Artist’s impression of Ceres EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2014. ESA’s Herschel space observatory has discovered water vapour around Ceres, the first unambiguous detection of water vapour around an object in the asteroid belt. With a diameter of 950 km, Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, which lies between the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Nationwide Industries Recalls Trident Pool Gate Latches Due To Failure to Secure Hazardous Areas
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 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: January 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-085 Nationwide Trident Black Latch Recall Summary Name of product: Nationwide Industries Trident Pool Gate Latches Hazard: [Read More…]
Playtex Recalls Pacifier Holder Clips Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 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: January 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-084 Recalled Playtex green pacifier holder clip Recall Summary Name of product: Playtex pacifier holder clips Hazard: [Read More…]
Baby Rattles Recalled by Midwest-CBK Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 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: January 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-083 Midwest-CBK rattle Recall Summary Name of product: Baby rattles Hazard: The head on the rattle can[Read More…]
Offshore Oil Leases in America’s Arctic Rejected by U.S. Court
Court Decision Paves the Way for Obama Administration to Reconsider Drilling in Wildlife-Rich Arctic Waters NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. Yesterday, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of the Interior violated the law when it sold offshore oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea[Read More…]
Meet the Rainforest ‘Diversity Police’
UK—(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2014. A new study has revealed that fungi, often seen as pests, play a crucial role policing biodiversity in rainforests. The Oxford University-led research found that fungi regulate diversity in rainforests by making dominant species victims of their own success. Fungi spread quickly between closely-packed plants of the[Read More…]
Energy Secretary Moniz Announces Nearly $50 Million to Advance High-Tech, Fuel Efficient American Autos
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. At the Washington Auto Show yesterday U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced nearly $50 million to accelerate research and development of new vehicle technologies that give drivers and businesses more transportation options and protect the environment in communities nationwide. This new funding includes support for the Energy[Read More…]
Federal Privacy Board Recommends Ending NSA Phone Records Programs, Calls it ‘Illegal’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. The government’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has concluded that the NSA’s mass domestic phone spying is illegal, ineffective, and should end. American Civil Liberties Union Deputy Legal Director Jameel Jaffer, who testified before the board in July, had this reaction: “We welcome the board’s report,[Read More…]
Virginia Attorney General Finds State Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Will No Longer Defend Ban in Legal Challenges Brought on Behalf of Same-Sex Couples RICHMOND, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. The Virginia attorney general announced today that his office has concluded Virginia’s bans on marriages for same-sex couples are unconstitutional, and he will no longer defend legal challenges to the bans now[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Partners with Pizzas 4 Patriots, DHL to Provide Servicemembers with a Slice of Home
10,000 Chicago-Style Pizzas to be Shipped to Overseas Servicemembers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday partnered with leaders from DHL Express and Pizzas 4 Patriots to send 10,000 Chicago-style deep dish pizzas to servicemembers just in time for Super Bowl Sunday. Pizzas will be delivered to troops in Afghanistan,[Read More…]
