Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012.  Earlier this week, 55 Members of Congress signed on to a letter that calls on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. to require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food. The bicameral letter, led by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Peter[Read More…]

NRDC’s Beinecke: “Vigilance and Oversight are Essential’’  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012  – The seven members of President Obama’s National Oil Spill Commission, including Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, have formed a new organization to monitor the government’s and industry’s progress in implementing  their safety recommendations, made in[Read More…]

Conservation groups join Kentucky manufacturers, job creators, in urging retirement of Big Sandy coal plant Frankfort, KY–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012.  Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, submitted expert testimony challenging Kentucky Power Company’s (KPC) plan to charge its ratepayers $940 million to retrofit the company’s existing 816MW Big Sandy Unit 2 coal[Read More…]

TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012.  A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ritual activity associated with the great gods. Professor Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner of[Read More…]

Mining threatens water, wildlife, sacred lands Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012.  Arizona’s Havasupai Tribe joined conservation groups joined in filing legal papers on Monday to defend the U.S. Department of the Interior’s 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims across 1 million acres of public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. Today a broad coalition of 111 organizations from around the world released The Principles for the Oversight of Synthetic Biology, the first global civil society declaration to outline principles that must be adopted to protect public health and the environment from the risks posed by synthetic[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012.  The town of Woodbridge, CT voted on last week to ban the use of pesticides on the town’s athletic fields. With the Board of Selectmen voting 5-1, Woodbridge committed to a pesticide-free land management program with the full support of Parks Department director Adam Parsons. The[Read More…]

“Protect the Planet for a Sustainable Future!”  Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2012.  Occupation, civil rights, environmental, and communities groups from around the country will gather on Friday, March 30th to rally and launch the American Spring (AS) with a demonstration at the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   [Read More…]

Releases Mythbuster Factsheet to Reveal the Ugly Facts of the New Pro-Drilling Law Harrisburg–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012.  Today the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club launched a new tool in the fight against the Mad Rush to Drill Act or Act 13.  The Mad Rush to Drill Act Mythbuster Factsheet is[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012. COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE Pearls Premium, www.pearlspremium.com ECO-LAWN, www.wildflowerfarm.com High County Gardens, www.highcountrygardens.com With the calendar barreling toward spring, I’m like many people this time of year . . . dreaming about how to make my lawn and garden better. I waited too long last fall[Read More…]