Florida utility seeks to cancel nuclear construction plans while leaving customers on the hook for hundreds of millions as Iowa legislators consider allowing a similar swindle IOWA –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012. News that Florida utility Progress Energy plans to cancel the construction contract for its proposed nuclear reactors in Levy County[Read More…]
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Amidst Wildlife Federation Firestorm, Scotts Miracle Gro Fined $4.5 Million for Toxic Bird Seed, Falsifying Records
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012. UPDATE: Petition Asks NWF to Say No to Scotts’ Sponsorship: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-nwf-from-partnering-with-scottsmonsanto/ HOW’S THIS FOR SUSPICIOUS TIMING? On the same week Scotts Miracle Gro tried to buy an image upgrade by sponsoring the National Wildlife Federation, word has come out of a federal court that the company will[Read More…]
FDA Approves Inlyta to Treat Patients With a Type of Advanced Kidney Cancer
Drug helps keep cancer from progressing Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Inlyta (axitinib) to treat patients with advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) who have not responded to another drug for this type of cancer. Renal cell carcinoma is a type of[Read More…]
Report Calls for Greater Review of Nanomaterials While Suit Seeks to Block Nanosilver Approval
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012. The National Research Council (NRC) released a report on Wednesday, finding that, despite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Just one day later, a lawsuit was filed in court[Read More…]
Ancient Dinosaur Nursery Oldest Nesting Site Yet Found
Provides first detailed look into complex dino behaviour Toronto, ON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus—revealing significant clues about the evolution of complex reproductive behaviour in early dinosaurs. The newly unearthed dinosaur nesting ground[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Sale Will Make Nearly 38 million Acres Available as Part of the President’s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. The Obama administration today announced that the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold the consolidated Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale[Read More…]
Major Victory for Clean Air: First Energy to Retire Six Coal Plants
Utility to retire six coal-fired power plants, following national trend of coal losing ground to clean energy Cleveland, OH–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. In a huge win for clean air and public health, First Energy announced this morning that the company will retire six of its dirtiest coal-fired power plants. These plants,[Read More…]
New NIH Fact Sheet Explains Test for Diabetes, Prediabetes
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The A1C blood test[Read More…]
Non-Psychotropic Cannabinoid Inhibits Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation
Naples, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabis plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) is protective in an experimental model of colon cancer, according to preclinical trial data published online in the Journal of Molecular Medicine. Investigators at the University of Naples assessed the effect of CBD on colon carcinogenesis[Read More…]
As Wildlife Federation Defends Its Greed, Scotts Continues to Assault Our Sensibilities
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. Did any of you catch the beleaguered CEO of the National Wildlife Federation defiantly attempt to justify his recent deal with Scotts Miracle Gro that we reported on earlier today? Looking more like a man who will probably be forced to resign soon than someone we ought[Read More…]
