CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is sponsoring a series of lectures and workshops as part of its “One Book, One Community” event featuring the graphic novel, American Born Chinese, by author Gene Luen Yang. There are events scheduled throughout the month of October and into November. All[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Conservation Groups Sue Federal Agency to Protect Wolverine
Climate change has led to loss of spring snowpack, endangering feisty predator After more than a century of trapping and habitat loss, wolverines in the lower 48 have been reduced to small, fragmented populations in Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming and northeast Oregon. AY Images / iStockphoto Missoula, MT—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014.[Read More…]
Citizens United Transformed State and Local Elections, Often Even More Than National, Report Finds
New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2014. Big outside spenders are working “hand-in-glove” with state and local candidates for office, often with few restrictions, according to a new Brennan Center report. Unlike billionaires such as the Koch Brothers and Tom Steyer, who spend hundreds of millions on national races, wealthy donors can[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Petitions NRC to Include Alarming New Seismic Data in Considering Diablo Canyon License Renewal
Request follows dramatic findings that nuclear reactors are surrounded by stronger and inter-connected earthquake faults WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. Friends of the Earth has filed a petition to intervene in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceeding that would allow Pacific Gas & Electric’s controversial Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors to run[Read More…]
Stemming Mass Wildlife Extinctions Must Drive International Biodiversity Treaty
As Global Leaders Gather in South Korea, World’s Wildlife Continues Steep Decline PYEONGCHANG, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2014. As diplomats and citizens from all over the world continue gathering at the 12th Conference of the Parties for the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity this week, they face the sobering reality that[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $55.8 Million for Work on Next Phase of Jane Byrne Interchange
Dan Ryan/I-290 Flyover is Next Major Phase of $475 Million Project CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn announced a $55.8 million capital investment for the next phase of work on the Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction – a new flyover ramp from inbound Interstate 90/94 (Dan Ryan/Expressway) to outbound Interstate 290[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Gaza Donors Conference
Cairo, Egypt–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. Thank you very much, Foreign Minister Shoukry. Thank you Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Vice Prime Minister Mustafa; our co-host, Foreign Minister Brende; and our colleague Cathy Ashton, the EU High Representative. I want to particularly thank President Sisi and Foreign Minister Shoukry for their leadership and for[Read More…]
Ebola–RNs Call for Highest Standards for Protective Equipment, including Hazmat Suits and Training
Bonnie Castillo, RN, director, NNU’s disaster relief program, Registered Nurse Response Network, speaks at a press conference. 2,000 RNs Across U.S. Say Hospitals Still Lagging Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. Following news Sunday that the first U.S. nurse has now tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, National Nurses United[Read More…]
Study: Administration Of Non-Psychotropic Cannabinoid Halts Colon Cancer Progression
Naples, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) possesses potent anti-colon cancer activities and inhibits cancerous tumor growth, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Carcinogenesis. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common[Read More…]
Marijuana Use Is Associated With Increased Survival In Brain Injury Patients
Torrance, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with a history of cannabis use possess increased survival rates compared to non-users, according to data published this month in the journal The American Surgeon. UCLA Medical Center investigators conducted a three-year retrospective review of brain trauma patients. Data from 446[Read More…]
