Day: March 1, 2012

Court Orders New Study of Boat Buoys on Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency must examine impact of all illegal buoys already in use San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  On February 29th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) acted illegally in not analyzing the boat pollution impacts for[Read More…]

EPA Proposes to Exempt Heavily Polluting Power Plants from the Best Pollution Controls Across the Eastern Half of the Country

Conservation groups ask EPA to abandon proposal Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  Conservation groups filed comments this week opposing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to exempt power plants from rules that improve air quality in national parks and wilderness areas and protect public health from the damaging effects of haze[Read More…]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: ‘Bureaucratic Hurdles … Interfere With Legitimate Cannabis Research’

Rochester, MN–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  Federal officials should reclassify cannabis under federal law and permit “long-stifled research into a potential trove of (the plant’s) therapeutic applications,” according to review published in the February issue of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The[Read More…]

Synthetic Cannabinoid Halts Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Says

Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  The administration of a cannabinoid agonist halts the advancement of multiple sclerosis, according to preclinical data to be published in the journal Neuropharmacology. Investigators at Complutense University in Madrid assessed the impact of WIN55,512-2, a synthetic cannabinoid agonist, in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS).[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Requests FEMA Help with Tornado Damage Assessments in Southern IL

Documentation Will Support Request for Federal Assistance SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with damage assessments in several Southern Illinois counties devastated by tornadoes and severe storms early Wednesday morning. The assessments, which will begin on Monday, will provide the[Read More…]

Illinois Adds 3,800 Jobs in January

122,900 Private Sector Jobs Added Since Recovery Began CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  Illinois added 3,800 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell -0.3 to 9.4 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). This is the[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 1, 2012

Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT Travel Ban Lifted on NGO Employees / U.S.-Egyptian Relations / NGO Issue / Bail / Role of NGOs INDIA NGOs ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Israeli Defense Force Raids on Palestinian TV Stations IRAN Working with P-5+1 Partners on Response DPRK Nutritional Assistance / Statements / Nuclear Envoy Visit[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on American Energy, March 1, 2012

Nashua, New Hampshire–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012 – 1:28 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Nashua!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in New Hampshire!  (Applause.)  Thank you, Mike, for that wonderful introduction and for your service to our country.  I want to thank the president of Nashua Community College, Lucille Jordan, for[Read More…]

ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudanese Minister for Alleged Darfur Crimes

The Hague, Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2012.  The International Criminal Court (ICC) today issued an arrest warrant against Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein on 41 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Darfur. The Court’s pre-trial chamber considers that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Mr Hussein[Read More…]

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