Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2014. By Mitch Earleywine A new study on marijuana appeared in Journal of the American Heart Association. These are interesting data, but we have to interpret them very carefully. Sure, we know cannabis can raise heart rate briefly, but most users develop tolerance to the effect. We’ve[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Laser-powered Farewell to Moon Mission
Laser from the Moon EU–(ENEWSPF)–25 April 2014. Just before NASA’s latest Moon mission ended last week, an ESA telescope received laser signals from the spacecraft, achieving data speeds like those used by many to watch movies at home via fibre-optic Internet. During an intense, three-day effort starting on 1 April,[Read More…]
Felt Bicycles Recalls Triathlon Bicycles Due to Risk of Injury
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: April 24, 2014 Recall number: 14-159 Felt Bicycles 2008 S22 Triathlon Bicycle Recall Summary Name of product: 2008 Felt S22 and S32[Read More…]
Ariens Recalls Snow Throwers and Power Brushes Due to Amputation and Laceration Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: April 24, 2014 Recall number: 14-158 Ariens and Sno-Tek Snow Throwers and Ariens and Gravely All-Season Brushes Recall Summary Name of product: [Read More…]
NOAA Coast Survey Vessel Finds 19th Century Shipwreck off Golden Gate Bridge — Again
Predecessor agency first located ship in 1890, two years after it sank SS City of Chester. (Credit: San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park K01.2.571PL) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. NOAA announced it has found the underwater wreck of the passenger steamer City of Chester, which sank in 1888 in a collision[Read More…]
Astronomical Forensics Uncover Planetary Disks in NASA’s Hubble Archive
The two images at top reveal debris disks around young stars uncovered in archival images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The illustration beneath each image depicts the orientation of the debris disks. Image Credit: NASA/ESA, R. Soummer, Ann Feild (STScI) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $79 Million TIFIA Loan for Chicago’s 95th Street Bus and Rail Project
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the closing of a $79 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the 95th Street Bus and Rail project. “President Obama understands that transportation opens the doors to opportunity, and rebuilding the[Read More…]
Multiple Accounts of Honey Bee Death and Damage Continue
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. Reports of honey bee deaths have been emerging around the nation: from bee deaths in California’s almond groves and ‘mysterious’ road-side bee deaths in Oregon, to astronomical overwintering losses in Ohio. The reports are intensifying the ecological crises of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) —a phenomenon typified[Read More…]
EPA Report: Data Show Automakers on Track in Meeting Greenhouse Gas Standards
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Manufacturers Performance Report that assesses the automobile industry’s progress toward meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks in the 2012 model year – the first year of this fourteen year program. The report reveals[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Hollande, Chancellor Merkel, Prime Minister Renzi, and Prime Minister Cameron Re: Ukraine, April 25, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2014. Today the President spoke with President Hollande of France, Chancellor Merkel of Germany, Prime Minister Renzi of Italy, and Prime Minister Cameron of the UK to consult about the alarming situation in eastern Ukraine. The leaders noted the positive steps that Ukraine had taken to move[Read More…]
