WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) offered an amendment to H.R. 2681, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act.” H.R. 2681 would indefinitely delay the EPA’s ability to reduce mercury emissions from cement kilns. Rep. Schakowsky’s amendment would include in the bill’s findings the scientific fact that mercury[Read More…]
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Collectivism and Bribery
The more collective feeling in a society, the more its members are likely to offer bribes, University of Toronto professors discover TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Why are some places more prone to bribery and corruption than others? Part of the answer seems to be the level of collective feeling in[Read More…]
See the East Coast Earthquake from Three Washington Monument Cameras
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Note: Video is silent. The three sets of footage are roughly synchronized. Source: doi.gov
Sierra Club: U.S. House Continues Assault on Clean Air
Latest Vote Blocks Toxic Mercury Protections Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that would block critical protections against toxic mercury emitted by cement plants. The chamber is expected to vote on a similar bill to block toxic mercury protections for industrial boilers next week. [Read More…]
Movie Set in the World of Birding Shines Light on Audubon
20th Century Fox Movie The Big Year Opens Oct. 14 Starring Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black (Photo: Brenda Timm – Audubon President David Yarnold with stars of The Big Year) New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. It’s going to be a big day for birds and Audubon –[Read More…]
Defenders of Wildlife Announces New President
Former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director, Jamie Rappaport Clark, takes the helm as president and CEO WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Jamie Rappaport Clark takes the helm as president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife. Clark has been with Defenders for seven years as the executive vice president. As a woman, mother,[Read More…]
NIH Launches Research Program to Explore Health Effects From Climate Change
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. A new research program funded by the National Institutes of Health will explore the role that a changing climate has on human health. Led by NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the program will research the risk factors that make people more vulnerable to[Read More…]
Astronomers Find Elusive Planets in Decade-Old Hubble Data
Source: Hubblesite.org Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- In a painstaking re-analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images from 1998, astronomers have found visual evidence for two extrasolar planets that went undetected back then. Finding these hidden gems in the Hubble archive gives astronomers an invaluable time machine for comparing much earlier planet orbital motion[Read More…]
ESA Finds That Venus Has an Ozone Layer Too
EU–(ENEWSPF)–6 October 2011. ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has discovered an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus. Comparing its properties with those of the equivalent layers on Earth and Mars will help astronomers refine their searches for life on other planets. Venus Express made the discovery while watching[Read More…]
Did Earth’s Oceans Come From Comets?
Comet Hartley 2 observed by ESA’s Herschel EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 October 2011, ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory has found water in a comet with almost exactly the same composition as Earth’s oceans. The discovery revives the idea that our planet’s seas could once have been giant icebergs floating through space. The origin[Read More…]
