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Energy News- DOE Offers $72 Million Conditional Loan Guarantee to SAGE Electrochromics March 5, 2010Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment for a $72 million loan guarantee to SAGE Electrochromics, based in Faribault, Minnesota. […]
- Secretary Chu Offers $117 Million Conditional Commitment for Hawaii Wind Power Project March 5, 2010U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment on a $117 million loan guarantee to finance the construction and start-up of an innovative 30 megawatt (MW) wind energy project in Kahuku, Hawaii. […]
- DOE Offers $100 Million for Innovative Energy Research Projects March 3, 2010DOE is offering $100 million in Recovery Act funding for the third round of projects under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. The latest funding round focuses on grid storage, power converters, and cooling systems for buildings. […]
- DOE Offers $72 Million Conditional Loan Guarantee to SAGE Electrochromics March 5, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- Light Inspires Energy Efficient Building DesignThe use of daylighting drives the size of the NREL's new super energy efficient Research Support Facility as well as the features of its windows. […]
- Making Wind Turbines Builds Career InterestGood-paying jobs in renewable energy are important to the nation's future and don't all require a college degree, high school students learn. […]
- Balancing Renewables and Natural ResourcesNREL biologists test revegetation and wildlife protection strategies at new solar power array at the National Wind Technology Center. […]
- Light Inspires Energy Efficient Building Design
- Energy And The Environment
- EPA Administrator Jackson to Address the National Press Club / Jackson to discuss EPA’s accomplishments and proposals for 2010 March 1, 2010WASHINGTON – On Monday, March 8, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will speak at the National Press Club […]
- One Year Later, EPA-Funded Recovery Act Projects Yielding Cleaner Air, Water and Land Across New York State; EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Visits Renewable Energy Installations in Syracuse February 17, 2010(New York, N.Y.) One year ago today, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and over the last year, projects funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have yielded cleaner air, water and land, and new jobs across the country […]
- As Anniversary of Recovery Act Nears, EPA-Funded Projects Yielding Cleaner Air, Water and Land Across New York State; EPA Regional Administrator, DEC Commissioner Visit Cleanup Project in Albany February 12, 2010(New York, N.Y.) As the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act nears, projects funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are yielding cleaner air, water and land, and new green jobs across the country […]
- EPA Administrator Jackson to Address the National Press Club / Jackson to discuss EPA’s accomplishments and proposals for 2010 March 1, 2010
- Energy Research
- Probing life???s extremes in Yellowstone March 6, 2010Idaho National Laboratory biologist Frank Roberto squats on a gravelly patch of ground in Yellowstone National Park. […]
- Studying cesium to seize soil cleanup March 6, 2010Scientists at DOE's Lawrence Livermore Lab have developed soil clean-up methods at Bikini Atoll and other islands to the east where nuclear tests were conducted in the early 1950s. […]
- PPPL scientists awarded 111 million hours of supercomputing time March 6, 2010Four research projects involving six scientists at DOE's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have been awarded a total of 111 million processor hours on supercomputers at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). […]
- Probing life???s extremes in Yellowstone March 6, 2010
- Agriculture
- Exploring Echinaceas Enigmatic OriginsRead the magazine story to find out more. An ARS scientist is studying the jumbled genetics of Echinacea, the coneflower known for its blossoms-and its potential for treating infections, inflammation, and other human ailments. Photo courtesy of David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org. ARS scientists cryopreserve pest-imperiled Ash trees Pla […]
- Assessing Antibiotic Breakdown in ManureARS is studying how the antibiotic oxytetracycline, which is used on livestock, breaks down in cattle manure. Click the image for more information about it. Minimal composting of beef cattle manure reduces antibiotic levels New tests make antibiotic monitoring easier Microbes in manure can minimize potential pharmaceutical pollution Assessing Antibioti […]
- Cows Like Leaves Their Tongues Can Wrap Around EasilyCattle grazing on rangeland with a taller canopy of plants with more and larger leaves take larger bites and meet their dietary needs with lower calorie expenditure, according to new research from ARS. Click the image for more information about it. Farming with grass may be just right for 21st century Grazing cattle year-round pays off Finding better y […]
- Exploring Echinaceas Enigmatic Origins
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak - March 5, 2010As part of the Salmonella Montevideo investigation, the Food and Drug Administration has been actively investigating the supply chain of black and red pepper supplied to Daniele International Inc., Pascoag, R.I. […]
- FDA Investigation Reveals Salmonella Tennessee at Plant that Makes Flavor Enhancers for Food Processors and Other DistributorsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively investigating positive findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors Inc. in Las Vegas, Nev. HVP is a flavor enhancer used in a wide variety of processed food products such as soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dip […]
- FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug KapidexThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex Change to Dexilant is part of FDA effort to prevent medication errors(dexlansoprazole) to avoid confusion with two other medications – Casodex and Kadian. Effective in late April 2010, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. will market Kapidex under the new n […]
- La FDA advierte a los consumidores en Puerto Rico acerca de la presencia de una bacteria dañina en desinfectantes para manosLa Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) está advirtiendo a los consumidores en Puerto Rico acerca de un alto contenido de la bacteria Burkholderia cepacia en los desinfectantes para manos: "Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer” con Aloe Vera ( botellas de 10 onzas o de un galón) y “MD Quality Hand Sanitizer” con Aloe […]
- FDA Warns Consumers in Puerto Rico of Harmful Bacteria in Hand SanitizersThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in Puerto Rico that two hand sanitizers – "Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer” with Aloe Vera (10 fl. oz. or 1 gallon bottles) and “MD Quality Hand Sanitizer” with Aloe Vera (10 fl oz. bottles) – contain high levels of a bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia, that can cause serious infections in human […]
- FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak - March 5, 2010
Sustainable Communities
This notice announces HUD’s intention to offer funding through a competition made available as a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) under its Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program (Program). As part of the Administration’s efforts to increase transparency in government operations and to expand opportunities for stakeholders to engage in decision-making, HUD is seeking comments on the Program through this Advance Notice. Feedback received through this process will permit HUD and its partners to better understand how this Program can support cooperative regional planning efforts that integrate housing, transportation, environmental impact, and economic development. HUD is seeking input from State and local governments, regional bodies, community development entities, and a broad range of other stakeholders on how the Program should be structured in order to have the most meaningful impact on regional planning for sustainable development. The goal of the Program is to support multi-jurisdictional regional planning efforts that integrate housing, economic development, and transportation decision-making in a manner that empowers jurisdictions to consider the interdependent challenges of economic growth, social equity and environmental impact simultaneously. Three funding categories are being considered: (1) Funding to support the preparation of Regional Plans for Sustainable Development that address housing, economic development, transportation, and environmental quality in an integrated fashion where such plans do not currently exist; (2) Funding to support the preparation of more detailed execution plans and programs to implement existing regional sustainable development plans (that address housing, economic development, transportation, and environmental quality in an integrated fashion); and (3) Implementation funding to support regions that have regional sustainable development plans and implementation strategies in place and need support for a catalytic project or program that demonstrates commitment to and implementation of the broader plan. This Program is being initiated in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Electronic responses should be addressed to:
sustainablecommunities@hud.gov,
The Sustainability website provides a link entitled “Give feedback”, or the SharePoint website.
Written comments:
Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street, SW., Room 10180
Washington, DC 20410.
All comments, to be considered in response to this Advance Notice, must be received no later than midnight Eastern Standard Time on Friday, March 12, 2010. Comments will not be accepted after that date.