for America
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2010. In a speech at the National Press Club, U.S Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and requires a similar mobilization of America’s innovation machine so[Read More…]
NYTimes: Daily Pill Greatly Lowers AIDS Risk, Study Finds
From the New York Times: Healthy gay men who took an anti-AIDS pill every day were well protected against contracting H.I.V. in a study suggesting that a new weapon against the epidemic has emerged. In the study, published Tuesday by theNew England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that the men taking Truvada,[Read More…]
Greenhouse Gases Reach Record Levels, Could Rise Further, Warns UN Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2010 – The main greenhouse gases have reached their highest concentration levels since pre-industrial times, a United Nations climate research body said today. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2009 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin warns that carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have all increased their presence, increasing their[Read More…]
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Needs Stronger Response, Top UN Relief Official Stresses
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2010 – The top United Nations humanitarian official has stressed the need for a much stronger international and national response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti during a visit to the Caribbean nation. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) and its regional arm, the Pan-American Health Organization[Read More…]
Fifth Circuit Decision Finds Construction of Sandy Creek Coal Plant Unlawful
RIESEL, TX–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2010. The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the Texas Commission on Environmentally Quality (TCEQ) unlawfully approved the construction of the Sandy Creek coal plant in Riesel, Texas. The Sandy Creek plant, which would be a major source of hazardous air pollution including[Read More…]
Salazar Announces New Offshore Wind Initiative; Sierra Club Applauds Effort
BALTIMORE–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2010. Yesterday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new initiative by his agency to encourage development of offshore wind energy along the Atlantic Coast. Statement of Sierra Club Deputy Conservation Director Bruce Nilles: It’s encouraging to see the Interior Department taking serious steps to further accelerate the rapid[Read More…]
Oil Budget Press Call, November 24, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2010. On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the Federal Interagency Solutions Group, established at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard and authorized under a directive from the National Incident Commander (NIC), released a peer-reviewed report that details the scientific calculations of the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill Oil[Read More…]
