News from January 2011
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 19, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 19, 2011 - Yesterday, the Associated Press reported on rising gas prices causing consumers to shift spending habits, which could directly curtail economic recovery.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today two new initiatives to promote tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership between the Department of Energy and tribal nations. Up to $10 million will be available this year through DOE's Tribal Energy Program to support...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Olympic National Park will sponsor a second presentation of 'Elwha Power,' a slideshow and discussion focusing on the history of two hydropower projects built on the Elwha River in the early 20th century.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Washington D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today spoke out on the House floor against the Republican health care repeal effort, citing the millions of Americans who are already benefiting from the law’s provisions that help seniors, children, working families and small businesses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today condemned the House decision to vote on legislation that would add nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars to America’s deficit over the next ten years and an additional trillion dollars over the decade that follows. The House...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Joseph Stroscio, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA - A joint federal-state law enforcement operation this morning led to the arrest of 27 people linked to a Lennox street gang, some of whom are named in a federal racketeering indictment that alleges the gang is a criminal enterprise that has engaged in violent crimes, extortion and narcotics...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 19, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the further division of the former MMS into the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s committee briefing entitled “Assessing China’s Behavior and its Impact on U.S. Interests"...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., has suggested for the first time that mercury cycling in the flora and fauna of the Arctic may be linked to the amount of ice cover...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Alex Whitmore, co-founder of Taza Chocolate, will talk about his Mexican-inspired, stone ground chocolate company located in Somerville. Taza manufactures minimally processed chocolate made from fair trade organic cacao beans. Rotary stone mills imported from Oaxaca are used to grind the roasted beans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: HUNTINGTON, WV. - As a result of a long term investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Huntington Police Department, a Mexican national was sentenced today to over 24 years in prison for his role in the distribution of black tar heroin. The distribution ring has been linked to several drug...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: Electronics researchers love graphene. A two-dimensional sheet of carbon one atom thick, graphene is like a superhighway for electrons, which rocket through the material with 100 times the mobility they have in silicon. But creating graphene-based devices will be challenging, say researchers at the National...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman announced today he will not seek reelection for a fifth term in 2012. Committee Ranking Member Senator Susan Collins’ statement follows.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: On Saturday, February 5, 2011, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park will once again come alive with the sights and sounds of the U.S.-Mexican War. Almost 165 years after the history-changing battle that occurred on the site, soldiers will once again march and maneuver on the prairie during the park's living history encampment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2011
News Release: JILA researchers have developed a laser-based source of terahertz radiation that is unusually efficient and less prone to damage than similar systems. The technology might be useful in applications such as detecting trace gases or imaging weapons in security screening.
