After meeting with EPA Administrator, Durbin calls on Interior Secretary and Commerce Committee to block attempts to circumvent environmental standards WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2011. Following a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on Secretary of the Interior Ken[Read More…]
Science
NIH-Funded Study Shows Pre-Birth Brain Growth Problems Linked to Autism
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2011. Children with autism have more brain cells and heavier brains compared to typically developing children, according to researchers partly funded by the National Institutes of Health. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Nov. 9, 2011, the small, preliminary study provides direct evidence[Read More…]
European Food Still Heavily Contaminated With Dangerous Cocktails Of Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2011. A 2009 European Union (EU) report on pesticide residues, published yesterday by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), shows food on the European market is still heavily contaminated with cocktails of pesticides. The percentage of EU food in shops and markets with multiple residues remains at[Read More…]
Occupy Washington DC: Stop Government Corruption and Retaliation Against Whistleblowers – Reverse Decision on the Clean Air Act
Environmental Protection Agency Target of Thursday 12 Noon Demonstration from Occupy Washington, D.C. and No Fear Coalition Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. Protestors from a wide range of organizations led by the Occupy Washington, DC. org, the No FEAR Coalition, the National Whistleblower Center, net-We.org, Federal Alliance for Workplace Accountability, and[Read More…]
Planting Change: Guerrilla Gardening and the Occupy Movement
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–Nov. 8, 2011, 1:35 p.m. EST Guerrilla gardening is the occupation of ill-used land to support the communities and ecosystems to which that land rightfully belongs. As the Occupy movement “puts down roots” in public and private spaces across the world, guerilla gardening is essential to growing a sustainable[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Statement in Support of Occupy Wall Street
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. The hope and ambition of the Occupy movement has reminded us that we need to remake financial and economic systems so that they serve people and the planet, not the other way around. We are challenged to consider ways in which we can not only resist[Read More…]
New GIS Tool Maps Military Assets in Order to Facilitate Future U.S. Renewable Energy Development
NRDC Partners with DoD on Proactive Planning Resource to Foster Wind, Solar Geothermal and Transmission Projects Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. The Natural Resources Defense Council today released a mapping tool created in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that allows renewable energy developers to identify sites less likely[Read More…]
Groundbreaking Study Quantifies Health Costs of U.S. Climate Change-Related Disasters & Disease
Set of Climate-Related Events Result in Billions in Health Costs and Lost Lives NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. Health costs exceeding $14 billion dollars and over 760,000 interactions with the health care system, are among the staggering figures resulting from a key set of climate-change-related events in the United States during[Read More…]
EPA Moves to Curb Carbon Pollution from New Power Plants
NRDC: “Obama Administration Takes Important First Step” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. The Obama administration today signaled its intention to develop first-ever rules to curb carbon dioxide pollution from new power plants, according to a notice posted on the website of the White House Office of Management and Budget. The following is[Read More…]
NOAA: October Warmer Than Average in the United States
Early season storm breaks October snowfall records across the Northeast, while record drought continues across the Southern Plains Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011 October 2011 temperature “divisional rank” maps. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) During October, a persistent upper-level weather pattern brought below-normal temperatures to the southeastern United States and above-normal temperatures from[Read More…]
