Kansas City, Kan.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012 – Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, of Greensboro, N.C., has agreed to pay a $102,000 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of environmental violations related to the sale or distribution of misbranded pesticides through its facility in Omaha, Neb., and through a[Read More…]
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Obama Administration Approves Major Natural Gas Project for Uinta Basin
Plan will Protect Crucial Winter Range, Sage Grouse Habitat, Recreational Uses Project Will Support up to 4,300 Jobs during Multi-year Development SALT LAKE CITY–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. In support of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, and the Obama administration’s goal of continuing to expand responsible oil and gas production, Secretary of[Read More…]
NASA’s Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien ‘Super Earth’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a “super-Earth” planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic step toward the eventual search for signs of life on other planets. “Spitzer has amazed us[Read More…]
Irvine Council Pushes Edison to Reveal Non-nuclear Summer Electricity Plan
Irvine, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. The heat is on Southern California Edison tonight as it presents its energy efficiency plans to Irvine City Council — one day after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair shot down Edison’s talk of an early restart of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. On Monday, NRC[Read More…]
Action Alert: Vote Tomorrow to End Raids of State-sanctioned Medical Cannabis Programs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. Tell Congress to pass the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment to the appropriations bill today. This important amendment will remove federal funding for medical cannabis enforcement. The vote may come at any time! Take a minute right now to call your Representative to support them Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment today. ASA’s[Read More…]
U-M Researchers Identify Potential Target for Anthrax Drug
ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified new targets for drugs that could potentially treat anthrax, the deadly infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. The team, led by David Sherman, a faculty member at the U-M Life Sciences Institute and a professor in the departments[Read More…]
Some HDL, or ‘Good’ Cholesterol, May Not Protect Against Heart Disease
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that a subclass of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called “good” cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease (CHD) and in fact may be harmful. This is the first study to show[Read More…]
Vermont Passes First Statewide Fracking Ban
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. On May 4, the Vermont House of Representatives voted 103-36 to give final passage to legislation that will make Vermont the first state in the nation to ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Fracking is a method of extracting natural gas from deep[Read More…]
Salazar ‘Flips the Switch’ on First Large-Scale Solar Energy Project on Public Lands to Provide Power to the Grid
Nevada’s Silver State North Marks Milestone in Renewable Energy PRIMM, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to energy, today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar “flipped the switch” on the Enbridge Silver State North solar project, the first large-scale solar energy facility on U.S. public lands[Read More…]
Audubon & ABA Partner to Protect Birds
Jane Alexander Endorses Arctic Campaign U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Spectacled Eider New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012. The National Audubon Society and the American Birding Association (ABA) have joined forces to protect birds. The initiative pairs one of the nation’s oldest, most recognizable names in conservation with a younger, highly[Read More…]
