Press Releases on June 24, 2013

Energy Department, NREL Announce New Research Center to Boost Clean Energy Technologies on a Smarter Grid

News Release NR-3813 June 20, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Energy Department and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado, as the latest Energy Department user facility and …

Rwanda: IMF Concludes Staff Mission

Press Release No.13/228 June 24, 2013 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Paulo Drummond visited Kigali during June 17-21. The mission met with Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Amb. Claver Gatete, National Bank of Rwanda …

Gazprom and Russian Railways to convert locomotives to gas

June 21, 2013, 14:05Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Vladimir Yakunin, President of Russian Railways signed today a Memorandum of Cooperation in the NGV sector as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. …

Gazprom and Russian car manufacturers to join efforts on Russian NGV market development

Background AVTOVAZ is Russia's largest and one of the major European car manufacturers. The available production capacities allow AVTOVAZ to manufacture around 800 thousand cars and car components annually. In June 2013 AVTOVAZ presented its promising …

Gazprom and three Russian constituent entities agree on wider use of NGV fuel

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors, Director General of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo and heads of the following Russian constituent entities – St. Petersburg, the …

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East Wing Announcement

The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release June 24, 2013 Washington, DC – The White House today announced that Maria Cristina “MC” González Noguera will be joining the staff as Special Assistant to the President and Communications …

South and Central Asia: U.S.-India Joint Fact Sheet: Cooperation in Space

The United States and India pursue civil space cooperation under the framework of the Joint Working Group on Civil Space, which was constituted as the follow-up to the U.S.-India Conference on Space Science, Application, and Commerce held in Bangalore in …

South and Central Asia: U.S.-India Joint Fact Sheet: A Remarkable Expansion of U.S.-India Cooperation on Science & Technology

The United States and India and enjoy robust bilateral science and technology cooperation. This collaboration has been vital in achieving a broad range of shared goals, including sustaining economic growth and job creation; allowing our citizens to live …

Civil Liberties Groups Challenge New Jersey State Funding of Religious Ministries

State's Actions Violate the N.J. Constitution and Law Against Discrimination June 24, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org NEWARK, N.J. – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, the national ACLU and Americans …

Food Manufacturers and Retailers Benchmark Food Waste Metrics in First-Ever Study

Findings to Help Accelerate Industry Food Waste Reduction Efforts WASHINGTON, DC – Today the food industry issued its first-ever analysis of food waste data collected directly from food manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. The study was conducted by …

NIS and Falcon Oil & Gas spud exploration well in Hungary

NIS and Falcon Oil Gas spud exploration well in Hungary 19 June 2013 The drilling of exploration well Kútvölgy-1 at Algyo field (the Mako concession block) in southeastern Hungary began in June. The operations fall under the agreement signed between NIS …

New Smoking Cessation Campaign Offers Support for the "Quitter in You"

American Lung Association and WellPoint Inc. Partner to Help Smokers Quit Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2013)— The American Lung Association and WellPoint Inc. are supporting smokers in their efforts to quit for good through the “Quitter in You” smoking …

Burundi: IMF Concludes ECF Review Mission

Press Release No. 13/226 June 24, 2013 A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Oral Williams, visited Bujumbura from June 10–21, 2013 to conduct the third review of the government’s economic and financial program supported by the …

Gazprom and Deutsche Bank discuss partnership prospects

June 22, 2013, 14:00 A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Jurgen Fitschen, Co-Chairman of the Management Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank took place today as part of the St. Petersburg …

Somalia: Statement by an IMF Mission

Press Release No. 13/227 June 24, 2013 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission met with the Somali authorities in Nairobi, Kenya, over the past week. At the conclusion of its work today, the following statement was issued: “Over the past few …

Gazprom and BASF look into joint projects

June 22, 2013, 13:00A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF took place yesterday as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The …

Alexey Miller: Gazprom will help train new world-class tennis players

June 23, 2013, 12:00Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Georgy Poltavchenko, Governor of St. Petersburg, Shamil Tarpischev, President of the Russian Tennis Federation as well as famous tennis players: Elena Dementieva, Yevgeny …

Honda's Environmental Short Film Series Receives National Award Recognition

The first film in Honda's Environmental Short Film Series, Paint by Numbers, has been awarded two Telly Awards in the Green/Eco-Friendly and Social Responsibility categories. The Telly Awards, now in its 34th season, honors the best film and video …