Philae’s primary landing site – mosaic EU–(ENEWSPF)–16 October 2014. ESA has given the green light for its Rosetta mission to deliver its lander, Philae, to the primary site on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November, in the first-ever attempt at a soft touchdown on a comet. Philae’s landing site, currently known as Site[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission
This is an artist’s impression of a Kuiper Belt object (KBO), located on the outer rim of our solar system at a staggering distance of 4 billion miles from the Sun. A HST survey uncovered three KBOs that are potentially reachable by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft after it passes by[Read More…]
NOAA: Another Warm Winter Likely for Western U.S., South May See Colder Weather
Repeat of last year’s extremely cold, snowy winter east of Rockies unlikely (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Below average temperatures are favored in parts of the south-central and southeastern United States, while above-average temperatures are most likely in the western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and New England, according to the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin and CTA Welcome Customers To Newly Revitalized California Station
Station Project Is Part Of Mayor’s Four-Year, Comprehensive $492 Million Your New Blue Program CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Senator Dick Durbin and CTA President Forrest Claypool welcomed CTA Blue Line customers this morning to the newly renovated, modernized California station as part of the Mayor Emanuel’s $492 million[Read More…]
Chrysler Recalls 184,215 SUVs
Auburn Hills, Mich. –(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Chrysler Group is voluntarily recalling an estimated 184,215 SUVs globally to replace a component that manages restraint-system deployment. Occupant restraint control (ORC) modules in certain model-year 2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs may exhibit internal electrical short-circuits. This condition may cause air-bag[Read More…]
National Institutes of Health to Admit Texas Nurse Diagnosed with Ebola Virus
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Later today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center expects to admit the first nurse who contracted the Ebola virus at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital while providing patient care to the index patient who died of Ebola. The nurse is being admitted to the Special[Read More…]
Groups Petition FDA to Ban Toxic Chemicals Used in Pizza Boxes and Other Food Packaging
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014 – The Natural Resources Defense Council and several groups today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban several toxic chemicals allowed in food packaging, citing their potential to harm fetal development, male reproductive systems, pre-and-post natal brain development and to cause cancer. The groups[Read More…]
New Report: Positive Energy Trends Continue to Bode Well for U.S. Security and the Economy
Energy efficiency remains key to the success of America’s energy sector WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014 – The United States is reducing oil dependence, slowing the growth of electricity needs, and making energy services more affordable to all Americans–and our smarter use of energy is the single most important contributor to these[Read More…]
High Court Rejects Last Ditch Industry Effort to Challenge Local Fracking Ban Victory
Upholds the zoning rights of communities across New York State Share on facebook2 Share on twitter13 Share on email More Sharing Services A farmhouse near the town of Dryden in upstate New York. Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice Albany, NY —(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Today, the New York Court of Appeals, the[Read More…]
In First Step of Legal Battle, Groups Challenge Cove Point LNG Export Project’s Federal Approval
Environmental and community advocates file legal papers in controversial project Opponents of the Dominion Resources project rally in Baltimore, MD. Emma Hohenstein / Chesapeake Climate Action Network Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. Environmental and community groups took the first step late yesterday in a likely legal battle against a controversial[Read More…]
