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Day: March 26, 2013
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Maximum Extent: Ten Lowest Maximums All In Last 10 Years
Arctic sea ice extent on March 15 was 15.13 million square kilometers (5.84 million square miles). The orange line shows the 1979 to 2000 median extent for that day. The black cross indicates the geographic North Pole. Sea Ice Index data. About the data —Credit: National Snow and Ice Data[Read More…]
You Don’t ‘Own’ Your Own Genes
Researchers Raise Alarm about Loss of Individual “Genomic Liberty” Due to Gene Patents That May Impact the Era of Personalized Medicine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013 — Humans don’t “own” their own genes, the cellular chemicals that define who they are and what diseases they might be at risk for. Through[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Announce Up To 50 Learning Gardens Will Be Installed in Welcoming Schools for This Fall
A Total of 80 Learning Gardens Will Be Installed Across the City, Providing Students With Hands-On Nutrition and Science Education Opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced today that up to 50 Learning Gardens will be installed in welcoming schools starting[Read More…]
California Considers Efficiency Standards for Over a Dozen New Products
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013 – The California Energy Commission announced last weekthe next steps in a rulemaking that could set new standards for 16 new products, including consumer electronics, lighting, and water using products like faucets, among others. NRDC’s preliminary analysis shows that such new standards could potentially save[Read More…]
Roadless Rule Survives Final Legal Challenge
Clear flowing headwaters in the TeePee-Spring Creek roadless area of Montana’s Cabinet Mountains. (© Terry Glase) View slideshow of roadless areas. State of Alaska case dismissed by D.C. District Court Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday ended a challenge by the state[Read More…]
Digging for Hidden Treasure on Mars
Noctis Labyrinthus mosaic EU–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2013. ESA’s Mars Express has spent nearly ten years imaging the Red Planet, and there are plenty of hidden treasures buried in the mission’s rich picture archive. HRSCview is a web interface to the archive that offers a chance to browse and explore any region[Read More…]
Goldfinger
EU–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2013 The internal structure of a human cell in simulated gravity taken on the International Space Station. Pictured here is a monocyte immune cell that plays an integral role in protecting our bodies from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. To record this image, immune cells were[Read More…]
More than Half a Million Americans Call on Obama Administration to Stop Risky and Dangerous Drilling in the Arctic Ocean Since Kulluk Incident
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Today, a coalition of organizations announced that more than 500,000 Americans in the past three months have joined the call to demand the Obama administration put a stop to risky and dangerous drilling in the Arctic Ocean in light of Shell’s mishaps, such as its ill-fated Kulluk drilling rig that ran[Read More…]
Sierra Club and NAACP Welcome Creation of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Yesterday, President Obama designated the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland. The monument honors the life and actions of Harriet Tubman, who worked to free herself, her family and countless other enslaved peoples at great personal risk. The monument encompasses places and lands[Read More…]
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