Though not as extreme as last year, new report by NOAA and partners finds that the Arctic continues to show evidence of a shift to a new warmer, greener state Temperature anomalies for June-August 2013 compared to the 2007-2012 average. Many areas of the Arctic got a reprieve from the[Read More…]
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Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting off Jovian Moon
This is an artist’s concept of a plume of water vapor thought to be ejected off the frigid, icy surface of the Jovian moon Europa, located about 500 million miles (800 million kilometers) from the sun.Image Credit: NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SWRI Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed water[Read More…]
Organic Milk Healthier for the Heart
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Milk lovers everywhere may feel a little less guilty the next time they indulge in that usually taboo glass of creamy, whole milk —as long as it is organic, that is. A new study, Organic Production Enhances Milk Nutritional Quality by Shifting Fatty Acid Composition: A[Read More…]
New Report Highlights Benefits of Flu Vaccine
During National Influenza Vaccination Week, CDC urges unvaccinated Americans to get a flu vaccine Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Flu vaccination prevented an estimated 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses, 3.2 million medically attended illnesses, and 79,000 hospitalizations during the 2012-2013 flu season, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[Read More…]
Budget Agreement Opens Door to Lifting Longtime Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Access Programs
Syringe Access Proven to Significantly Cut HIV/AIDS; More Than 70 Maryland-Based Doctors and Scientists Send Letter to Senate Appropriate Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Urging Action NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2013. As Congress prepares to finalize the federal budget, more than 70 Maryland-based science and medical professionals released a letter today calling[Read More…]
Energy Department Releases Grid Energy Storage Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a cleaner, more secure energy future, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today released the Energy Department’s Grid Energy Storage report to the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The report was commissioned at the request of Senator[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces $150 Million in Tax Credits to Invest in U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to build U.S. capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. The credits will go towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment[Read More…]
Energy Department Invests $13 Million to Drive Innovative U.S. Solar Manufacturing
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2013. Building on the Energy Department’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue U.S. leadership in clean energy innovation, the Department today announced over $13 million for five projects to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing and speed commercialization of efficient, affordable photovoltaic and concentrating solar power technologies. As part of the[Read More…]
Extensive US Snow Cover Reaches Unusually Far South
(ACCUWEATHER.COM) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports those hoping for a white Christmas this year could be in luck, even in a few areas where Dec. 25 snowfall would normally be nothing more than wishful thinking. As of Dec. 12, measurable snow covered 58.6 percent of the United States, compared to 30.8 percent on the date[Read More…]
Maui Third Hawaiian Island to Consider Restricting Pesticides and GMOs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2013. Following the counties of Kaua’i and Hawaii, Maui Council Member Elle Cochran has introduced legislation (full text available here) that will require disclosure of pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture. In addition, the bill requires buffer zones and a health impact study. The Council[Read More…]
