Margot Ernst and Virginia Stowe recognized for environmental leadership Annual luncheon to include memorial tribute to award’s namesake Thomas W. Keesee, Jr     Margot Ernst and Virginia Stowe   New York –(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012.  Audubon New York will present Margot Ernst and Virginia K. Stowe with their highest honor at[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012.  Despite the onslaught of advertisements saying otherwise, on November 6th California voters will be asked a simple yes or no question: Do you have a right to know if the food you purchase contains genetically engineered (GE) ingredients? Industrial chemical corporations and conventional food manufacturers think[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–01 November 2012.  A landmark project that has sequenced 1,092 human genomes from individuals around the world will help researchers to interpret the genetic changes in people with disease. The first study to break the ‘1000 genomes barrier’ will enable scientists to begin to examine genetic variations at the scale[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2012.  It looks like Mother Nature was wasting her time with a multimillion-year process to produce crude oil. Michigan Engineering researchers can “pressure-cook” algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the green slime into biocrude. “We’re trying to mimic the[Read More…]

  Nereidum Montes EU–(ENEWSPF)–1 November 2012.  On 6 June, the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express revisited the Argyre basin as featured in our October release, but this time aiming at Nereidum Montes, some 380 km northeast of Hooke crater. The stunning rugged terrain of Nereidum Montes marks the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2012.  Conservation groups and fisherman have filed lawsuits against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding that pesticide restrictions be implemented around salmon streams. Regulatory buffers surrounding streams and watersheds have not been fully implemented by EPA, though it is required to by law. The National Marine Fisheries[Read More…]

Complaint Seeks Investigation of Oil Release, Cleanup in Surrounding Area Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow filed a four-count complaint and sought a preliminary injunction today against ExxonMobil Oil Corp. alleging environmental violations after apparent operational errors at the company’s refinery in[Read More…]

Washingtojn, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2012.  On Halloween, scarier things then spooky ghouls and goblins may be lurking in places that you don’t expect; places like your child’s candy bag. Over 80% of processed food in the U.S. contains genetically engineered (GE) ingredients, and most major candy products are no exception. As[Read More…]

  Swamped landscapes may recover once the water subsides. MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012. With much of the Eastern Seaboard assessing damage today from Hurricane Sandy, first thoughts turn to loved ones and basements. Then, if everyone’s healthy and your stuff is dry, you dare to peak outside. “Returning to a flooded[Read More…]

MIT neuroscientists identify a brain region that can switch between new and old habits. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012.  Habits are behaviors wired so deeply in our brains that we perform them automatically. This allows you to follow the same route to work every day without thinking about it, liberating your[Read More…]