Tropical storm Alberto (ACCUWEATHER.COM) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports the first tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season has taken shape off the South Carolina coastline. An area of low pressure centered about 140 miles east-southeast of Charleston, S.C., has developed into Tropical Storm Alberto, according to the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center.[Read More…]
Science
Newfound exoplanet may turn to dust
A planet’s dust cloud may explain strange patterns of light from its star. MIT-(ENEWSPF)- Researchers at MIT, NASA and elsewhere have detected a possible planet, some 1,500 light years away, that appears to be evaporating under the blistering heat of its parent star. The scientists infer that a long tail[Read More…]
CBS Video: Assessing the Risk of Climate Change
(CBS)- The past 12 months were the hottest on record, and forecasters are predicting high temperatures across the U.S. this summer. Science and environment contributor M. Sanjayan explains the risk of climate change.
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Energy and Climate Change
Camp David, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2012. At the Camp David Summit, G-8 Leaders recognized that the development of and universal access to environmentally safe, sustainable, secure, and affordable sources of energy is essential to global economic growth and to their overall efforts to address climate change. As such, they identified several[Read More…]
House Republicans Vote To Ban Navy From Using Green Fuel
Why did House Republicans vote today to ban the Navy from using green fuel? The news from Slate: The rationale for barring the Navy from buying the 450,000 gallons of biofuels necessary for the experiment is economic: These fuels are too expensive—about four times more costly than conventional fuels. To[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Salazar Designates National Natural Landmarks in California, West Virginia
Lake Shasta Caverns, Ice Mountain Added to List of Natural Wonders WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. As part of the 50th anniversary of the National Natural Landmarks Program this month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has designated Lake Shasta Caverns, a pristine cave in northern California, and Ice Mountain, an unusual[Read More…]
Obama Administration to Hire 20,000 Young People for Summer Work on Public Lands
Vilsack, Salazar, Sutley Announce $3.7 Million in Competitive Grants for New or Expanded Youth Corps WASHINGTON, D.C. and SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, CA–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. In response to President Obama’s call to expand opportunities for summer employment for young people and connect them with the great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior[Read More…]
NOAA, National Safe Boating Council promote National Safe Boating Week
Boating tragedy survivor Nick Schuyler warns of hypothermia danger Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012 National Safe Boating Week Campaign Logo. Download here. (Credit: North American Safe Boating Campaign.) NOAA’s National Weather Service and the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) have partnered again to encourage recreational boaters to know their risks, learn the[Read More…]
House Passes Back-Door Attempt to Force Tar Sands Pipeline Approval
NRDC: “House leadership creating roadblocks instead of creating jobs.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012 – The House of Representatives today passed a back-door attempt that would force lawmakers to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as part of an unrelated transportation bill – once again holding the legislation for improving our roads,[Read More…]
CDC Announces First Ever National Hepatitis Testing Day and Proposes that All Baby Boomers Be Tested Once for Hepatitis C
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. On the eve of the first ever National Hepatitis Testing Day (May 19), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing draft guidelines proposing that all U.S. baby boomers get a one-time test for the hepatitis C virus. One in 30 baby boomers – the[Read More…]
