Obama’s Green Investment Plan Could Refresh Ohio’s Economy
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 13, 2009 (ENS) – After he takes office on January 20, President Barack Obama has said he will seek congressional approval to invest $150 billion over 10 years on clean energy initiatives. This would fund next-generation biofuels and fuel infrastructure, advance the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, develop renewable energy, invest in low-emissions [...]
Read More »Federal Offshore Drilling Plan for Virginia Opposed
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, January 13, 2009 (ENS) – The Southern Environmental Law Center, SELC, on behalf of itself and three other organizations, has called on the U.S. Department of Interior to abandon plans to open the Virginia coast to oil or gas drilling. In a letter to the Minerals Management Service Monday, the law center detailed [...]
Read More »Smart LED Lighting Makes Parking Garages Greener, Safer
DAVIS, California, January 13, 2009 (ENS) – When classes at the University of California, Davis are done for the day and students and teachers drive away from the campus, the lights stay on in the parking garages and parking lots for safety reasons. But Michael Siminovitch can’t stand seeing all that energy going to waste. [...]
Read More »Elvis Costello and Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright. Hey, just the name is cool. I’ve always thought it helps to have a cool name if you want to be a rock star. I know, Rufus isn’t a “rock” star, but he is a “rock star”. Anyway, he’d have a leg up just on the strength of the name, but when you [...]
Read More »State of the World 2009: Time to Cool the Planet Running Out
WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2009 (ENS) – Ending the emission of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by 2050 will be necessary to avoid “catastrophic disruption to the world’s climate,” according to the Worldwatch Institute in its 26th annual assessment, “State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World,” released today. Yet, the independent research organization [...]
Read More »Obama-Biden Inaugural Features Two Green Celebrations
WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2009 (ENS) – In honor of President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, millions of people are heading to the nation’s capital to celebrate the inauguration set for January 20. First up, and greenest, the Green Inaugural Ball: Maximum Celebration, Minimal Impact, on Saturday at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium [...]
Read More »Navy Allowed to Kill Whales in Hawaii During Sonar Training
WASHINGTON, DC, January 12, 2009 (ENS) – The federal government today issued authorization to the U.S. Navy to impact whales and dolphins while conducting sonar training exercises around the main Hawaiian Islands for the next five years. The letter of authorization and accompanying rules allow for injury or death of up to 10 animals of [...]
Read More »Japan, South Korea Plan Green Investments for Economic Growth
NEW YORK, New York, January 12, 2009 (ENS) – Japan and South Korea each have announced that they will invest billions of dollars in green projects to create jobs and spur economic growth, in what the United Nations says is the latest sign that its Green New Deal is gaining momentum. Japan has announced a [...]
Read More »Rainforests Are Regrowing: Will Displaced Species Return?
WASHINGTON, DC, January 12, 2009 (ENS) – Vast stretches of abandoned tropical forests that were once logged or farmed are regrowing, prompting a international debate among scientists meeting at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History today. At issue is the extent to which this rainforest regrowth might reduce the loss of biodiversity. Scientists have [...]
Read More »Festival Programmer (John Cooper) On The Festival, The Economic Meltdown And Smelly Theaters
Good news! Weather.com is promising balmy temperatures in the 30s for the kickoff of the Sundance Film Festival this week. But if you listen to the words of John Cooper, director of festival programming, you can tell there’s still a chill in the air. He says there are wonderful films at the festival this year [...]
Read More »Sundance 2009: Different Perspectives On This Year’s Festival
It’s hard enough to leave sunny Los Angeles for freezing Park City but this year, I’m just back from the tropical warmth of Hawaii. I don’t expect much sympathy but still, can you concede that it’s a shock to the system? Shorts and tee shirts are out of the suitcase; long johns and unflattering outerwear [...]
Read More »Elvis Costello Comes Alive
This week’s guest on SPECTACLE, Rufus Wainwright, is one of the most acclaimed songwriters of his generation. He is equally celebrated, however, for his power as a live performer; as he notes in the episode, he’s been on stage from a very young age, singing with his mother and aunt, the renowned folksingers the McGarrigle [...]
Read More »Featured Music: It Hugs Back
31 Days of Sundance features a new premiere film from the Sundance Film Festival every night at 10PM. The promo for 31 Days of Sundance features one of our favorite new bands, It Hugs Back. They’re a 4-piece from Kent, England with a new LP Inside Your Guitar. Check them out. You’ll be happy that [...]
Read More »Our Coverage From The 2009 Sundance Film Festival
The 2009 Sundance Film Festival kicks off on January 15th and sundancechannel.com is the place to go for your daily Sundance Film Festival fix. Log on throughout the month of January to get the best coverage of all things from the Sundance Film Festival. We’ll be providing you the latest news, information, blogs, photos and [...]
Read More »Sign Up For Festival Updates
So you’re a fan of the Sundance Film Festival, but life’s just too hectic to open a web site every day. Have no fear – we’ve got the solution for the Blackberry and iPhone crowd (or anyone else who likes to keep up to date). Every day during the festival, we’ll be sending an email [...]
Read More »2009 Consumer Electronics Show Greens Its Act
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 11, 2009 (ENS) – Products introduced at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show demonstrate that the promise of more environmentally friendly consumer electronics is becoming a reality. The four-day show reached its finale today with more than 2,700 exhibitors introducing the latest in digital entertainment, high-performance audio, TV, imaging, electronic gaming and [...]
Read More »Waste Spills From a Second TVA Coal-Fired Power Plant
STEVENSON, Alabama, January 9, 2009 (ENS) – The Tennessee Valley Authority has had a second waste spill in three weeks at one of its coal-fired power plants. A 10,000 gallon leak of process water from the gypsum pond at the Widows Creek Fossil Plant in Stevenson, Alabama was discovered just before dawn this morning. TVA [...]
Read More »Oklahoma Pipeline Company Fined $3.3M for Jet Fuel Spill
DALLAS, Texas, January 9, 2009 (ENS) – An Oklahoma pipeline company will pay the federal government $3.3 million for spilling a large amount of jet fuel into a Texas creek in 2007. The Explorer Pipeline Company of Tulsa has agreed to pay the civil penalty to resolve an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act [...]
Read More »Wind, Solar Industry Leaders Urge Refundable Tax Incentives
WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2009 (ENS) – The American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association today reported that both wind and solar energy enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2008. But both industry trade groups say the renewable energy market could fall in 2009 if Congress and the incoming administration do not take [...]
Read More »San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Back in Court
SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 9, 2009 (ENS) – Three citizens groups filed a lawsuit today appealing the decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate the San Joaquin Valley as an area that meets federal standards for coarse particulate matter. Filed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the lawsuit challenges an EPA October [...]
Read More »Climate Blamed for Slow Growth of Great Barrier Reef Corals
TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, January 9, 2009 (ENS) – Global warming is slowing the growth of corals on the world’s largest reef, Australian scientists have shown in a newly published study. “Evidence is strong that the decline has been caused by a combination of rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification,” say the scientists. Both phenomena [...]
Read More »Senators Grill TVA Chief Over Coal Ash Cleanup
WASHINGTON DC, January 8, 2009 (ENS) – The head of the Tennessee Valley Authority today pledged the federal electric utility would do a “first-rate job” cleaning up the mess left from last month’s massive coal ash spill. But at a Congressional committee hearing to examine the spill he faced sharp criticism from senators unconvinced by [...]
Read More »In California, Even Heavy Equipment Goes Green
LOS ANGELES, California, January 8, 2009 (ENS) – The Puente Hills Landfill hosted a rare group of federal and state environmental officials on Monday. They met at the waste disposal site to view tractors, bulldozers and refuse compactors that are ahead of schedule in meeting California’s new, stringent diesel emissions standards for heavy equipment. The [...]
Read More »Detroit Auto Show Puts Green Cars of the Future on Track
DETROIT, Michigan, January 8, 2009 (ENS) – Automakers will be putting their greenest wheels forward at this year’s North American International Auto Show, using a new indoor track that lets attendees drive or ride in the new concept cars. After a $17.4 billion loan package for two of the big three U.S. automakers extended by [...]
Read More »Obama Vows Dramatic Action Towards a Greener Economy
FAIRFAX, Virginia, January 8, 2009 (ENS) – President-elect Barack Obama today pledged to quickly implement a plan that will save or create three million jobs by doubling the production of alternative energy; weatherizing 75 percent of federal buildings and two million American homes; and investing in new infrastructure, science, research, and technology. In a speech [...]
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