Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012. As Hawaii officials finalize new rules for the regulation of pesticide discharge into waterways due to the federal court ruling requiring permits for pesticide discharges, critics say the state’s draft rules are not strict enough and that stakeholders, such as the farming lobby, may have had[Read More…]
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Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
System CID-42, located about four billion light years away (X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/F.Civano et al; Optical: NASA/STScI; Optical (wide field: CFHT, NASA/STScI) NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have found strong evidence that a massive black hole is being ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour. New observations from[Read More…]
New Report: Hazardous Near Earth Objects – Communicating the Risk
Newswise-(ENEWSPF)- To deal with potentially hazardous Near Earth Objects (NEOs) that could strike the Earth, there is need to establish an effective international communications strategy – but doing so is a daunting task, one that demands effective use of mass communication tools. That key view is addressed in The Near Earth[Read More…]
ESA: Blowing bubbles in the Carina Nebula
Blowing bubbles in the Carina Nebula. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) ESA-(ENEWSPF)- Giant bubbles, towering pillars and cascading clouds of dust and gas fill the star-forming nursery of the Carina Nebula seen here in a stunning new view from Herschel to launch ESA Space Science’s image of the week feature. The Carina Nebula[Read More…]
Study Compares Effectiveness of Telephone-Administered vs. Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Patients with major depression who received telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) had lower rates of discontinuing treatment compared to patients who received face-to-face CBT, and telephone administered treatment was not inferior to face-to-face treatment in terms of improvement in symptoms by the end of treatment; however, at 6-month follow-up,[Read More…]
ESA Missions Gear Up for Transit of Venus
The path that Venus will take as it approaches the Sun in SOHO’s field of view. The image is from the transit of Venus in 2004, but a similar path will be taken during the transit of 2012. Credits: SOHO/ESA/NASA European Space Agency-(ENEWSPF)- ESA’s Venus Express and Proba-2 space missions,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches ‘Wind Works’ Campaign
New Campaign Advocates for Renewing Production Tax Credit for Wind WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012. Today the Sierra Club launched “Wind Works,” a new campaign to advocate for renewal of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. The PTC is a federal tax policy that helps level the playing[Read More…]
Audubon Urges Chill on Big Oil Threats to Arctic
Calls for Protection of Abundant Bird Populations and Natural Resources USFWS – Spectacled Eider in Alaska New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012 – In response to increasing pressure to drill for oil and other development threats to America’s Arctic in Alaska, the National Audubon Society has launched a campaign to highlight the[Read More…]
Inside the Beltway Ads Push for Global Polar Bear Protections
NRDC, IFAW, HSI and The HSUS Urge The Obama Administration To Lead On Ban In Polar Bear Parts Trade WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012 – Readers of influential inside the beltway newspapers were met with eye-popping, full-page advertisements this morning that called on the Obama Administration to take a leadership role in[Read More…]
Forest Service Agrees to Review of Key Sierra Species
Conservation groups applaud agreement to create independent panel of scientists San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012. Conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service have agreed to have an independent science panel evaluate the service’s selection of plant and animal species as indicators of the overall health of the Sierra Nevada forests.[Read More…]
