MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2011. Purdue University professors Angus Murphy and Wendy Peer, partnering with scientists at the Institute of Experimental Botany at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, have revealed the mechanism by which the popular weed killer 2,4-D also harms grass plants, in addition to killing the surrounding[Read More…]
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EPA Launches New Pesticide Chemical Search
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released Pesticide Chemical Search, a new database that allows users to easily access information related to pesticide active ingredients, including regulatory and scientific information. Pesticide Chemical Search is designed to consolidate information from the Office of Pesticide Program’s website[Read More…]
Elderly at Risk of Hospitalizations From Key Medications
Promoting safe use of blood thinners and diabetes medications can protect patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2011. Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in U.S. adults aged 65 years or older, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in the New[Read More…]
NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to Mars
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, sealed inside its payload fairing atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, clears the tower at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (Photo credit: NASA/Bill White) CAPE CANAVERAL, FL-(ENEWSPF)- NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the[Read More…]
UN Report Suggests Environmental Measures That Could Save Millions of Lives
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 November 2011. Implementing cost-effective measures would help reduce black carbon, methane and ozone emissions More than two million lives can be saved each year by implementing the cost-effective measures presented in a United Nations report released today, which would help reduce black carbon, methane and ozone emissions. The[Read More…]
California Town Bans Fake Lawns
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2011. One of the few issues I can agree on with folks on both sides of the organic vs. synthetic chemical lawn debate is this: Artificial grass has no place in our society. Giant petroleum-based blankets that will never biodegrade in anyone’s lifetime, artificial lawns emit all sorts[Read More…]
California Society Of Addiction Medicine Calls For The ‘Constructive Regulation’ Of Marijuana
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2011. The California chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicines (ASAM) has issued a paper calling for the legalization and regulation of the adult use of cannabis. The preliminary paper, entitled ‘Youth First: Reconstructing Drug Policy, Regulating Marijuana, and Increasing Access to Treatment in California,’[Read More…]
Court Upholds Endangered Status for Grizzlies
Threats to key food source–the whitebark pine–central to continued protections LIVINGSTON, MONTANA–November 22, 2011. Grizzly bears living in the Yellowstone region won a reprieve today from efforts to remove federal endangered species protections from the population. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously agreed that one of the grizzly’s[Read More…]
USW NEW VIDEO: Why the Oil Industry is Still Out of Control
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2011. From the United Steel Workers (USW): check out this new video that shows why we have to fight for our oil workers in an industry that’s fueled by money over all else: Source: usw.org
IDOT Unveils Life-Saving Yellow Dot Program
Program Provides Emergency Responders with Crucial Medical Information to Help Crash Victims; Agencies Partner to Boost Awareness CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2011. The Illinois Department of Transportation today unveiled the Illinois Yellow Dot program, a life-saving, traffic safety initiative that provides first responders with critical information to improve emergency care for persons[Read More…]
