Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region. The Gulf Worker Study, announced by NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., in June, is in response to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
No Dead Zones Observed or Expected as Part of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a report today that showed dissolved oxygen levels have dropped by about 20 percent from their long-term average in the Gulf of Mexico[Read More…]
Researchers Debunk the Gateway Theory … Again
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. For decades, prohibitionists have claimed that marijuana is a “gateway drug” that inevitably leads to use of harder substances like heroin and cocaine — despite the fact that every objective study ever done on the gateway theory has determined that it’s absolute crap. Last week, researchers[Read More…]
An Era Ends: Mayor Daley Will Not Seek Another Term
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Daley era in Chicago politics will come to an end as Mayor Daley announced today that hewill not seek another term. From the Chicago Sun-Times: A public official has to know when it’s time to move on, Daley said during a press conference at City Hall. "For[Read More…]
All Operational Hard Boom Removed from Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle
MOBILE, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 7, 2010. All of the hard (containment) boom deployed as part of the federal-led response but now potentially posing more risk than it offers protection for vital shorelines in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle has now been recovered. The Incident Command Post (ICP) at Mobile announced that[Read More…]
Subwoofer Speakers Recalled by Paradigm Electronics Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Photographs from the 2010 Park Forest Scenic 5 and More
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest presents the following photo galleries from the Park Forest Scenic 5 and More on its Facebook page. Photographs by Gary Kopycinski and Susan Brazzale. Scenic 5 and More – The Race Park Forest Scenic 5 and More – I Scenic 5 and More Volunteers[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, September 6, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS By the Numbers to Date: The administration has authorized the deployment of 17,500 National Guard troops from Gulf Coast states to respond to this crisis; currently, 1,056 are active. Approximately 25,900 personnel are currently responding to protect the shoreline and wildlife and cleanup[Read More…]
Maybe It’s Time To Really ‘Give Peace A Chance’
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer Recently I had the opportunity to hear a lecture by Kathy Kelly, coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Her announced topic was "U.S. Drone Warfare in Pakistan and Afghanistan," but actually her talk covered a much wider scope of things. Really, her[Read More…]
Sparboe Farms Provides Clarification on its Voluntary Recall of Fresh Shell Eggs
Litchfield, Minnesota–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2010 – Sparboe Farms issued the following clarification regarding the previously announced recall of shell eggs supplied by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. One additional brand is linked to this recall associated with possible Salmonella contamination. This information does not increase the total number of eggs[Read More…]
