Press Releases on December 17, 2013

Wind Energy For A Cleaner America II: Wind Energy's Growing Benefits for Our Environment and Our Health

Date: 12/16/2013 Environment America Research & Policy Center and the Frontier Group published a report, Wind Energy for a Cleaner America II: Wind Energy's Growing Benefits for Our Environment and Our Health, concluding that wind energy displaced …

Western Governors' Association Launches Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool

Date: 12/16/2013 The Western Governors' Association launched its free online Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool, a cooperative effort of 16 Western states to provide the public and industry an overview of crucial habitat across the West. The tool was …

President Obama Calls for Increased Renewable Energy Use at Federal Facilities

Date: 12/5/2013 On December 5, President Obama issued an executive order calling on the federal government to increase its target and nearly triple its use of renewable energy by 2020. Agencies will achieve the target by, where possible, taking the …

Nominate an Electric Cooperative for Wind Power Leadership Award by January 15

Date: 12/16/2013 This year marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Wind Cooperative of the Year Award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The 2013 Wind …

Energy Department Invests Over $7 Million to Commercialize Cost-Effective Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies

WASHINGTON -- As part of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced more than $7 million for projects that will help bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online …

Roots of the Lithium Battery Problem: Berkeley Lab Researchers Find Dendrites Start Below the Surface

Science Short The lithium-ion batteries that power our laptops, smartphones and electric vehicles could have significantly higher energy density if their graphite anodes were to be replaced by lithium metal anodes. Hampering this change, however, has been …

Belarus: IMF Executive Board Concludes Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions

Press Release No. 13/518 December 17, 2013 On December 9, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Fifth Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Belarus.1 Growth in Belarus has remained slow, reaching only 1.1 …

Light Up the Night: Good Cause Gains a Guinness World Record

Denmark's most expensive educational game aims at attracting young people to the transport industry

The computer game Cargo Dynasty is the weapon, which will ensure future employees for the transport industry. COPENHAGEN, DANMARK, DENMARK, December 17, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- €1m were invested in the development of this weapon, which will attract …

ENTERNEXT WELCOMES SNOWWORLD TO AMSTERDAM MARKET

EasyNext Lisbon welcomes HQ Life, its first German listing

EnterNext welcomes Montepio to Euronext’s market in Lisbon Bank issues €200 million in participation units through an innovative ...

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Startup Mesocore Develops 100% Sustainable Solution To Revolutionize Impact Of Charitable Giving

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA, December 17, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Designer of 100% sustainable homes, Mesocore, announces a solution which solves water purification, green energy, sustainable housing and emergency relief in one unit. Threatening to …

TSL Arms the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader with New Accessory Options for Greater Flexibility

LEICHESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, December 17, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wrist Mount and Belt Holster design enables complete hands-free system for quick and efficient mobile data capture with the Motorola MC40 and standard smart devices Today, Technology …

Whiddon Advances to Partner in Accounting Firm Restructuring

DALLAS, TX, USA, December 17, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Colleyville, Texas-based certified public accounting firm McIlvain & Associates LLC has restructured to provide a wider range of CPA services for clients and more defined career paths for …

Successful International Year of Quinoa 2013 winds down

Imagenes del acto de clausura en Oruro, Bolivia.16 December 2013, Santiago de Chile - Increased production and consumption of quinoa, coupled with higher visibility of and greater scientific knowledge about the so-called "Andean super crop" is …

TubularKing.Com USA Extending Help For Oil & Gas and Water Pipeline Projects into North and West Africa

Water and Oil & Gas Pipeline Engineering Construction Maintenance and Repairs HOUSTON, TEXAS , USA , December 10, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tubularking.com USA is a leading OCTG oil and gas tubulars and pipes rental and sales company is now expanding …

Remarks by the First Lady at the Children's National Medical Center

The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release December 16, 2013 Children's National Medical Center Washington, D.C. 2:25 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  All right.  How's everybody doing? AUDIENCE:  Good. MRS. OBAMA:  Yes?  You guys excited …

Presidential Proclamation -- Wright Brothers Day, 2013

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 16, 2013 WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 2013 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 17, 1903, decades of dreaming, experimenting, and …