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…]
Science
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…]
Groups Call on Obama to Remove State Department from Keystone Pipeline Decision
After release of emails that add to evidence of State Department bias, groups call on Obama to live up to campaign promises to curb lobbyist influence and therefore ‘reject the State Department’s biased conclusions’ WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2011. National environmental and public interest groups sent a letter to President Obama[Read More…]
Dark and Bright: ESA Chooses Next Two Science Missions
Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 October 2011 ESA PR 25 2011 – The powerful influence of the Sun and the nature of the mysterious ‘dark energy’ motivate ESA’s next two science missions. Solar Orbiter and Euclid were selected today by ESA’s Science Programme Committee for implementation, with launches planned for 2017[Read More…]
EDRS: an Independent Data-Relay System for Europe Becoming Reality
Artist impression of European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 October 2011 ESA PR 24 2011 – A public–private partnership contract signed with Astrium means that ESA is moving ahead with an independent, European satellite system that will speed up the transmission of large quantities of data beginning in 2014.[Read More…]
Nobel Prize for Physics 2011 Announced
Stockholm-(ENEWSPF)- This year’s Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to US and Australian pioneers of astrophysics for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae. Saul Perlmutter from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded half of[Read More…]
Cities on the Frontline of Global Fight Against Climate Change, UN Officials Warn
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 October 2011. United Nations officials today urged the international community to take action against mounting threats posed by climate change on the world’s urban areas, warning that climate-related events could force up to 200 million people worldwide to flee their homes by 2050. But the officials also[Read More…]
Report Assesses Scientific Water-Monitoring and Modeling Systems and Calls for Modernization to Help Sustain Water Supplies
Improvements Needed to Help Water Managers Address Impacts of Climate Change and Other Stressors on Water Resources WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. The Department of the Interior today released a report that assesses the status of scientific information available to help understand the impacts of climate change and other stressors on[Read More…]
Book Excerpt: RILE . . . The Thinking Man’s Approach to Weed Control
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. Out on the road last week after an extended period at home or in my office, I was reminded that not EVERYONE understands the principles of organic lawn care. It’s often easy to get comfortable in one’s cocoon and it’s useful to be reminded that, many[Read More…]
New Film Reveals Child Farmworkers’ Exposure to Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. A new film highlights North Carolina farmworker children’s stories about being sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in the field. Overworked & Under Spray: Young Farm Workers’ Pesticide Stories features interviews with six high school-age children about their experiences working in the fields in eastern NC.[Read More…]
