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Energy News- GM Builds its First Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for the Chevrolet Volt January 20, 2010General Motors Corporation (GM) has manufactured the first battery pack for its Chevy Volt in Michigan, marking a milestone on the path to production of the extended-range electric vehicle later this year. Ford Motor Company is also planning to manufacture electric vehicles in Michigan. […]
- Global Temperatures in 2009 Tied with 2006 as Fifth Warmest on Record January 20, 2010The National Climatic Data Center has proclaimed 2009 to be the fifth warmest year on record, in a statistical tie with 2006. But perhaps more significant is the finding that the decade of 2000 through 2009 was the warmest on record, landing well above the average global surface temperature in the 1990s. […]
- Honda and Toyota Unveil New Hybrids at the Detroit Auto Show January 20, 2010Honda and Toyota unveiled new dedicated hybrid vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The car show also features the latest in electrified vehicles, including new entries from BYD Auto, BMW, Cadillac, Volvo, and Volkswagen. […]
- GM Builds its First Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for the Chevrolet Volt January 20, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- NREL to Help Scale Up Biofuels OperationsThanks to a partnership with DOE and NREL, companies are getting the cash and expertise needed to jumpstart biofuels production scale-up. […]
- Energy Data Available Anywhere, Any TimeNREL launches a new Internet site to allow organizations around the world to both post their own energy data and download data, for free. […]
- New Labs to Concentrate on Solar Thermal EnergyDOE funds facilities to advance concentrating solar power technologies; global capacity could reach 20 gigawatts by 2020. […]
- NREL to Help Scale Up Biofuels Operations
- Energy And The Environment
- Food Processing Plants Increase Energy Efficiency, Earn EPA’s Energy Star January 19, 2010WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the first three frozen fried potato processing plants to earn the Energy Star for superior energy performance […]
- Landfills Turn Trash into Power and Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Projects recognized for innovative use of landfill gas January 13, 2010WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing eight landfill methane capture projects for their innovation in generating renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions […]
- Federal, State and Local Officials to Break Ground on $62M in Improvements to Columbia, Mo., Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility January 11, 2010Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., January 11, 2010) - Ground will be broken on Thursday, January 14, for a $62 million construction project that will improve the Columbia Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility […]
- Food Processing Plants Increase Energy Efficiency, Earn EPA’s Energy Star January 19, 2010
- Energy Research
- LLNL's Dearborn tackles the asteriod threat January 20, 2010Dave Dearborn???s mission is to keep us safe from incoming asteroids. […]
- Center explores low-cost carbon fiber January 20, 2010A new, stimulus-funded research center at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help strengthen the very 'fiber' of America's automotive and energy industries. […]
- NREL breaks down walls for biofuels January 20, 2010Researchers at DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ethanol producers are racing to come up with ways to make ethanol from cellulosic biomass that are cheaper and easier to produce than current methods. […]
- LLNL's Dearborn tackles the asteriod threat January 20, 2010
- Agriculture
- National Cotton Variety Test Program is 50 Years StrongRead the magazine story to find out more. The National Cotton Variety Test has evaluated more than 1,300 varieties, strains, and germplasm of cotton. Click the image for more information about it. ARS survey helps growers track two key cotton pests Inside look at cellulose provides insight into cotton crystals Cotton bests other spray-on erosion contro […]
- Invertebrate Collections Help Solve Agricultural ProblemsRead the magazine story to find out more. Just a few of the beetlesall species foreign to the U.S.that were found alive in a package at a Pennsylvania post office. Foreign beetles can represent threats to the country's agriculture or people. Click the image for more information about it. New barley is bad news for Russian wheat aphids Role of ear […]
- New Farming Wrinkle May Help Peanut GrowersRead the magazine story to find out more. A combination of conservation tillage and deficit irrigation management can save peanut farmers water without cutting yields, according to new ARS research. Photo courtesy of Kathy Gray, ARS. Online peanut warehouse ventilation calculator available Technology improves peanut grading, moisture detection Peanuts […]
- National Cotton Variety Test Program is 50 Years Strong
- Food, Drugs And Health
- U.S. Attorney New Release: Bellevue, Washington Salon Owner Sentenced in Connection with Unlicensed Cosmetic TreatmentsAccording to testimony at trial and records filed in the case, FAITH HE used counterfeit Botox© and Restylane© on customers at her Bellevue beauty salon. FAITH HE was not a medical doctor licensed to use injectable treatments for wrinkle removal such as Botox and Restylane. […]
- FDA Warns Consumers about Counterfeit AlliThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is today warning consumers about a counterfeit and potentially harmful version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit). Preliminary laboratory tests conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)—the maker of the FDA approved over-the-counter weight-loss product— revealed that the counterfeit version did not contain orlist […]
- FDA Commissioner Addresses Nation's Health Care Professionals on H1N1 Vaccine SafetyFDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg today sent a letter to America’s health care professionals thanking them for their efforts during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak and providing information on safety monitoring of the 2009 H1N1 vaccines. […]
- U.S. Attorney New Release: Anesthesiologist Charged With Falsifying Medical ResearchSPRINGFIELD ANESTHESIOLOGIST CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING MEDICAL RESEARCH BOSTON, MA - The former chief of acute pain at Bay State Hospital in Springfield, Massachuestts was charged today in federal court with falsifying medical research studies, including studies that were published in medical journals regarding pain management. United States Attorney Carmen M. […]
- FDA Health Alert for Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats Packaged and Distributed by Merrick Pet CareThe U. S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Merrick Beef Filet Squares for dogs distributed by Merrick Pet Care with a package date of “Best By 111911” because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. […]
- U.S. Attorney New Release: Bellevue, Washington Salon Owner Sentenced in Connection with Unlicensed Cosmetic Treatments
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