WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2012. The Energy Department released a new report today highlighting strong growth in the U.S. wind energy market in 2011, increasing the U.S. share of clean energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs, and underscoring the importance of continued policy support and clean energy tax credits to[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Urges More Access to Epipens in Illinois Classrooms to Treat Deadly Allergic Reactions
Attorney General Releases Toolkit to Educate Medical Practitioners, Schools on Illinois’ Emergency Epinephrine Act Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. As the start of a new school year approaches, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with doctors and advocates to increase access to EpiPens in Illinois schools to better protect a growing number[Read More…]
President Obama Calls NASA’s Mars Rover Team Today (Video/Audio)
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover team aboard Air Force One during a flight to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Aug. 13, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) PASADENA, CA-(ENEWSPF)- President Barack Obama called members of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover team[Read More…]
UCLA Scientist Discovers Plate Tectonics on Mars
View of central segment of Mars’ Valles Marineris, in which an older circular basin created by an impact is offset for about 93 miles (150 kilometers) by a fault. (Credit: Image from Google Mars created by MOLA Science Team) UCLA-(ENEWSPF)- For years, many scientists had thought that plate tectonics existed[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Designates National Water Trail in Oregon
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science John Tubbs Celebrates Designation at 12th Annual Paddle Oregon Event CORVALLIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science John Tubbs today joined paddlers and kayakers at McCartney Park in Linn County to celebrate Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s designation of[Read More…]
Safe Play, Proper Training Key to Back-to-School Sports Safety
Northwestern Medicine physician offers tips for keeping student athletes healthy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. As the days of summer wind down, kids are trying to make the most of their time off before heading back to school, but some are already hard at work. Many student athletes begin preparing for sports[Read More…]
An Artificial Retina with the Capacity to Restore Normal Vision
For the First Time, Researchers Decipher the Retina’s Neural Code for Brain Communication to Create Novel, More Effective Prosthetic Retinal Device for Blindness NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012 — Two researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have deciphered a mouse’s retina’s neural code and coupled this information to a novel prosthetic[Read More…]
FDA Approves Vaccine Formulation for the 2012-2013 Influenza Season
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved the 2012-2013 influenza (flu) vaccine formulation for all six manufacturers licensed to produce and distribute the vaccines in the United States. Each year experts from the FDA, the World Health Organization, the[Read More…]
Proba-1 Microsat Snaps Olympic neighbourhood
Proba-1 HRC image of London Olympic Park neighbourhood EU–(ENEWSPF)–12 August 2012. This Olympics has been watched from all over the world – and beyond. Benefiting from a cloudless sky, this view of London’s Olympic Park was captured by the smallest imager aboard ESA’s smallest mission: the High Resolution[Read More…]
Energy Department Investments to Develop Lighter, Stronger Materials for Greater Vehicle Fuel Economy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign oil and save drivers money at the pump, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today seven new projects to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for[Read More…]
