Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. A set of proteins involved in the body’s natural defenses produces a large number of mutations in human DNA, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that these naturally produced mutations are just as powerful as known[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Parents’ TV Viewing Habits Influence Kids’ Screen Time
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 15, 2013. The amount of time that children and teens spend watching television may have more to do with their parents’ TV habits than with family media rules or the location of TVs within the home, according to a study in the August 2013 issue of[Read More…]
Survey: North Carolinians Overwhelmingly Oppose Fracking, Want More Clean Energy
NRDC poll shows vast majority approve of state safeguards and standards to protect water, air and unique quality of life RALEIGH–(ENEWSPF–July 15, 2013 – North Carolinians overwhelmingly oppose fracking, want more clean energy and think state environmental standards should be strengthened or left alone, according to a poll by the[Read More…]
Farmworkers Come to Capitol Hill Seeking Safeguards from Exposure to Hazardous Pesticides
Farmworkers from across the nation to meet with Congress to demand basic protections from exposure to hazardous pesticides Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. Today and tomorrow on Capitol Hill, a dozen farmworkers from across the nation are meeting with their members of Congress to call for the implementation of stronger protections[Read More…]
South Pacific Galileo Station Endures Freak Rains and Floods
13-m antenna at Galileo’s Nouméa ground station EU–(ENEWSPF)–15 July 2013. Think your summer has been bad? Engineers manning Galileo’s South Pacific ground station on New Caledonia found themselves marooned by heavy rains and a flash flood – though the station carried on operating regardless. Torrential rains lashed this French-administered group[Read More…]
NOW Calls for Justice for Trayvon Martin
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill The acquittal on Saturday, July 13, of George Zimmerman has left Trayvon Martin and his family without justice. NOW stands as an unwavering ally in the struggle to end racial profiling and other forms of oppression that continue to plague[Read More…]
Redhook Brewery, Hilliard’s Beer Announce ‘Joint Effort Hemp Ale:’ a Dubious Collaboration Between Good Buds
Old School Meets New School in Ballard as Top Seattle Breweries Brew New Beer to Celebrate Legalization of Marijuana SEATTLE—(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013 – Redhook Brewery, the Northwest’s original craft brew, announced last week the release of “Joint Effort,” a new hemp beer brewed in collaboration with Seattle’s Hilliard’s Beer that[Read More…]
Giant Corps Have Set Up Shop in Hawaii, and They’re Wrecking the Place
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. They’re wrecking the place; the chemicals they produce are polluting groundwater and poisoning schoolchildren. In the absence of federal and state action, local communities are rising up to confront these agrichemical giants. As a testament to the power of local change, two Hawaiian counties, Kauai and the “Big Island”[Read More…]
Statement of the ACLU’s Anthony D. Romero on Not Guilty Verdict in Trayvon Martin Trial
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2013. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero today released the following statement on the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman: Today, our thoughts are with Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, whose young son was taken from them far too soon. Last[Read More…]
Governor Quinn and Navistar Unveil New, State-of-the-Art Campus in Melrose Park
Investment Package, State Financing Supports 3,600 Jobs, Spurs $205 Million in Private Investment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today joined Navistar International Corporation for the grand opening of its new Test and Development Center in Melrose Park. The international truck and diesel engine manufacturer renovated its existing Melrose Park[Read More…]
