News from April 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Responding to increasing gas prices, and reports that Republicans will bring bills to the floor next week that won’t help consumers in the short-term at the pump, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on Speaker John Boehner to bring a legislative package to a House vote next week...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: As manufacturers and other businesses step up efforts to cut waste, reduce energy use and improve the overall sustainability of their products and processes, the number of planet-friendly standards and regulations also is increasing at a rapid clip, creating a sometimes-confusing array of options for...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: It may not be as catchy a combination as "Miss Scarlet in the parlor with a revolver," but "polyester-rayon wipes in the field followed by saline-surfactant extraction and vortexing" is the most efficient solution to an important biological game of "Clue" deduced by researchers at the National Institute...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: On April 15, the Obama Administration formally launched its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a plan to work with the private sector to develop a private market for secure identity credentials for the Internet.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Energy today released details of the upcoming Tribal Summit with American Indian and Alaska Native Leaders that will be held on May 4-5, 2011, at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. The summit will build on Secretary Chu's continued commitment to...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), in collaboration with the NIST National Center for Standards and Certification Information, has launched an Internet pilot project to measure the U.S. emergency and first responder communities' need...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Energy today released details of the upcoming Tribal Summit with American Indian and Alaska Native Leaders that will be held on May 4-5, 2011, at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. The summit will build on Secretary Chu's continued commitment to...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: San Juan National Historic Site will conduct a series of activities as part of the commemoration of the third and final attempt by British forces to take control of the powerful military Spanish outpost of Puerto Rico. Spanish militia and local defenders protected by the impregnable fortifications of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal forced the British attackers to retreat after 13 days of battle.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: 2011 Lyceum Series. "Trying To See The Forest For The Trees: Forest Health In The Rocky Mountains". Saturday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. Limber Pine, White Pine Blister Rust and Hazard Trees in Rocky Mountain National Park. Limber pine plays a critical role in forest ecosystems in the park and the sensitive species...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting comment on the creation of a voluntary National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement (NLGMA) that would assist all segments of the leafy green industry in meeting commercial food quality and safety requirements.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: What are the major technology challenges to future growth in the solar-cell industry? Where are the big-bang-for-the-buck R&D investment opportunities? These and other questions were put to a group of 72 internationally recognized experts in the field at a 2010 special workshop. Their conclusions are summarized in a new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publication on Photovoltaic Technologies for the 21st Century.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
Release: Washington, DC, April 26, 2011 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced the start of the judging period in First Lady Michelle Obama's Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. A judging team led by Audrey Rowe, Administrator of USDA's Food and Nutrition Service visited a local school in Greeley...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- - Ángel Ayala-Vázquez, aka “El Negro," “Ángelo Millones," “El Buster," and “Papa Upa" and Luis X. Cruz-Vázquez, aka “El Mono," were found guilty today of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin; crack; cocaine; marijuana; Percocet; and Xanax, following a two-month jury trial, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: The Obama administration has found all sorts of ways to delay and deny American energy production, but the latest explanation for locking away America’s resources takes obstruction to new heights. In a nutshell, the administration’s position is that we shouldn’t bother developing American energy because it won’t make much of a difference anyway.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
Release: Washington, DC, April 26, 2011 - Today, Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon announced that USDA's child nutrition programs are implementing new rules designed to encourage use of local farm products in school meals. The final rule, published in the Federal Register, will let schools and other...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that the electronic properties of two layers of graphene vary on the nanometer scale. The surprising new results reveal that not only does the difference in the strength of the electric charges between the two layers...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: The Obama administration has found all sorts of ways to delay and deny American energy production, but the latest explanation for locking away America’s resources takes obstruction to new heights. In a nutshell, the administration’s position is that we shouldn’t bother developing American energy because it won’t make much of a difference anyway.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park will Celebrate Wildlife Day on Saturday, May 7; and wildlife expert Jack Hanna will be joining in the celebration.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wesleyan University have used computer simulations to gain basic insights into a fundamental problem in material science related to glass-forming materials, offering a precise mathematical and physical description* of the way temperature affects the rate of flow in this broad class of materials-a long-standing goal.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: The Obama administration has found all sorts of ways to delay and deny American energy production, but the latest explanation for locking away America’s resources takes obstruction to new heights. In a nutshell, the administration’s position is that we shouldn’t bother developing American energy because it won’t make much of a difference anyway.
