Secretary Steven Chu of the Department of Energy and Secretary Ken Salazar of the Department of Interior traveled to Houston, Texas, earlier this week to meet with scientists, industry officials and engineers. They were sent by President Barack Obama to seek solutions to the oil-spill disaster. Their mission? Containment of the oil spill.
According to Salazar, [...]
After considerable research and about 450,000 public comments, the Environmental Protection Agency has established thresholds for greenhouse gases. The EPA yesterday announced a final rule to address greenhouse gases emissions.
The approach will consider large facilities such as power plants and other stationary sources, which are responsible for 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. This new [...]
A team of students from Virginia Tech has won federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a project that could potentially help scientists keep water ecosystems clean and healthy.
EPA awarded a $9,927 P3 grant–People, Prosperity and the Planet–to the Virginia Tech team to further design its project for possible implementation in the field. [...]
Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman, and Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, will be co-hosting a Clean Technology Showcase next Tuesday. On May 18, 2010 the two departments will present this showcase, which is free and open to the public, at the FCC Headquarters.
The showcase will include several leading technology companies exhibiting their solutions for smarter grids [...]
“The health and prosperity of our nation is due to the strength and ingenuity of our small business,” said Dr. Paul T. Anastas, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Research and Development. EPA is helping small businesses by awarding around $2.5 million to 11 different companies to support new environmental technologies.
The work of the companies [...]
The Department of Energy is hosting its 11th Annual Small Business Conference and Expo, but this year is different from the past. The conference has a record number of attendees at the conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Annual Small Business Conference and Expo started yesterday, May 10, 2010 and will [...]
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is making efforts to alleviate the ongoing BP oil spill in the gulf region. Jackson is visiting this area today, Monday May 10, 2010 through tomorrow, Tuesday May 11, 2010.
Jackson will be meeting with BP officials, the Coast Guard, Louisiana State University Scientists, Tulane University Scientists, and other federal agency scientists [...]
Now you can stay informed about clean water and check water violations in your own community. The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a new set of web tools to better inform citizens about Clean Water Act violations.
These tools will include interactive maps and datasets listed state-by-state. According to Cynthia Giles, the assistant administrator for EPA’s [...]
Executives and other leaders in IT will soon get a chance to summon and share ideas about the best energy-efficient technologies at a national event that addresses green technologies and how to best apply them.
Held May 5 in Des Moines, Iowa, the Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo promotes awareness of and best practices in cutting [...]
Earth Day 2010 was celebrated into the weekend. Yesterday, April 25, thousands of people attended the Climate Change Rally on the National Mall from 11 am to after 7 pm.
Sting, John Legend, The Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Passion Pit, and Bob Weird and several other artists performed live music for the rally attendees. Some notable speakers [...]
