WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that it would be “insane” to construct the Keystone XL pipeline to ship the dirtiest oil on the planet from Canada’s tar sands region to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. “The scientific community is telling us that we have[Read More…]
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White House Fact Sheet: Growing the United States Electric Vehicle Market
The White House and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Private Sector Commitments to Cut Carbon Pollution and Reduce Our Dependence on Foreign Oil Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. The Obama Administration is committed to taking responsible steps to combat climate change and reduce our dependence on oil. That is why today,[Read More…]
Cost to Develop and Win Marketing Approval for a New Drug Is $2.6 Billion
BOSTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014 – Developing a new prescription medicine that gains marketing approval, a process often lasting longer than a decade, is estimated to cost $2,558 million, according to a new study by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. The $2,558 million figure per approved compound[Read More…]
Census Bureau Economic Data Show Electric Power Generation Using Renewable Energy Growing
Economic Census Statistics Now Available for the First Time on Wind, Geothermal, Biomass and Solar Electric Power Generation Download Renewable Energy Revenue [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. Revenues for electric power generation industries that use renewable energy resources rose 49.0 percent from $6.6 billion in 2007 to[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Minorities in Energy Industry Partner Network
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. At a forum marking the first anniversary of its Minorities in Energy Initiative (MIE), the Energy Department today announced the launch of its new Industry Partners Network. The network is comprised of energy-focused companies and trade associations joined by a common mission to increase engagement of[Read More…]
NIH-sponsored Study Identifies Superior Drug Regimen for Preventing Mother-to-child HIV Transmission
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. For HIV-infected women in good immune health, taking a three-drug regimen during pregnancy prevents mother-to-child HIV transmission more effectively than taking one drug during pregnancy, another during labor and two more after giving birth, an international clinical trial has found. The ongoing PROMISE (Promoting Maternal-Infant Survival[Read More…]
Feds Protect Vast Majority of George Washington National Forest from Oil & Gas Development
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014 —The U.S. Forest Service today released a management plan that protects the vast majority of Virginia’s George Washington National Forest from oil and gas development. While early news reports focused on the fact that the Forest Service will allow fracking in parts of the George Washington National[Read More…]
Leak at DuPont Chemical Plant Leads to Death of Four Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. Four workers died this past weekend when the valve on a container of methyl mercaptan, a compound used in the production of insecticides, fungicides, and plastics, malfunctioned at a La Porte, Texas chemical plant owned by DuPont. The chemical, which has a strong odor of rotten[Read More…]
Legal Action Prompts Feds to Analyze Risks to Northwest’s Endangered Species During Oil Spill Cleanups
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. In response to a notice of intent to sue from the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Columbia Gorge, the U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency will analyze the risks that oil-spill cleanup and containment actions pose to salmon, whales, sturgeon and other[Read More…]
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Lizard in Colorado
DENVER—(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to decide whether the Colorado checkered whiptail warrants consideration for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitioned for this lizard — along with 52[Read More…]
