Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presents his annual report on the work of the Organization at the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session. UN Photo/Cia Pak NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 September 2015 – Facing a world where inequality is growing, trust is fading, and impatience with leadership can be[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Warning of Dangers to Health, Environment, UN Experts Urge Phase-out of Hazardous Pesticides
Highly hazardous pesticides should be phased out because it has proven very difficult to ensure proper handling. Photo: FAO/Asim Hafeez GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–28 September 2015 – Two independent United Nations human rights experts today called for an immediate worldwide phase-out on use of highly hazardous pesticides that are inflicting significant damage on[Read More…]
NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars
These dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. Recently, planetary scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, corroborating their original hypothesis that the streaks are indeed formed by liquid water. The[Read More…]
HHS Sponsors Development of Drug for Hospitalized Influenza Patients
With unique ‘mechanism of action,’ drug could become first in new class of influenza antivirals Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 28, 2015. Development of an experimental influenza antiviral drug that may be more potent and could have a longer treatment window than existing drugs will receive support from the U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]
NIH Awards $144 Million in Research on Environmental Influences on Child Health and Development
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015. The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $144 million in new grants to develop new tools and measures that can be used to investigate more effectively environmental exposures from the womb through later years in a child’s life. These projects will enhance the next phase[Read More…]
NIH Invests $46 Million in Technologies to Monitor Placental Health
Better understanding of the placenta promises to help improve health of mothers and children Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015. The National Institutes of Health has announced $46 million in research awards for the Human Placenta Project, an initiative to revolutionize understanding of the placenta. The awards will fund technology development and[Read More…]
Continued Leadership in Carbon Cuts is Needed Before, and After, Paris
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015 — Upcoming global climate talks in Paris have already teed up the largest carbon cut pledges in history, but even those will leave the world far short of what we’ll need to avert the worst impacts of climate change, the influential group Climate Interactive noted in an[Read More…]
NRDC: Shell’s Decision to Halt Arctic Drilling Is Good News For Our Climate
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015 — Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to halt oil drilling in the Arctic, after its exploratory well failed to yield enough oil and gas to make its mission worth the tremendous risk and cost, is a watershed moment. The following is a statement from Franz Matzner, director of[Read More…]
Sierra Club Responds To Shell’s Abandonment Of Arctic Drilling
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015. Late Sunday evening, Shell Oil announced that it was ending its oil exploration program in the Arctic Ocean, and would cease further exploratory activity off Alaska’s coast for the foreseeable future. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Shell’s abandonment[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Shell’s Retreat From Chukchi Sea Is 1 More Reason to Make Arctic Off Limits to Drilling
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015. Royal Dutch Shell announced today that in light of disappointing discoveries after its second season of drilling an exploratory well in the Chukchi Sea off the North Slope of Alaska, it would be suspending all future operations in Arctic waters. Center for American Progress Director[Read More…]
