MRSA Widespread in European Pigs – Threat Looms for the UK
November 24, 2009
The first Europe-wide testing of pig herds for MRSA has found that the bacteria is present in 17 of 24 member states tested. The highest level of MRSA positives found was 51% of Spanish breeding-pig herds, with the next highest levels being found in Germany, Belgium and Italy.
FWC seeks public input on captive wildlife rules
November 21, 2009
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has extended its deadline for the public to participate in an online survey that will help the agency develop new requirements for possessing Class I, II and III wildlife. The survey began on Nov. 3 and has been extended from Nov. 24 to Dec. 7. A limited response [...]
NEW FLORIDA GREEN LODGING DESIGNATED PROPERTIES OFFER GREEN ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
November 21, 2009
TALLAHASSEE – Five new hotels were recently designated in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Florida Green Lodging program, just in time to offer green lodging accommodations for holiday travelers. With a total of 595 designated properties throughout the state, the Florida Green Lodging program offers plenty of options for staying green this holiday season.
“Vacationing [...]
New Resolution Calls on Congress to Lead by Example in Handling Its E-Waste
November 21, 2009
San Francisco, CA – Representative Mike Thompson yesterday introduced a resolution that calls on Congress to craft a plan to deal with its own e-waste, only using recyclers certified to the new e-Stewards Standard – the highest in the industry.
“In choosing to work only with certified e-Stewards, Congress is saying they want to be sure [...]
Icebergs Drifting on a Path of Climate Change
November 20, 2009
A large mass of icebergs is drifting north from Antarctica, past the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.
In the past 24 hours at least four icebergs have been spotted off the east and west coasts of the island, ranging in size from 50 metres up to an estimated two kilometres in length.
This follows a recent sighting of a [...]
Bigscreen Death: California Approves New Energy Efficient TV Regulations
November 19, 2009
Sacramento – In an historic and unanimous 5-0 vote, the California Energy Commission today approved the nation’s first energy efficiency standards for televisions. When these standards are implemented in 2011, new TVs sold in California will be the most energy efficient in the nation. After ten years, the commission estimates the regulations will save $8.1 [...]
Mineral Management Service Disburses $10.68 Billion in FY 2009
November 19, 2009
DENVER, CO – The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) today announced that it disbursed more than $10.68 billion in Fiscal Year 2009 from revenues collected from energy and mineral production on Federal and American Indian lands, including energy and mineral production on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf.
“In these tough economic conditions, these [...]
Clean Burn Receives Award from U.S. Department of Energy
November 19, 2009
LEOLA, PA – Clean Burn, the leading manufacturing of used-oil furnaces and boilers, has capped off its 30th anniversary year by receiving the “2009 Save Energy Now Energy Saver” award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program.
The Energy Saver award is presented to those companies that participate in a Save Energy Now energy assessment and [...]
Residential retrofit tier introduced in “Florida Water Star”
November 19, 2009
PALATKA, Florida,— The St. Johns River Water Management District today introduced a new tier in its Florida Water StarSM (FWS) program to provide existing homeowners water conserving opportunities.
The new “Bronze” tier will be pilot tested for four to six months throughout much of Florida within the St. Johns River, South Florida and Southwest Florida water [...]
Women Central to Efforts to Deal With Climate Change, Says United Nations
November 19, 2009
LONDON - Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludesThe State of World Population 2009, released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
“Poor women in poor countries are among [...]