GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 June 2013 – With Syria engulfed in an escalating and increasingly brutal civil war, a panel of United Nations human rights experts today issued its latest report on the crisis, detailing war crimes it says were committed by both the Syrian Government and opposition forces, and calling for a[Read More…]
Day: June 4, 2013
Interior Department Announces First Offshore Renewable Energy Lease Sale
BOEM to Auction Nearly 165,000 Acres Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts for Wind Energy Development in July WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Approval of Three Renewable Energy Projects in Arizona and Nevada
Solar, geothermal facilities to generate 520 megawatts, enough to power nearly 200,000 American homes WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday announced the approval of three major renewable energy projects that,[Read More…]
NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Solar Satellite
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. NASA’s next scientific satellite, which is scheduled for launch June 26, will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun’s lower atmosphere or interface region. The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission will observe how solar material moves, gathers energy, and heats up as it[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Maps 3-D Structure of Ejected Material Around Erupting Star
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. A flash of light from a stellar outburst has provided a rare look at the 3-D structure of material ejected by an erupting nova. Astronomers used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to observe the light emitted by the close double-star system T Pyxidis, or T Pyx, a recurring[Read More…]
Inventor Borrows Ideas from Nature to Tackle Key Societal Challenges; Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Work
Dr. Angela Belcher genetically engineers viruses to create new products; inventions include biodegradable batteries, high-efficiency solar cells and clean transportation fuel CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. Dr. Angela Belcher, a materials chemist and one of the world’s leading scientists in nanotechnology was announced today as the recipient of the 2013[Read More…]
Kansas-based Carrier Midnight Express Declared to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
“Party bus” operator ordered to immediately shut-down passenger service WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Olathe, Kan.-based passenger carrier Midnight Express, LLC to immediately cease operations, declaring that the company’s owners, Adam Breidenthal, Derrick Hansroth and Edward Goetz, were operating[Read More…]
LGBT Workers Live and Work Under ‘A Broken Bargain’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. A landmark new report released today examines how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, workers might have the same job as a co-worker, yet be legally fired, denied equal benefits, and required to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes simply because of their sexual[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Investments to Drive Cost-Competitive Next Generation Efficient Lighting
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. Building on his strong focus on energy efficiency in his first few days in office, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced today five manufacturing research and development projects to support energy efficient lighting products. The projects will focus on reducing manufacturing costs, while continuing to improve the[Read More…]
EPA Approves Plan to Control Sewer Overflows in Cincinnati Area
Will Reduce Releases of Sewage and Polluted Stormwater by More Than 1.5 Billion Gallons Each Year WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the approval of an innovative plan for the control of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. “This[Read More…]
