Jujuy, Argentina-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey is reporting a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Jujuy, Argentina, at a rather shallow depth of 9.5 km (5.9 miles). Striking at coordinates 24.181°S, 64.250°W, the quake was 106 km (65 miles) E of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina; 129 km (80 miles)[Read More…]
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Going Organic Most Important During Pregnancy
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–Oct 5, 2011 My sister just had a baby; so did another friend’s wife. My best friend’s wife is due any minute out in Los Angeles. Precious anticipation leads to even more precious miracles. And as parents all we can think of is protecting our children from anything and everything[Read More…]
EPA Fines Logitech for Antibacterial Claims, Consumers Are Misled by Marketing of Products with Antimicrobials
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered computer peripherals maker Logitech, Inc. to pay a fine of $261,000 for illegally advertising one of its keyboards as protecting users from bacteria and microbes. EPA found that the company made unsubstantiated public health claims about its keyboard,[Read More…]
Hundreds of Frontline Nurses Plan to Rally in Support of the Occupy Boston Protest in Dewey Square on Oct. 5
Nurses Call for Tax on Wall Street to Heal America Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. Nurses, who every day care for the casualties of the economic crisis driven by Wall Street greed, plan to hold a rally in Dewey Square at the site of the Occupy Boston Protest, to show[Read More…]
Clean Water, Sanitation and Food Remain Relief Priorities in Haiti – UN Official
Haiti–(ENEWSP)–4 October 2011. Access to safe drinking water, sanitation and food are the priority humanitarian needs in Haiti over the next year, the United Nations relief chief said today, stressing that the estimated 600,000 people still in camps after last year’s earthquake continue to depend on aid for survival. “They[Read More…]
Herbivore Populations Will Go Down as Temperatures Go Up, U of T Study Says
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. As climate change causes temperatures to rise, the number of herbivores will decrease, affecting the human food supply, according to new research from the University of Toronto. In a paper being published this month in American Naturalist, a team of ecologists describe how differences in the[Read More…]
Dept. of Interior Announces Transfer of Three Michigan Lighthouses to Historical Groups
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the transfer of three Michigan lighthouses — South Haven South Pierhead, Middle Island and Waugoshance — to local historical organizations under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA). “These transfers to local nonprofit groups will help ensure that the[Read More…]
CDC Report Shows About 112 Million Annual Incidents of People Drinking and Driving
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. Adults drank too much and got behind the wheel about 112 million times in 2010—that is almost 300,000 incidents of drinking and driving each day—according to a CDC Vital Signs study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The four million adults who[Read More…]
National Ocean Policy Ensures Economic Growth, Security, and Resilience
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. Last year President Barack Obama announced the first National Ocean Policy and the creation of a National Ocean Council tasked with its implementation, pursuant to Executive Order 13547, and this morning the Natural Resources Committee convened a hearing on this policy. Contrary to attempts by House[Read More…]
Bayer To Withdraw Most Acutely Toxic Pesticides, Leave Other Hazardous Products on Market
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. In September, Bayer CropScience announced that it plans to phase-out its most acutely toxic pesticides, all remaining World Health Organization (WHO) class I products, by the end of 2012. While this is a positive development, Beyond Pesticides points out that other Bayer pesticides, such as its[Read More…]
