MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. The organic lawn makeover at Glenstone, a modern art museum in Potomac, Md., is showcased by Joe Lamp’l’s Growing a Greener World on PBS. Barely two years from the initial phone call for our consultative services, one of our primary clients — Glenstone — takes a bow[Read More…]
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NASA Television to Air Upcoming Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. NASA Television will broadcast the launch and for the first time, the same-day rendezvous and docking of a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Coverage begins at 3:15 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 1. ISS Progress 48 is scheduled to launch at 3:35 p.m. from[Read More…]
EPA Asks for Public Comment on Petition to Ban Pesticide Deadly to Bees, Senator Urges Expedited Action
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a 60-day public comment period on the agency’s decision to deny the request by beekeepers to immediately suspend the use of clothianidin, a pesticide that poses harm to pollinators. The legal petition was filed earlier this year by[Read More…]
Slooh Space Camera to Track Near-Earth Asteroid 153958 (2002 AM31) on its close approach to Earth
SLOOH-(ENEWSPF)- Discovered by Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR), NEA (Near-Earth Asteroid) 2002 AM31, an asteroid the size of a city block, will make its close approach to Earth Sunday evening (July 22) – just 39 days after newly discovered Asteroid 2012 LZ1 paid an unexpected visit to Earth. Slooh[Read More…]
‘Seeds’ of Massive Black Holes Found at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy
Japan-(ENEWSPF)- Overview A research team at Keio University, led by Associate Professor Tomoharu Oka, has discovered intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) candidates at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is about 30,000 light-years from the solar system in the direction of Sagittarius. IMBH candidates are considered to be the[Read More…]
Two Solar System Puzzles Solved
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Comets and asteroids preserve the building blocks of our Solar System and should help explain its origin. But there are unsolved puzzles. For example, how did icy comets obtain particles that formed at high temperatures, and how did these refractory particles acquire rims with different compositions? Carnegie’s theoretical[Read More…]
Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars’ south pole in this artist’s concept. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October 24, 2001. Image credit: NASA/JPL Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the[Read More…]
RIT Leads Development of Next-generation Infrared Detectors
RIT and Raytheon Visions Systems collaborate on advancing infrared detectors Rochester-(ENEWSPF)- Cheaper, larger and better infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers could give more scientists access to infrared astronomy and further spur the hunt for exoplanets and the study of the universe’s acceleration. Closer to home, the same technology could[Read More…]
Feds Reject Permit for Controversial Alaskan Coal Mine
Permit lapsed, company has to start over Chickaloon, AK–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2012. A coal mining permit issued 21 years ago—but not used until recently—is no longer valid, a federal agency has ruled. Tribal leaders cheered the decision because it prevents construction of a coal mine that could harm their communities[Read More…]
US Senator Demands EPA Action on Bee-Killing Pesticides
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2012. As we reported earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to ignore the pleas of beekeepers and farmers and allow synthetic nicotine pesticides to stay on the market — despite overwhelming evidence that proves the materials are the primary catalyst in Colony Collapse Disorder in[Read More…]
