WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. In his speech to the Washington Post Live Smart Energy Conference today, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu highlighted the choice America faces on whether or not to take advantage of the huge economic opportunity and compete with countries like China in the clean energy race. Excerpts[Read More…]
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New Hampshire Poll Shows Bipartisan Support For Stronger Protections From Toxic Chemicals
Local Mothers, Businesses, Health Advocates Back Results, Encourage Reform WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. New Hampshire residents overwhelmingly support strengthening the 35-year old Toxic Substances Control Act in order to better protect the public from dangerous chemicals, according to a poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the Natural Resources Defense Council.[Read More…]
NIH Encourages Annual Dilated Eye Exams During National Diabetes Month
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common and debilitating complications of diabetes. During National Diabetes Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraging people with diabetes to get annual dilated eye exams and take steps to avoid[Read More…]
State of Ohio Drops Label Restrictions on Organic Milk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. The State of Ohio announced Friday, October 28 it will rescind a regulation that has prohibited organic dairy product labeling from declaring that antibiotics, pesticides or synthetic hormones are not used. In a lawsuit filed by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), the Sixth Circuit Court of[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Diabetes Month, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Though we have made substantial progress in combating diabetes, the number of Americans burdened by this disease continues to grow at a rapid pace. During National Diabetes Month, we commemorate the work of caregivers, researchers, medical professionals, and advocates who lead the fight against diabetes, and[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. For millions of Americans, the heartbreak of watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer’s disease is a pain they know all too well. Alzheimer’s disease burdens an increasing number of our Nation’s elders and their families, and it is essential that we confront the challenge it[Read More…]
Tracking 20 Years of Environmental Change, UN Report Lays Out Challenges Ahead
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 November 2011. New UNEP report tracks the changing global environment over the past two decades Concerted and rapid action is urgently needed to curb resource depletion and ensure human activities do not destroy the very environment that supports economies and sustains life, warned a United Nations report[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Toxic Coal Ash from We Energies Coal Plant Pours into Lake Michigan
Disastrous collapse comes just weeks after House votes against strong coal ash protections – will the Senate vote to protect Americans? LAKE MICHIGAN –(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. A partial retaining bluff collapse Monday at the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant in Wisconsin sent toxic coal ash spewing into Lake Michigan.[Read More…]
Illinois Residents Take Weed Spray Issue Into Their Own Hands
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. As reported here last month, a group of Illinois residents successfully fought a plan to spray local playing fields for weeds. To show they’re serious, those same folks are offering to pull the weeds by hand to satisfying the aesthetic expectations of the community at large: http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/news/8526419-418/park-board-rounds-up-volunteers-to-weed-fields.html. [Read More…]
New Algorithm Could Substantially Speed Up MRI Scans
Faster scans could reduce the time patients spend in the machine from 45 to 15 minutes. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices can scan the inside of the body in intricate detail, allowing clinicians to spot even the earliest signs of cancer or other abnormalities. But they[Read More…]
