Science, Energy & Environment

24 July 2008 Clean-Energy Fuels Create Buzz on Capitol Hill  T. Boone Pickens, an octogenarian Texas oil billionaire, recently paid to air television ads promoting his plan to reduce U.S. dependency on foreign oil through developing alternative energy sources. "We don’t need anymore talk. We need a plan. And it’s got to be a top priority of the next president and the next Congress," Pickens said in the ad. An estimate of U.S. annual foreign oil expenditures -- $ 700 billion a year -- appeared on the screen.

23 July 2008 Online Resources for Environmental Information   Compiled by America.gov this list of online resources for environment issues covers S.S. Government, International Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations.

11 July 2008 White House Statement on Regulating Greenhouse Gases   Since 2001, the United States has had the second best performance of all industrialized nations, reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 3 percent –– through a combination of increased efficiency, improved technologies, and conservation.  The President has committed the U.S. to further reductions, working in partnership with other major economies in a way that ensures sustained economic growth and actual global emissions reductions.

09 July 2008 Bush Praises Significant Progress on Climate Change President Bush praised the major world economies for making significant progress during the final day at the Group of Eight forum by agreeing that there must be a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by developed and developing nations if there is to be any hope of reining in global warming by mid-century.

09 July 2008 Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change
 • Fact Sheet: the Major Economies Leaders Meeting Making Progress Toward A Future International Climate Change Agreement

08 July 2008 G8 Supports Cutting Greenhouse Emissions 50 Percent by 2050  The Group of Eight (G8) major economies agree that the deteriorating effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment require cutting emissions 50 percent by 2050 to rein in global warming, says a senior U.S. official.

07 July 2008 Press Briefing by James Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality  Briefing on the G8 meeting, in particular the climate discussions.

18 June 2008 President Bush Discusses Energy
Related:
 • Fact Sheet: Reducing Gas Prices and Foreign Oil Dependence
 • Policy Memorandum: American Made Energy

11 June 2008 Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) in Orbit  At 12:05 p.m. EDT, the Delta II rocket easily lifted the GLAST spacecraft off the launch pad, out of smoke and clouds and into a beautiful Florida sky headed for space.

04 June 2008 World Environment Day Urges "Kick the Carbon Habit"  When World Environment Day was inaugurated by the U.N. General Assembly in 1972, few realized how critical an issue the environment still would be three decades later. "Climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era," according to the U.N. Environment Programme, and for that reason the emphasis for 2008 is promoting ways to live sustainably and stop practices that contribute to climate change.

30 May 2008 U.S., Europe Need Collective Energy Security Strategy   When President Bush and his European counterparts meet June 10 in Brdo, Slovenia, one of their top priorities will be to move closer to a common approach to energy security.

20 May 2008 Trade, Climate Change and Soft Power--Does America Have Friends in Europe?  State's Graffy Remarks at Heritage Foundation on Climate Change.

19 May 2008 NASA Constellation Program on Track to Return People to Moon  NASA engineers report progress on the Constellation program, whose Ares I rocket and Orion spacecraft are taking shape to transport human explorers back to the moon by 2020 and then on to Mars and other solar system destinations.

15 May 2008 U.S. Environmental Concerns
Claudia McMurray Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science talks to Jock Whittlesey, the Environment Counselor at the American Embassy in London, on the Arctic, the listing of the polar bear as an endangered species by the U.S. Government and the importance of rainforest conservation.
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19 April 2008 Expedition 16 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan  Commander Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko of the 16th International Space Station crew landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan around 4:30 a.m. EDT Saturday after 192 days in space. Whitson, 48, returned from her second mission to the station. She landed Saturday with a total of 377 days in space, more than any other U.S. spacefarer. On April 16 she broke the previous mark of 374 days set by Mike Foale on his six flights.

18 April 2008 State Department's 2008 Earth Day Commemoration.

16 April 2008 Technology-based Policy on Climate Change Urged by Bush  President Bush is calling for a technology-based policy to slow greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. His remarks came on the eve of the Paris "Major Economies Meeting," April 18-20 where 16 leading nations will discuss solutions to climate change. The meetings were initiated by Bush in September 2007 to stimulate international cooperation.
 • President Bush Discusses Climate Change
 • Fact Sheet: Taking Additional Action to Confront Climate Change
 • Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality

16 April 2008 What is Earth Day?  Earth Day, April 22, is the annual U.S. celebration of the environment and a time for Americans to assess the work still needed to protect the natural gifts of our planet. Earth Day has no central organizing force behind it, though several nongovernmental organizations work to keep track of the thousands of local events in schools and parks that mark the day.

15 April 2008 Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2006 (PDF)  The United States Environmental Protection Agency has prepared the official U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks. This emissions inventory identifies and quantifies the country's primary anthropogenic sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and is essential for addressing climate change.

15 April 2008 The U.S. & Climate Change: Straight Talk with Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray   Webcast: Ambassador Gray discusses climate change developments and U.S. policy in the week of the April 16-18 Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change in Paris.

14 April 2008 California's Work on Climate Change
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Catherine Witherspoon talks to Jock Whittlesey, the Environment Counselor at the American Embassy in London on California's work on climate change. Catherine Witherspoon is currently a consultant on climate change and environmental governance issues. Previously, she was the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), where she managed a staff of 1,000 and an annual budget of $350M.

10 April 2008 Solar and Wind Resources Can Fuel the Future  David Sandalow knows energy and the environment. As a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, he writes about both. His 2007 book Freedom from Oil discusses ways the United States can wean itself from oil.

07 April 2008 Extra-Efficient Car Contest Attracts Global Attention  What may be the car race of the century is well under way and may take two years to finish. A $10 million award announced at the New York International Auto Show in March 2008 has attracted more than 60 teams, most of them from the United States but also from Australia, Canada, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

02 April 2008 Protecting Space Environment Remains a Critical U.S. Interest  As outer space becomes increasingly vital to economic prosperity and international security, there is a growing need for finding new ways to deal with debris caused by rocket explosions and anti-satellite testing of past decades.

01 April 2008 Cassini Spacecraft Finds Basic Conditions for Life on Enceladus  The closest flyby so far of Saturn's moon Enceladus by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows that one of the brightest objects in the solar system may have nearly everything it needs to sustain life. Traveling about 15 kilometers per second and at an altitude of 50 kilometers, Cassini flew past Enceladus for its fourth encounter with the moon March 12 and its closest flyby to date with any celestial body, passing through the edge of one of the moon's geyser like jets.

28 March 2008 U.S. Global Engagement on Climate Change and Public Health  Fact sheet outlines global efforts to improve health systems, climate change

24 March 2008 CEQ Fact Sheet: Conserving Our Oceans Through Stewardship, Volunteerism, and Education.

10 March 2008 Green Groundswell Sweeps U.S. Campuses  School presidents pledge carbon footprint reduction.

07 March 2008 Governments, Local Groups Pledge To Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions  Renewable energy conference stimulates “green” practices and looks to future

05 March 2008 President Bush Attends Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008
 • Fact sheet: Increasing Our Energy Security and Confronting Climate Change Through Investment in Renewable Technologies

20 February 2008 Atlantis Home as Shuttle Endeavour Prepares for March 11 Launch  Atlantis touched down on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center February 20, after a 12-day mission that delivered to the international space station and installed the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Columbus laboratory, and set the stage for the next series of launches in the United States and Europe.

07 February 2008 Shuttle Launches To Deliver European Space Agency Lab to Station  With the February 7 afternoon launch of Atlantis through cloud-swept skies above Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the European Space Agency's most important contribution to the International Space Station -- its Columbus laboratory – is finally on its way to the orbital outpost.

24 January 2008 Benefits Arise from Global Effort To Link Earth Observation Data  Two years into the 10-year plan to revolutionize the way environmental data are used to monitor and better understand the planet's land, sea and atmospheric conditions, scientific advances that will benefit all nations already are being announced.

23 January 2008 Making Global Warming Politically Hot  Environmental degradation can be countered effectively if politicians and the public are sufficiently educated about the seriousness of global warming. That was the message from experts at a discussion on how to engage communities at Climate Change: Science and Solutions. The panel of academics, activists and a Christian evangelical leader agreed that informing people and spurring them to act -- politically and personally -- is critical to success in dealing with climate change.

15 January 2008 NASA Targets February 7 for Atlantis Launch to Space Station  After two launch delays in December 2007 and weeks of testing and modifying an element of the external tank’s fuel sensor system, NASA has targeted February 7 for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) to the International Space Station.

17 December 2007 U.N. Climate Change Plan Seen as First Step  The climate change mitigation plan adopted by a U.N. conference in Bali, Indonesia, is "a good set of elements...on mitigation, adaptation, technology and finance to guide important considerations," lead U.S. negotiator Paula Dobriansky says, adding it is a first step "in beginning an important discussion about how to achieve a truly global solution."

14 December 2007 Climate Change Wrangle Goes into Overtime  Delegates to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNPCCC) conference saw more than an international wrangle over a document intended to set the pace for mitigating and adapting to climate change. They also got a glimpse of American political dissent as U.S. politicians and environmental activists trooped to the meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to have a say.

11 December 2007 Turning Point Reached in Developing Alternative Fuels Plan  A plan by the U.S., Brazil and other countries to develop alternative fuels from organic matter and build a market for them is said to be at a "turning point" that will help the participating nations lower their dependence on foreign oil.

29 November 2007 High Stakes Accompany Global Climate Change  As delegates gather for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, the stakes could not be higher. "Climate change is a serious problem, and humans are contributing to it. We are at a critical moment," Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky recently told the U.S. Congress. "We are committed to doing our part."

26 November 2007 U.S. Participation in Bali Climate Change Conference  The thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-13) will take place December 3-14, 2007, in Bali, Indonesia. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Dr. Paula Dobriansky will lead the U.S. delegation.

26 November 2007 U.S. Global Climate Change Policy  Climate change is a serious challenge, the scale and scope of which will require a global response. The U.S. is committed to doing its part, working at home and abroad on a range of initiatives to strengthen energy security and effectively address climate change.

20 November 2007 Remarks by Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman at British American Business

13 November 2007 Statement by Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs on International Climate Change Negotiations: Restoring U.S. Leadership

07 November 2007 Discovery Mission Readies Station for International Partner Labs  With the International Space Station's Harmony module set for docking by the European and Japanese laboratories, and sections of the station's truss and solar arrays moved and working, Space Shuttle Discovery's crew returned to Earth, the shuttle glinting in Florida's midday sun.

23 October 2007 Shuttle Launches To Continue Space Station Construction  Space shuttle Discovery blasted into Florida’s morning sky October 23, beginning a 14-day STS-120 mission to continue construction of the International Space Station.
At the station, Discovery's crew will add the Node 2 module, called Harmony, to the expanding station to provide attachment points for the European Space Agency’s laboratory module Columbia in December, and the Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module early in 2008.

18 October 2007 Montreal Protocol Could Be Model for Addressing Climate Change  The 20-year-old Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, hailed as a success so far by scientists and governments, was designed to accommodate new scientific knowledge and the wide-ranging economic realities of developed and developing nations.

15 October 2007 Effect of Climate Change on Recovery of Ozone Hole Remains Unclear  For 20 years -- since September 16, 1987, when representatives of 24 nations signed the first accord -- the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer increasingly has limited the production and use of nearly 100 substances that destroy stratospheric ozone.

12 October 2007 Nobel Prize for Al Gore Highlights New Environmental Awareness  By winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore joins a roster of prominent U.S. politicians and activists recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. He shares the prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of scientists from more than 100 countries.

04 October 2007 U.S. Agencies Ramp Up Science, Technical Collaboration in Libya  A year after renewal of U.S.-Libyan diplomatic relations, scientists from technical agencies in both nations are moving forward on a range of collaborations.

01 October 2007 U.S. Agency Funds Climate Change Projects in Nine Nations  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will spend $2 million in nine countries to fund climate-change projects that enhance the capture and use of the powerful greenhouse gas methane.

28 September 2007 International Observing Network Takes Pulse of World Oceans  A small but sturdy ocean-going vessel will sail from Wellington October 3, carrying 64 ocean-profiling floats that are headed for remote locations in the Antarctic Ocean. The floats will become part of Argo, an internationally funded global array of instruments that are placed in the world's oceans at strategic points about every 300 kilometers to measure temperature, salinity and circulation in the upper 2,000 meters of the sea.

28 September 2007 Remarks By the President at The Major economies meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change

27 September 2007 U.S. Communities Embrace Recycling To Protect the Environment  The U.S. sometimes is characterized as a nation of overconsumers who generate mountains of garbage. But a trend in the opposite direction is sweeping the country, along with deeper concern about global warming and the environment. Civic, corporate and individual efforts all play a part.

26 September 2007 Interview with Kurt Volker on Climate Change  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker spoke about the upcoming Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
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24 September 2007 Sec. Rice Remarks At the UNGA High-Level Event on Climate Technology Session

22 September 2007
White House Statement on the Montreal Protocol

20 September 2007 Participation Grows in Cap-and-Trade Environmental Policy Tool   As air pollution and climate change rivet the attention of everyone from global leaders and corporations to nongovernmental organizations and schoolchildren, an environmental policy tool called "cap and trade" is showing promise for lowering a range of emissions.

14 September 2007 October Mission To Ready Space Station for International Partners  In October -- the month that marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, and the space age -- space shuttle Discovery and its crew will begin a 13-day journey to the International Space Station.

07 September 2007 Partnerships Help U.S., Developing Nations Promote Clean Energy  A growing number of international public-private partnerships is helping developing nations around the world adopt forward-looking climate policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution and improve citizens’ access to energy services.

05 September 2007 Discovery's Tank and Boosters Readied for October Liftoff  Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are attaching the external tank to the twin solid rocket boosters in preparation for the launch of mission STS-120, targeted for October 23.

04 September 2007 Joint Statement on Climate Change and Energy by Prime Minister Howard of Australia and President Bush of the U.S.

31 August 2007 Satellites Let Scientists View Earth as Integrated System  Direct observations of oceans, land surfaces, the atmosphere and glaciers have made it possible in 2007 for scientists to state with more than 90 percent certainty that Earth's climate is warming and human activities are driving the change.

30 August 2007 Observations of Atmosphere, Oceans Quantify Climate Change  World leaders, scientists, environmental groups and industry leaders are gearing up for major international climate change talks -- a September meeting in Washington on global warming, and a December U.N. conference in Bali -- prompted by increasingly dire indications that human activities are changing the planet.

29 August 2007 Volunteer Network Helps Track Global Greenhouse Gases  Once a week, usually on Tuesday, individuals in countries around the world travel to coastlines when the wind is from the sea, hike to mountain heights or walk miles into the desert. When they are far enough away from local pollution, they fill two glass flasks with air that has crossed expanses of oceans or kilometers of desert, using a battery-operated pump and compressor. After several weeks of collections, the volunteers deliver the flasks to a mail room in a U.S. Embassy, a nearby meteorological agency or a university department. From these places -- 60 sites around the world -- the flasks are returned to a laboratory in Boulder, Colorado.

23 August 2007 International Partners Tackle Greenhouse Gas Methane  Methane is a greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide as an atmospheric contributor to climate change. It is also the main component of natural gas, and countries around the world are working together to put harmful methane emissions to work as a clean energy source.

21 August 2007 Endeavour Touches Down in Florida after Mission to Space Station  Space shuttle Endeavour landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida August 21, completing a 12-day, nearly 8.5-million-kilometer mission that leaves the International Space Station about 60 percent complete.

21 August 2007 Second Tsunami-Detection Station To Bolster Indian Ocean System  Experts from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will put a second tsunami-warning device in the Indian Ocean in September, as part of the U.S. government’s commitment to help the region protect its communities from impending tsunamis and other coastal hazards.

20 August 2007 Space Solar Energy Has Future, U.S. Researchers Say  Beam solar energy directly from space, and disaster relief expeditions could power all their equipment with no more than a few portable antennas and converters. Campers could use such energy to cook dinners using nothing more than a cell phone-like device.

20 August 2007 Tsunami Early Warning System Takes Shape in the Caribbean  An early warning system for tsunamis is taking shape in the Caribbean region, building on the island nations’ long experience in dealing with hurricanes, storm surge, volcanic eruptions and mudslides.

19 August 2007 Crew Completes Final Heat Shield Inspection  The STS-118 crew began its trip home today when Space Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the Space Shuttle Endeavour at 7:56 a.m. EDT. Shortly after the final separation burn, the crew began preparations for the return to Earth by conducting the final inspection of the orbiter’s heat shield.

17 August 2007 Tsunami, Earthquake Detection Improved Since 2004 Disaster  Peru is two continents and an ocean away from the Indian Ocean, but the speed and accuracy with which a massive earthquake near Lima recently was measured is a direct result of the global response to the 9.1-magnitude temblor and tsunami that struck South and Southeastern Asia on December 26, 2004.

16 August 2007 Mission Managers clear Endeavour for Landing  The Mission Control Center in Houston informed the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews late Thursday that Saturday’s spacewalk will not include repairs of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield.

14 August 2007 Nuclear Power Industry Poised To Meet Challenges to Expansion  The U.S. nuclear power industry is tackling a lack of skilled workers, insufficient manufacturing capacity and other problems as it works to expand its capacity to meet some of the projected increases in electricity demand.

09 August 2007 Perfect Evening Launch Delivers Endeavour to Space Station  Endeavour blasted into Florida’s evening sky, carrying equipment for the International Space Station and seven crew members, including one teacher turned astronaut who has waited 22 years to venture into space. The launch, scheduled for August 7, was postponed 24 hours to give the shuttle processing team more time to complete routine work before liftoff.

08 August 2007 Endeavour Lifts Off!  NASA's Administrator and top launch managers celebrated the flawless liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour Wednesday evening as the fulfillment of a legacy.

07 August 2007 Emerging Economies Pool Expertise To Reduce Greenhouse Gases  As excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO₂) collect in the atmosphere and steadily boost world temperatures, scientists and engineers in several emerging economies are pooling their expertise to reduce such emissions.

03 August 2007 Aviation Emissions Best Tackled Through Cooperation, Innovation  Addressing aviation emissions requires that countries cooperate globally and seek innovative solutions rather than try to impose their own plans on other nations’ airlines, U.S. officials and experts say.

02 August 2007 NASA, International Partners Plan Saturn Moon Flyby  The science team for the international Cassini mission to Saturn is planning to modify the 2008 flyby of Enceladus, one of the ringed planet’s innermost moons, to send the spacecraft through a watery geyser rising from the moon’s surface.

27 July 2007 Next Shuttle Launch Scheduled for August 7  NASA managers have cleared space shuttle Endeavour's August launch after a two-day flight readiness review that assessed mission risks and determined the shuttle's equipment, support systems and procedures are ready to fly.

25 July 2007 Access to Oil, Natural Gas Seen as Central to Global Stability  Reliable access to affordable oil and natural gas is a cornerstone of international security, but in today’s energy market, disruptions in the supply chain can have thorny diplomatic and security consequences.

24 July 2007 Next Space Station Crew To Have First Woman Commander  The next visitors to the International Space Station, scheduled to arrive in October, include the first woman to lead a long-duration spaceflight and spaceflight participant Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian angkasawan (astronaut) to visit the orbital outpost.

18 July 2007 Pandemic Preparation Boosts Readiness for Other Disasters  The U.S. is better prepared to detect a pandemic flu outbreak, support international work to contain a pandemic in its early stages, limit a pandemic’s spread and save lives after a year of coordinated effort across federal agencies, according to a White House report.

10 July 2007 China Environmental Problems Tackled with U.S. Help  Growing concerns about international and domestic effects of industrial pollution in China have spurred the U.S. to help that country address its environmental challenges, according to officials and experts.

10 July 2007 NASA Shuttle Endeavour Set To Launch August 7  The Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are scheduled to continue the next phase of International Space Station assembly with an August 7 launch and an 11-day mission to the orbital outpost.

09 July 2007 NASA Phoenix Lander, Next Mission to Mars, To Launch in August  NASA’s next mission to the surface of Mars is scheduled to launch in August on a 10-month voyage to find out if water frozen in the planet’s northern polar region ever has been able to sustain microbial life.

05 July 2007 Success Against Bird Flu Slowed by Ongoing Animal Infections  Despite the eradication of avian flu viruses in poultry in many countries, and reductions in the prevalence of infection in others, the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain continues to threaten bird and human populations around the world.

03 July 2007 Bush, Russia’s Putin Signal Cooperation on Nuclear Energy Aid  Following an informal visit at the Bush family retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled a new spirit of cooperation on the peaceful use and spread of nuclear energy with a proposal to help the international community generate nuclear power.

02 July 2007 Global Disease Detection Program Key Part of Worldwide Network  When AIDS arose in animals in western Africa, jumped to people, evolved over decades and then emerged in 1981 as clusters of unusual disease in New York and San Francisco, there was no systematic way to detect potentially global diseases. Today, a handful of international networks crisscross the globe, working together to respond to disease outbreaks, build laboratory capability in nations that need such help, and train scientists and others in each region to detect, confirm and contain pathogens.

29 June 2007 NASA Rover To Descend into Massive Martian Crater  One of NASA's robotic explorers, Opportunity, is about to descend into one of the largest craters on Mars, opening a window for scientists into the ancient environment of the fourth planet from the sun.

26 June 2007 Space Station Might Open to Government, Commercial Clients  NASA has formulated a plan to open part of the U.S. segment of the International Space Station to U.S. government and commercial clients for their own research projects beginning in 2011. Critical to the plan, described in a May report to Congress, is a six-member station crew and the availability of commercial orbital transportation services that can provide travel to the space station.

22 June 2007 Energy Conservation, Renewables Get Boost in Senate Bill  The Senate has approved an energy bill that has a key focus on reducing energy use and addressing global warming.

13 June 2007 U.S. Officials Cite Benefits of Joining Law of the Sea Convention  By John D. Negroponte and Gordon England

09 June 2007 Shuttle Atlantis Begins 11-Day Mission to Space Station  After a nearly three-month delay caused by hail damage and repairs to the external fuel tank, space shuttle Atlantis roared into a deep-blue Florida sky June 8 on the program’s 21st mission to the International Space Station.

07 June 2007 G8 Countries Agree on Process To Address Global Warming  Leaders of the Group of Eight countries have agreed on an accelerated process that eventually can lead to “substantial” cuts in emissions that contribute to global warming.

06 June 2007 G8 Countries Building Consensus on Addressing Climate Change  The leaders of major industrial countries are narrowing their differences on climate-change policy and moving toward a plan that eventually will set targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. government’s top environmental adviser.

01 June 2007 Space Shuttle Atlantis To Launch June 8, NASA Managers Say  The space shuttle Atlantis will launch June 8 from the Kennedy Space Station in Florida, three months after a surprise hail storm damaged the external fuel tank, according to NASA officials.

31 May 2007 Bush Seeks New International Framework on Climate Change  The U.S. will work with other countries to establish a new international framework to address global climate change once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
See also:
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow and Jim Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
• Bush Speech on U.S. International Development Agenda.

30 May 2007 World Partnership Helping To Stop Spread of Tuberculosis  A worldwide partnership to stop the spread of tuberculosis (TB) is achieving success. In a new report released May 29, a global network of more than 500 groups called the Stop TB Partnership said it has treated more than 10 million people in 78 countries in the past six years. This means, the group said, that anti-TB drugs are getting to the people who need them.

30 May 2007 Clean Coal Production Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Levels  Coal is the major fuel used to generate electricity worldwide, but burning it adds more carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere per unit of heat than does burning other fossil fuels like oil and natural gas.

18 May 2007 Law of Sea Convention Serves U.S. Interests, Bush Says  President Bush has urged the Senate to approve U.S. participation in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea "to advance U.S. interests in the world's oceans."

14 May 2007 President Bush Discusses CAFE and Alternative Fuel Standards  President discussed “one of the most serious challenges facing our country: our nation's addiction to oil and its harmful impact on our environment.”

14 May 2007 Fact Sheet: Twenty in Ten: Strengthening Energy Security and Addressing Climate Change

14 May 2007 U.S. Promotes International Collaborations at Health Conference  U.S. officials are joining delegations from 192 other nations in Geneva for the 60th World Health Assembly (WHA), being held May 14-23, to discuss and act on policies addressing key issues, including avian and pandemic influenza and the revised International Health Regulations.

11 May 2007 U.S. Energy Agency Leads Effort To Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions  Carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture and storage “is the critical enabling technology that would reduce CO₂ emissions significantly while also allowing coal to meet the world’s pressing energy needs,” according to Howard Herzog, principal research engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Energy and the Environment.

08 May 2007 Renewable Energy Industry Vows To Meet More of U.S. Energy Needs  With congressional and administration support, renewable energy industries promise to meet a substantially larger portion of projected U.S. demand for energy than they currently meet.

07 May 2007 International Partnerships Help To Fight Malaria in Africa  Malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that has killed close to a million people annually in Africa -- mainly children and pregnant women -- is being fought through international partnerships that emphasize African ownership in prevention and treatment strategies.

07 May 2007 Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases Possible, U.S. Officials Say  Current low-cost, energy-efficient technologies are starting points for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, according to U.S. officials. At the same time, development of alternative energy technologies must be pursued vigorously.

02 May 2007 Despite Questions, Polio Eradication Is Feasible, U.S. Officials Say  Nineteen years and $4.6 billion into a global campaign to eradicate the poliomyelitis (polio) virus that paralyzes and often kills children younger than age 5, a debate has begun about whether it will be possible to rid the world of this infectious disease.

25 April 2007 U.S. Recognizes "Malaria Awareness Day" April 25  In the U.S., state and local government groups, universities, nongovernmental organizations and others helped raise awareness April 25 -- Malaria Awareness Day -- about the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 1 million people each year. April 25 has been recognized since 2000 in some parts of the world as Africa Malaria Day.

24 April 2007 Actions by U.S. States Advance Debate on Climate Change  U.S. clean energy initiatives at the state level have stimulated debate on the need for carbon dioxide emission standards and are testing policy solutions aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, experts say.

23 April 2007 U.S. Government Scientists Urge Preparation for Climate Change  Leading U.S. government scientists tell Congress that, given the evidence, now is the time to provide adequate resources to prepare for the potential impact of changes in the earth’s climate.

22 April 2007 Earth Day 2007   The annual observance of Earth Day takes place on April 22nd.

18 April 2007 U.S. Engaging U.N. Partners To Confront Climate Change  The U.S. is working with the international community to confront climate change in a manner that does not affect nations’ ability to promote growth and development, acting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Alejandro Wolff says.

17 April 2007 Energy Agency Plans International Carbon Sequestration Workshop  The U.S. Department of Energy is hosting an international workshop in May to help participants from six developing countries learn the basics of carbon sequestration – a process of carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture and long-term underground storage that someday could help reduce concentrations of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and slow global warming.

16 April 2007 Environmental Protection Vital Part of U.S. Trade Policy  Environmental protection is a vital part of U.S. international trade policy, say U.S. trade officials, who argue that free-trade agreements recently negotiated by the United States are being used increasingly to enforce high conservation standards.

12 April 2007 U.S. Uses Landsat Satellite Data To Fight Hunger, Poverty  Over the 35 years that U.S. Landsat Earth-observation satellites have collected images of the planet from space, scientists around the world have put the data to work in a range of applications, from agriculture and land-use planning to ecological forecasting and disaster management.

11 April 2007 Astronaut Suni Williams To Run Boston Marathon on Space Station  She may be flying about 320 kilometers above the earth in the International Space Station, but that does not deter astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams from competing in the April 16 Boston Marathon. She will join the annual footrace on a uniquely cumbersome treadmill, circling the earth as she runs in place.

09 April 2007 U.S. Agencies Moving Forward in Planning Landsat-7 Successor  After 35 years and 2 million images of the planet’s surface – and two orbiting satellites with failing instruments and scant fuel reserves – the Landsat Earth observation program is getting a new satellite and a new, more stable, mission plan.

06 April 2007 Worldwide Impact from Climate Change Predicted   A grim picture of the impact of environmental changes ahead – especially for the world’s poor -- is drawn by the latest installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. It is the second of four working group assessments examining the causes and consequences of global warming.

29 March 2007 Next International Space Station Crew To Launch April 7  The next crew of the International Space Station is set to launch April 7 in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

26 March 2007 U.S. Seeks Stable Energy Markets in Caspian Region, Officials Say  The U.S. can play a constructive role in the Caspian Sea region by negotiating framework agreements to diversify energy production and delivery, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Europe Matthew Bryza.

20 March 2007 President Bush Discusses Energy Initiatives in Missouri

14 March 2007 Carbon Dioxide Controls, Clean Coal Can Help Curb Global Warming  Cleaner ways of generating electricity from coal can help curb global warming by mid-century if they are implemented on a large scale, a major report says.

13 March 2007 Democrats in Congress Push Measures To Curb Global Warming  Congressional Democrats are pressing ahead with legislation to address global warming despite uncertainty over where the White House stands on specific issues.

07 March 2007 Astronaut Suni Williams Describes Life Aboard Space Station   Flight Engineer Sunita "Suni" Williams, who arrived on the Space Shuttle STS-116 Discovery on December 11, 2006, for a six-month tour of duty, took time out from her duties to chat with USINFO about her experiences in orbit

05 March 2007 Nanotechnology Could Improve Health, Water in Developing Nations  Nanotechnology, science on the scale of atoms and molecules, could give developing nations new ways to diagnose and treat disease and make clean water more available, if governments, nongovernmental organizations, industry and others would work to apply the powerful technology to these challenges, scientists say.

01 March 2007 U.S. Cities, States Working To Slow Climate Change  Through legislation and community projects, U.S. cities and states are taking actions to address and mitigate climate change. Leaders of some of these governments shared their experiences with members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works during a March 1 hearing. "States are currently the leaders in addressing climate change," New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine said in his prepared testimony to the committee. Some states have done so by passing legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have shown that the accumulation of greenhouse gases contributes to global warming.

26 February 2007 Officials Mark Start of U.S. Effort for International Polar Year  The largest collaborative science program ever attempted – International Polar Year 2007-2008 -- will focus on the Arctic and Antarctic and will involve more than 200 research projects, 50,000 scientists and more than 60 countries.

15 February 2007 U.S. Energy Secretary Bodman Calls Natural Gas Cartel a Bad Idea  U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has dismissed an international attempt to form a cartel designed to give natural gas producers greater control over gas markets.

14 February 2007 Oil Prices Likely To Remain High, Says U.S. Central Bank   U.S. oil prices have dropped considerably over the last six months, but are likely to remain at historically elevated levels in 2007 due to political uncertainties affecting supplies, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s semi-annual report to Congress on monetary policy.

13 February 2007 U.S., EU Expanding Cooperation on Environmental Research   An implementing arrangement intended to expand cooperation between the United States and the European Commission (EC) on environmental research was signed in Brussels, Belgium, by the EC’s director-general for research, Manuel Silva Rodriguez.

12 February 2007 Post-Kyoto Surprise: America's Quiet Efforts to Cut Greenhouse Gases Are Producing Results  Remarks by Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the German Marshall Fund, Berlin, Germany

12 February 2007 New Fuels Have Huge Potential To Reduce Gasoline Use  New vehicle fuels and related technologies offer the greatest potential for large reductions in gasoline use and the U.S. economy’s dependence on petroleum, a White House report says.

10 February 2007 Bush Wants $2.7 Billion in 2008 Budget for Energy Research  President Bush says he is seeking $2.7 billion in the 2008 fiscal year budget and $10 billion over the next five years for alternative energy research as part of his proposal to reduce U.S. gasoline usage by 20 percent by 2017.

08 February 2007 Vehicle Fuel Economy Plan Could Benefit Environment  President Bush’s plan to reduce gasoline use in the United States by increasing the fuel economy of passenger vehicles could make the country less dependent on oil imports and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions without causing economic harm to consumers or automakers, experts say.

5 February 2007 Bush Seeks Funding To Improve U.S. Energy Security, Environment  Reducing U.S. dependence on petroleum imports and expanding incentives for clean energy technologies are centerpieces of President Bush’s energy budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins October 1.

02 February 2007 U.S. Officials Praise Climate Change Report  Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman said the U.S. embraces the findings of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “We agree with it, and the science behind it is something that our country has played a very important role in,” he told journalists in Washington.

26 January 2007 U.S.-U.K. Pact Promotes Creation of International Science Portal  The U.S. and the UK have agreed to collaborate on development of a global science portal aimed at making science information resources of many nations accessible via the Internet, announced the U.S. Department of Energy.

24 January 2007 Bush Urges Cuts in Gasoline Use, More Biofuel Production  President Bush is calling for development and production of fuels and automobiles that would decrease the use of oil in the U.S., making the country less dependent on oil imports and helping it confront the threat of climate change.

08 January 2007 U.S. Energy Agency Awards Supercomputing Time To Advance Science  The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded 95 million hours of computing time on some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to 45 projects proposed by scientists at universities and in industry.

10 December 2006 Space Shuttle Lifts Off in First Night Launch Since Columbia Accident  Space shuttle Discovery successfully launched at 8:47 p.m. EST December 9 for the first nighttime liftoff since the loss of the space shuttle Columbia. Discovery will deliver another truss segment of the International Space Station and crew members will rewire the orbiting laboratory to bring online new power supplies generated by solar arrays installed in September.

30 November 2006 U.S. Advances $1 Billion for Clean Coal Projects  The Bush administration has awarded $1 billion in federal tax credits to utility companies for clean-coal power generation as part of a broad U.S. strategy to move toward emission-free energy.

22 November 2006 U.S. Signs International Fusion Energy Agreement  Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy and their counterparts from China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation signed an agreement to build the international fusion energy reactor known as ITER.

17 November 2006 State’s Dobriansky Recaps U.S. Efforts on Climate Change   Assisting developing nations deal with critical environmental challenges like climate change is a top priority of the Bush administration, Paula Dobriansky, under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs, told a U.N. climate change conference.

14 November 2006 World Needs To Expand Alternative Energy, U.S. Energy Chief Says  Countries must expand the range and availability of alternative sources of energy to reduce global dependence on oil and to help meet growing energy demand, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says.

08 November 2006 New Genetic Data Helps Pinpoint Human Disease Susceptibility   Researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, have resequenced the DNA of 15 mouse strains to help scientists worldwide better understand complex human genetic traits.

31 October 2006 NASA Approves Repair Mission for Hubble Space Telescope  A standing ovation greeted the news from NASA Administrator Mike Griffin October 31 that the agency will send one more space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008 to extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013.

26 October 2006 NASA Posts Panorama To Celebrate Rover's 1,000th Martian Day  NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Spirit finished its 1,000th Martian day October 26, continuing a successful mission originally planned for 90 Martian days.

25 October 2006 U.S. Opposes Restrictions on Use of Space   Freedom of action in space is the centerpiece of a new U.S. National Space Policy, the first update in nearly 10 years, that accounts for technology advances and the growing importance of space to international commerce, science, peace and security.

23 October 2006 U.S., European Environmental Policies Focus on Technology Advances   The U.S. and Europe enjoy significant common ground on environmental policies, Jim Connaughton, chief environmental policy adviser to President Bush, said in an online discussion from Frankfurt, Germany.

20 October 2006 U.S. Agencies Measure Largest-Ever Ozone Hole in Antarctic   NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists report that this year's ozone hole in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere has broken records for area and depth.

19 October 2006 U.S. Energy Department, Russian Scientists Discover Element 118  Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, in collaboration with researchers from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, have discovered a new basic component of the universe -- element 118.

18 October 2006 NASA Orbiter Reveals New Details of Mars  During its first week of observations from low orbit, NASA's newest Mars spacecraft already is revealing new clues about recent and ancient environments on the Red Planet.

18 October 2006 U.S. Supporting New Generation of Pipelines in Europe  The U.S. believes that expanded competition through new commercially developed pipelines, especially in the Caspian region, will provide economic efficiency and more stable supplies of oil and natural gas in Europe.

16 October 2006 Satellite Launch Is Milestone in U.S.-European Cooperation  The liftoff of the European polar-orbiting satellite, MetOp-A, will mark a major milestone in the U.S.- European Initial Joint Polar System. The agreement between the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites coordinates respective polar satellite launches to improve coverage of weather and climate conditions.

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12 October 2006 NASA Finds Saturn Moons Might Be Creating New Rings   Scientists involved in the Cassini-Huygens mission are looking for the missing moons of Saturn. A recent observation by the Cassini spacecraft leads them to believe that they will find the moons near newly discovered rings around the planet, according to a press release from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

05 October 2006 U.S. Helping To Save Tropical Forests, Cut Foreign Debt  A U.S. conservation program enacted in 1998 is a "win-win" deal that helps protect the global environment while promoting the economies of the developing world, U.S. officials say.

28 September 2006 NASA Administrator Welcomes China to Ranks of Spacefaring Nations  NASA Administrator Michael Griffin returned to the United States September 28 after a landmark visit to China – the first time a NASA administrator has visited that country – to explore and expand space-program cooperation.

28 September 2006 NASA Mars Rover Arrives at Edge of Victoria Crater on Red Planet  Rock layers in the crater will tell scientists about environmental conditions long ago.

20 September 2006 NASA Teams with Japan, United Kingdom and Europe to Study Sun  To shed new light on the sun's magnetic field and how it affects life on Earth, NASA is preparing major instrument components for a September launch on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Solar-B spacecraft.

19 September 2006 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Could Help Meet Energy Needs  President Bush's proposal to make nuclear fuel accessible to all governments that forego uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing could meet the world’s growing energy demands, limit carbon emissions and reduce proliferation dangers, according to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman.

18 September 2006 U.S., China Public and Private Sectors Cooperate on Clean Energy  U.S. and Chinese leaders from the public and private sectors met in Shanxi province – an informal gathering of technology and policy experts – to exchange views on using and promoting clean coal technology.

02 September 2006 Atlantis Prepares for September 6 Launch  After returning from its Houston home base to the Kennedy Space Center September 2, the STS-115 six-member crew begins final preparations for launch on Wednesday.

31 August 2006 National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States    Dr Raymond L Orbach, Under Secretary for Science at the United States Department of Energy. It is the mission of the Department of Energy to advance the national, economic,and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovatin in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
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24 August 2006 Global Response to Ozone Hole Is "Unprecedented" Success  After 17 years of work to phase out the production and use of chlorofluorocarbons, chemicals that harm the Earth’s protective ozone layer, ozone depletion has stopped, scientists say, but has not yet begun to reverse.

06 August 2006 Official Urges Increased U.S.-China Energy Security Cooperation  The U.S. and China must work together to confront serious challenges related to energy needs, according to Katharine Fredriksen, principal deputy assistant secretary of energy for policy and international affairs.

02 August 2006 U.S. Energy Agency To Invest $250 Million in Bioenergy Centers   The U.S. Department of Energy will spend $250 million to establish and operate two new bioenergy research centers to accelerate basic research in developing cellulosic ethanol and other fuels derived from plant byproducts, called biofuels, announced DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman.

17 July 2006 “CAWT - A new tool in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking”   Claudia A. McMurray Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, discusses the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking, a joint initiative of the United States, Great Britain, India and several international conservation NGO's to fight the trafficking in illegal wildlife.
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06 July 2006 U.S. Seeks Energy Security Through International Partnerships  Article by Paul E. Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

29 June 2006 Climate Change: More Agreement Than Disagreement  U.S. State Department Special Representative Harlan Watson discusses the U.S perspective on climate change.
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23 June 2006 NASA Announced Space Shuttle Web and Television Coverage   NASA Television and the agency's home on the Internet, http://www.nasa.gov, will provide extensive pre-launch and launch day coverage of the space shuttle Discovery's mission STS-121 to the International Space Station, currently scheduled for a July 1 launch. A pre-launch webcast is scheduled for 17:00 GMT (11:00 EDT) Friday, June 30, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, known as NASA Direct. It will feature a mission overview hosted by Discovery Flow Manager Stephanie Stilson. Highlights will include an interview with NASA astronaut and STS-116 crew member William Oefelein, who will discuss the STS-121 mission and astronaut training.

23 June 2006 U.S. Officials Announce National Renewable Energy Conference U.S. agriculture and energy officials announced that they will co-host a national renewable energy conference October 10-12 in Missouri to accelerate commercialization of renewable energy industries and distribution systems.

20 June 2006 Rising Prices Seen Lowering World Oil Demand in Coming Decades   A continued rise in prices is projected to dampen global demand for oil and spur use of more coal, natural gas and renewable energy over the next quarter century, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

08 May 2006 Energy Department Signs Wind-to-Hydrogen Research Agreement  The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Xcel Energy, an electric power and natural gas utility, have signed a cooperative agreement for an innovative "wind to hydrogen" research, development and demonstration project.

25 April 2006 President Bush Discusses Energy Policy  

23 April 2006 Alternative Fuel Use Will Aid Security, Environment, Bush Says   The development of vehicles powered by hydrogen, ethanol or other alternative fuels is critical for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil sources, and so enhancing national security, President Bush says.

22 April 2006 U.S. Government Departments Join in Observing Earth Day   The U.S. departments of Agriculture, Justice, Defense and Education joined in governmentwide observances of Earth Day, the annual event that focuses attention on the need to preserve the Earth’s fragile environment.

21 April 2006 Bush Administration Launches New Global Conservation Initiatives  Statement issued by the Department of State on the United States and international conservation efforts.

21 April 2006 The United States Celebrates Earth Day  Jason Hahn Economic Officer at the U.S. Embassy in London. On the 36th anniversary of the first Earth Day America is tackling environmental problems at home and abroad.
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18 April 2006 U.S. Issues Inventory on Greenhouse Gases   The U.S. is making progress in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas intensity, according to a report the nation will present to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.

07 April 2006 DOE Announces $52.5 Million for Basic Hydrogen Research  U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman announced a forthcoming three-year, $52.5 million solicitation to support new innovations in hydrogen technology.

15 March 2006 U.S. Officials in Moscow Say Free Market Can Cut High Fuel Costs   The U.S. seeks market-based solutions to high fuel costs and promotes carefully protected nuclear power as an alternative clean fuel source, Bush administration officials said in advance of a Group of Eight (G8) energy ministerial in Moscow.

13 March 2006 Rice Hails U.S.-India Agreement on Civilian Nuclear Cooperation  By U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

21 February 2006 Global Initiative Aims To Boost Nuclear Energy, Nonproliferation  The United States has launched an international technology initiative that it hopes will expand the nuclear power industry around the world without raising the risk of nuclear proliferation.

20 February 2006 Bush Again Calls for Development of Alternate Energy Sources  The United States must reduce its heavy dependence on oil  -- much of it imported from uncertain sources overseas -- to enhance both its national security and economic security, President Bush says.

18 February 2006 Bush Envisions Transformation of Energy Use, Supply  The United States will pursue technologies that can transform the ways Americans produce and use energy and expand the developing worlds access to clean and affordable energy, President Bush says.

08 February 2006 U.S. Proposes Global Plan To Encourage Nuclear Energy  The U.S. Energy Department has proposed a broad global energy partnership to promote nuclear energy as a clean and safe source of electricity and develop advanced nuclear technologies to prevent spent nuclear fuel from being used to produce nuclear weapons.

01 February 2006 Bush Sets Alternative Energy Goals  Initiatives to develop cleaner, domestic energy sources were among the national objectives set by President Bush in his State of the Union message.

13 January 2006 Climate Change Partnership Looks to Private Sector for Help   Representatives of the new U.S.-led Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate wrapped up the January 11-12 inaugural meeting in Sydney, Australia, by announcing the establishment of eight public-private task forces that will accelerate clean technology deployment and share best practices in key business sectors.

12 January 2006 Bush To Request $52 Million for Asia-Pacific Energy Partnership  President Bush will request $52 million in his budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins October 1 to support an initiative that aims to promote clean energy technologies in the Asia-Pacific region and international cooperation in other energy areas, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says. Bodman said the funding request is designed to complement the $3 billion the United States spends each year on clean energy projects.

11 January 2006 U.S. Delegation Arrives in Australia for Climate Ministerial  A delegation of U.S. government officials led by Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman arrived in Sydney, Australia, January 11 for a two-day visit that includes the inaugural meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

11 January 2006 Pacific Partnership Aims for Cleaner Energy, Less Pollution  The U.S. is meeting with other Pacific nations in Sydney, Australia, to advance the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate. Member nations pledge to work together to develop cleaner energy technologies in order to reduce pollution and climate change.

10 January 2006 U.S. Has Improved Environmental Performance, Panel Says   The U.S. has improved its environmental performance in the past eight years, even as its economy and population have grown, says a report from the Environmental Performance Review Program of the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's.

05 January 2006 Global Warming Can Cause Extreme Climate Change, Scientists Say  Research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation shows that global climate change quickly may have disrupted ancient ocean processes and could lead to drastic shifts in environments around the world.

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