Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life “flow” battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid. The research, led by Yi Cui, a Stanford associate[Read More…]
Day: April 25, 2013
Attorney General Madigan Awards $3.3 Million to County Recorders from Settlement with ‘Robo-Signing’ Firm
Funds Distributed From National Settlement With Lender Processing Services for Faulty Practices Against Homeowners in Foreclosure Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the distribution of $3.3 million to Illinois county recorders from the national settlement with Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) that resolved allegations that the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 20, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 339,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 355,000. The 4-week moving average was 357,500, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
New Report Calls Into Question the Use of Nanomaterials in Our Food Chain
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. A new report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) finds that nanomaterials added to soil via fertilizers and treated sewage waste used to fertilize fields could threaten soil health necessary to keep land productive. The report, Nanomaterials in Soil: Our Future Food[Read More…]
Drama Group’s THE WIZ Coming to Bloom in Chicago Heights
Kyrie Courter as Dorothy. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group is excited to present our next production The Wiz. Performances will be held at the Bloom’s Workman Auditorium, in Chicago Heights on: May 3rd & 4th at 7:30pm and May 5th at 2pm. The Bloom Workman Auditorium is[Read More…]
Spectacular – NASA’s Hubble Celebrates 23 Years: Sees Horsehead of a Different Color (Story/Image/Video)
Horsehead Nebula, Barnard 33. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory’s launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Looking[Read More…]