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…]
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CT Town Bans Pesticides on Playing Fields, Activists Push to Repeal Preemption
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…]
Occupy EPA Launches the American Spring!
“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…]
Pennsylvania Sierra Club Exposes the Truth of New Fracking Law
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…]
Consider Low Mow Grasses This Spring
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…]
Nation’s Leading Landscape Experts To Convene in Chicago
Professionals and Homeowners Invited to 2-Day Symposium MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012. They are the major issues facing the lawn and garden industry on our continent today: How do you deal with fertilizer runoff from lawns? How can you safely save your trees in the face of exotic invasive insects? How can[Read More…]
Federal Court Ruling Will Protect Atlantic River Herring and Shad
Victory for fishermen and conservation groups in battle with unsustainable industrial trawling Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012. In a court decision late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler found that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has failed to take required action to address the catch of severely depleted populations[Read More…]
Bill Introduced In Ohio To Regulate Men’s Reproductive Health
Columbus, OH-(ENEWSPF)- From the Dayton Daily News: Before getting a prescription for Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs, men would have to see a sex therapist, receive a cardiac stress test and get a notarized affidavit signed by a sexual partner affirming impotency, if state Sen. Nina Turner has her[Read More…]
The Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: One-Year Progress Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012. One year ago, the President put forward a comprehensive plan in the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future that outlined the Administration’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy – a strategy aimed at reducing our reliance on foreign oil, saving families and businesses money at the pump,[Read More…]
Fungus-Derived Biopesticide Shows Promise Against Lyme Disease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012. Research on a biopesticide derived from a strain of naturally occurring soil fungus has confirmed the material’s effectiveness at suppressing the most common variety of tick that spreads Lyme disease. Researchers from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station demonstrated a significant reduction in the number of blacklegged,[Read More…]
