Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012.  Researchers at the Duke University School of Medicine have developed a laboratory screening system for detecting neurotoxic chemicals and successfully tested it on more than 1,400 potential toxicants. The study confirms the high toxic activity of the chemical piperonyl butoxide (PBO), a chemical “synergist” used to[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this 4-minute video is worth an epic tome. Directed by Louie Schwartzberg, the piece speaks to why we need to reduce pesticides . . . far more eloquently than words really ever could: http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0 Source: http://www.safelawns.org/blog

Deadline September 5   Carol Graham Fryer – 2011 Audubon magazine photo Grand Prize winner  New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  Award-winning Audubon magazine invites nature photographers and birdwatchers to enter their best bird photos in the fourth annual Audubon Magazine Photography Awards, presented in association with Nature’s Best Photographymagazine. Photographers can compete[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  Across the U.S., some communities are responding to the threat of mosquito-transmitted West Nile virus (WNv) with aerial insecticide spray programs. This method of mosquito management is widely considered by experts to be both ineffective and harmful due to the hazards associated with widespread pesticide exposure.[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  The U.S. has long been among the world’s worst emitters of carbon dioxide, but when accounting for climate in addition to GDP, it is nowhere near the bottom of that list, according to University of Michigan researchers. “Increased concern about carbon dioxide emissions has resulted[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  Globalization is a benefit to U.S. scientific achievement, not a threat. That’s the conclusion of a new book that weighs the evidence from a number of recent surveys to answer its title question: “Is American Science in Decline?” American science is in good health, according[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  As part of the Obama Administration’s Startup America Initiative that works to encourage and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation, the Energy Department today announced that NuMat Technologies from Northwestern University won the first-ever DOE National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. The competition aims to inspire university[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  The Obama Administration announced today that six new major U.S. companies are joining President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge, which encourages private sector leaders across the country to commit to reducing the energy use in their facilities by at least 20 percent by 2020.  Starbucks Coffee Company, Staples,[Read More…]

Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today a list of 15 tips for the summer season, which kicks off June 20th. Whether relaxing at home or off exploring the great outdoors there are many ways[Read More…]

Washingtton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2012.  Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, has asked the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the use of the insecticide lindane in pharmaceutical treatments for head lice in children. Despite research on its toxicity and ineffectiveness,[Read More…]