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…]

Groups amend FOIA request to include more Keystone XL lobbyists with Clinton ties WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 6 – The lobbying and cronyism scandal centered on the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline intensified today after researchers at the DeSmogBlog found that a broad array of additional[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011.  Representatives of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) presented a special declaration October 1, 2011 to the United Nations (UN), requesting that the international organization commit all of its member nations to a world without genetically modified (GMO) foods and to identify existing GMO[Read More…]

Jujuy, Argentina-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey is reporting a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Jujuy, Argentina, at a rather shallow depth of 9.5 km (5.9 miles). Striking at coordinates 24.181°S, 64.250°W, the quake was 106 km (65 miles) E of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina; 129 km (80 miles)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2011.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered computer peripherals maker Logitech, Inc. to pay a fine of $261,000 for illegally advertising one of its keyboards as protecting users from bacteria and microbes. EPA found that the company made unsubstantiated public health claims about its keyboard,[Read More…]

TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  As climate change causes temperatures to rise, the number of herbivores will decrease, affecting the human food supply, according to new research from the University of Toronto. In a paper being published this month in American Naturalist, a team of ecologists describe how differences in the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the transfer of three Michigan lighthouses — South Haven South Pierhead, Middle Island and Waugoshance — to local historical organizations under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA). “These transfers to local nonprofit groups will help ensure that the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  Last year President Barack Obama announced the first National Ocean Policy and the creation of a National Ocean Council tasked with its implementation, pursuant to Executive Order 13547, and this morning the Natural Resources Committee convened a hearing on this policy. Contrary to attempts by House[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  In September, Bayer CropScience announced that it plans to phase-out its most acutely toxic pesticides, all remaining World Health Organization (WHO) class I products, by the end of 2012. While this is a positive development, Beyond Pesticides points out that other Bayer pesticides, such as its[Read More…]

After release of emails that add to evidence of State Department bias, groups call on Obama to live up to campaign promises to curb lobbyist influence and therefore ‘reject the State Department’s biased conclusions’ WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2011.  National environmental and public interest groups sent a letter to President Obama[Read More…]