Pennsylvania’s Energy Independence: Protecting Consumers, Growing the Economy, Strengthening National Security
January 14, 2009
Harrisburg, PA — At a time when consumers are struggling to manage volatile energy costs and America’s national security is jeopardized by its continuing dependence on foreign oil, Pennsylvania is investing $665.9 million to spur the development of alternative and renewable energy sources and help families and small business conserve energy and use [...]
NEW INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY WILL HELP SMALL BUSINESSES CONTROL ENERGY COSTS, SOLIDIFY FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
January 12, 2009 — Harrisburg, PA
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Dept. of Environmental Protection
YORK HAVEN – Pennsylvania’s small businesses can cut costs by improving their energy efficiency through the state’s recently created Alternative Energy Investment Fund, acting Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today.
Hanger announced the opening of the $3 million Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant Program—the [...]
Ambler Main Street Green Committee Seeks Input
January 14, 2009 — Ambler, PA
Ambler is committed to green initiatives and earth-friendly practices. In 2005, Mayors of the United States endorsed a climate protection agreement. Included in the agreement was a pledge to help educate the public on reducing global warming pollution. A website has been established to help fulfill the pledge at http://philanet.com/green/
Ambler’s [...]
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PacWind Develops Vertical Wind Turbines For Ricoh
The vertical wind turbines for Ricoh’s Time Square billboard project were designed by PacWind of California.
PacWind, LLC is a wind energy innovator. Since 1998, its founders have been developing a proprietary series of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines that have had a transformative effect on the wind energy industry. The Company has designed wind turbines for [...]
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Ricoh Builds Cylindrical Drum Wind Turbines
Ricoh is installing an Earth-friendly billboard at it’s Time Square location. The billboard will be powered by the sun and wind. The wind trurbines are a unique design.
There are “26 blades spinning in each of the sign’s 16 turbine drums, piled in four 45-foot-high vertical stacks. When operating at their average speed [...]
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EPA Seeks Advice on Perchlorate in Drinking Water – Agency Issues Interim Health Advisory
Release date: 01/08/2009
Contact Information: Enesta Jones, (202) 564-4355/7873/ jones.enesta@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. – Jan. 8, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking advice from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) before making a final determination on whether to issue a national regulation for perchlorate in drinking water.
The agency also is issuing an interim health advisory of [...]
NOAA Gives Navy Marine Mammal Protection Measures for Sonar Training off Hawaii
January 12, 2009
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy to impact marine mammals while conducting training exercises around the main Hawaiian Islands. The regulations require the Navy to implement measures designed to protect and minimize effects to marine mammals.
The Navy requested authorization under the Marine Mammal [...]
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NOAA Will Work With Six Identified Nations to Address Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
January 13, 2009
NOAA today submitted the first ever report to Congress identifying nations – France, Italy, Libya, Panama, the People’s Republic of China, and Tunisia – whose fishing vessels were engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2007 or 2008.
This opens the way for continued consultations between the U.S. government and officials of [...]
President Bush Discusses Conservation and the Environment
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Thank you for coming, and Happy New Year. Laura and I thank all of our distinguished guests, starting with members of my Cabinet — Secretary Kempthorne, Secretary Gutierrez, Administrator Johnson. Admiral, thank you for coming today. We’re proud you’re here. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being here. [...]
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