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…]
Year: 2013
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…]
SEIU Makes Major Cable Ad Buy as Part of National Multimillion Dollar Commonsense Immigration Reform Campaign
Message to Congress: “In America, we fix what’s broken.” WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. As part of a multifaceted national campaign, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is launching a new national cable television ad on Wednesday to continue the urgent call for commonsense immigration reform. The $300,000 ad, “America,” runs[Read More…]
Nissan Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Titan Trucks and Model Year 2013 NV Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2013. SUMMARY: Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Titan trucks manufactured from January 22, 2013, through February 20, 2013; and model year 2013 NV vehicles manufactured from December 17, 2012, through February 20, 2013 and equipped with steering column-mounted transmission shift levers. Chemicals used in the[Read More…]
Chrysler Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Dodge Challenger Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2013. SUMMARY: Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Dodge Challenger vehicles manufactured from December 3, 2012, through January 24, 2013 and equipped with a V6 engine. The battery positive cable at the starter motor may experience an electrical short circuit to ground. CONSEQUENCE: A short circuit[Read More…]
