WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. A proposed supplemental crop insurance program included in the pending farm bills in both the House and Senate would have boosted windfall profits for farm businesses and increased federally subsidized insurance payouts by $6.8 billion in 2012, according to a new report released today by Environmental[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Investors Call For Food Companies to Stay out of Washington State GMO Battle
Companies that gave $46 million to stop California GMO labeling risk negative brand reputation if they fund effort to stop I-522 initiative for transparent labeling of food Seattle, Washington–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Companies that donated funds to oppose ballot initiatives to require the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs)[Read More…]
Electronic Frontier Foundation Resigns from Global Network Initiative
Citing Concerns Over NSA’s Impact on Corporate Members, EFF Leaves Industry Group San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today withdrew from the Global Network Initiative (GNI), citing a fundamental breakdown in confidence that the group’s corporate members are able to speak freely about their own internal privacy[Read More…]
Prairie State College Trustee Wendell Mosby Named Second Vice President of African American Community College Trustee Association
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees member Wendell Mosby recently was named second vice president of the African American Community College Trustee Association (AACCTA). He was nominated and voted into the office during the 2013 AACCTA annual meeting in Seattle, Wash. He also was appointed[Read More…]
Aircraft Noise Linked with Heart Problems
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Older people exposed to aircraft noise, especially at high levels, may face increased risk of being hospitalized for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Researchers found that, on average, zip[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine Researchers Study New Heart Valve that Doesn’t Require Open-heart Surgery
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute enrolls first patient in SALUS trial at Northwestern for movable, non-metallic heart valve CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Northwestern’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has enrolled its first participant in SALUS, a clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a prosthetic aortic heart valve that can be placed without open-heart surgery. The[Read More…]
City of Chicago Informs Retirees Of Healthcare Adjustments For 2014
Adjustments Driven by Evolving Healthcare Landscape and Challenges Faced by Taxpayers; City Will Continue to Provide a Substantial Retiree Healthcare Subsidy in 2014 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that City retirees will be notified this week of changes to their healthcare benefits that will go into effect[Read More…]
Martian Scars
Hebes Chasma EU–(ENEWSPF)–10 October 2013. Ripped apart by tectonic forces, Hebes Chasma and its neighbouring network of canyons bear the scars of the Red Planet’s early history. ESA’s Mars Express has flown over this region of Mars on numerous occasions, but this new eight-image mosaic reveals Hebes Chasma in full[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 374,000, an increase of 66,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 308,000. The 4-week moving average was 325,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Urges Cooperation in Syria to Carry Out UN-joint Mission
NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–9 October 2013 – The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) today called on all parties in the Syrian conflict to cooperate so that a joint United Nations mission tasked with overseeing the destruction of the country’s chemical stockpiles can carry out its work as[Read More…]
