Environmental News | Science News Haiti Earthquake: Magnitude 7.0 - HAITI REGION The January 12, 2010, Haiti earthquake occurred in the boundary region
separating the Caribbean plate and the North America plate. This plate boundary
is dominated by left-lateral strike slip motion and compression, and
accommodates about 20 mm/y slip, with the Caribbean plate moving eastward with
respect to the North America plate. Jan 12, 2010 - 6:04:13 PM
Environmental News | Science News Update: OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet Based on projections from the EIA June 2009 Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn
$530 billion of net oil export revenues in
2009 and
$620 billion in
2010.
Going Green generally
means practicing an environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible
lifestyle as well as decision making, which can help protect the environment and
sustain its natural resources for current and future generations.
Jun 10, 2009 - 7:22:13 PM
Announcements 10 Simple Steps to Reducing Climate Change Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air, which is the largest contributor to climate change. But these emissions can be reduced by improving your car's fuel efficiency. May 15, 2009 - 6:59:45 AM
Environmental News | Science News A Kiss is Just a Kiss - Mistletoe is So Much More This Christmas when you pucker up under the mistletoe, consider this: while festive and fun, mistletoe also provides essential food, cover and nesting sites for an amazing number of birds, butterflies and mammals in the United States. Dec 16, 2008 - 11:26:20 AM
Environmental News | Science News Call for speakers for Environmental Partnership Summit The National Environmental Partnership Summit has a call for speakers for its annual summit that will be held at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco on May 4-8. The summit will focus on pollution prevention and environmental assistance, including greening your business, research and new clean technologies, regulatory updates, resource efficiency, and community engagement success stories, with sustainability as an underlying common thread in all tracks. Nov 17, 2008 - 10:23:27 AM
Environmental News | Science News What's Lurking in the Drinking Water? The USGS targeted pharmaceuticals, personal-care products, detergents, flame retardants, naturally occurring sterols, and other organic contaminants in a study of untreated sources of drinking water in the United States. Nov 10, 2008 - 10:16:08 AM
Environmental News | Science News 2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole The ozone hole over Antarctica, which fluctuates in response to temperature and sunlight, grew to the size of North America in a one-day maximum in September that was the fifth largest on record, since NOAA satellite records began in 1979. Nov 7, 2008 - 9:17:12 AM
In a sign of these strange economic times, Chrysler LLC is simultaneously preparing to launch its first hybrid vehicles and to shut down their production.
What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks? In a new video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Education Related News More Schools Make Air Traffic Controller Training Available The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in the program prepare and train students interested in a career as an air traffic controller. Oct 10, 2008 - 6:17:48 AM
Environmental News | Science News Postal Service Explores Options for Green Delivery Fleet The U.S. Postal Service plans to identify new, more environmentally friendly vehicle technologies that are less dependent on petroleum-based fuel sources to replace the 195,000 neighborhood delivery vehicles of its total 220,000 vehicles, the world’s largest civilian fleet. Today’s announcement came during a ceremony in which General Motors presented a Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicle to the Postal Service for testing in a mail-delivery environment. Jul 24, 2008 - 6:38:36 AM
Environmental News | Science News FDA Launches Fellowship Program to Develop Pipeline of Scientists, Other Professionals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced it is launching a two-year fellowship program aimed at attracting scientists, engineers and health professionals to the agency. The FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship Program will provide participants with advanced training in the scientific analysis involved in the safety and regulatory decisions unique to the agency’s mission. Jul 19, 2008 - 2:19:11 AM
