SafeLawns founder Paul Tukey gathers with Amanda Harris (Health Promotion Coordinator), Jenny Weseen (UBC Okanagan Cancer Club Volunteer), Jerilynn Maki (Health Promotion Coordinator) and Satinder Lidher (UBC Okanagan Cancer Club Volunteer) prior to the screening of A Chemical Reaction on Tuesday evening in Kelowna, British Columbia. KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Subaru Recall of Certain Model Year 2010 – 2013 Legacy and Outback Vehicles, 2012 – 2013 Impreza Vehicles and 2013 XV Crosstrek Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2013. SUMMARY: Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with an automatic or CVT transmission and an Audiovox remote engine starter (RES) accessory, certain model year 2012-2013 Impreza vehicles equipped with a CVT transmission and an Audiovox remote engine starter (RES) accessory,[Read More…]
Tri-Union Seafood Issues Voluntary Recall on Select 5-Ounce Chunk White Albacore Tuna in Water
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Marcy 7, 2013. Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore tuna in water. The seams on the lids of the cans do not meet the standard for seam quality. Cans that do not meet[Read More…]
Amnesty International: Drone Transparency Not Enough; Obama Must Follow the Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Zeke Johnson, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights campaign, issued the following in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s appearance today in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee: “At yesterday’s hearing, we heard from Attorney General Holder that President Barack Obama is[Read More…]
Arkansas Legislature Ignores 40 Years of Supreme Court Precedent, Overrides Governor Veto to Enact Most Extreme Abortion Ban in the Nation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Just days after Arkansas Governor Beebe vetoed a measure clearly unconstitutional under four decades of U.S. Supreme Court precedent by banning abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy, both houses in the state legislature have now voted to override the veto and enact SB134 into law. The Center[Read More…]
Fuel Economy Remains at All-time High, March 7, 2013
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. For the second month in a row, fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the United States remains at a record high, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased in[Read More…]
New Partnership Releases Path-breaking Guide to Stimulate Private Investment in Natural Infrastructure Nationwide
Report is first effort of “NatLab”, an Innovative Cross-Sector Partnership between the Nature Conservancy, the Natural Resources Defense Council and EKO Asset Management Partners NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013 – In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a new groundbreaking green infrastructure financing guide was released[Read More…]
Longlines Hook False Killer Whale, Threatening Hawai‘i Population
Conservation groups urge immediate implementation of protection plan Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Earlier this week, the National Marine Fisheries Service confirmed that, on January 29, 2013, a false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens, a large dolphin species) in Hawaiian waters sustained injuries likely to be fatal when it was hooked by[Read More…]
ACLU: Senate Must Protect Civil Liberties with Post-Newtown Legislation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSWPF)–March 7, 2013. As a markup of legislation intended to prevent another incident like last year’s horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School begins today, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should ensure a federal solution that not only protects the physical security of Americans but also protects their civil[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Sauk Village Must Continue to Use Temporary Equipment to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John Kim have announced that a court order requires Sauk Village to continue to use temporary equipment to provide residents with safe and clean drinking water as it works on a permanent fix to remove vinyl[Read More…]
