Friends of the Earth responds with call for Obama to revoke pipeline permitting authority from State Department WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. Documents made public this morning by Friends of the Earth provide definitive evidence that the State Department’s review of a controversial proposed oil pipeline has been irreparably tainted by[Read More…]
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Landscape Sustainability: Examples in Three States
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011 On Day 2 of the Mid-Atlantic tour an organic landscape roundtable discussion hosted by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society included PHS project managers Mark Paronish and Julie Snell, along with SafeLawns founder Paul Tukey, Glenstone horticulturist Patricia Manke and organic lawn guru Barry Draycott of New Jersey. I[Read More…]
‘Artificial Leaf’ Makes Fuel From Sunlight
Solar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. Cambridge, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. An ‘artificial leaf’ made by Daniel Nocera and his team, using a silicon solar cell with novel catalyst materials bonded to its two sides, is shown in[Read More…]
ESA Centrifuge Opens Door to High-Gravity Worlds
The LDC in action EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 September 2011 Astronauts’ jobs sometimes weigh heavy on them: crews returning from space briefly endure ‘g-loading’ more than four times Earth normal. Scientists interested in hypergravity need to create it for minutes, days or even weeks at a time. Fortunately, ESA’s Large Diameter Centrifuge does[Read More…]
Secretary Sebelius statement for 2011 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. For more than 25 years, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been a time to reaffirm our commitment to fighting breast cancer and to remind ourselves of the importance of prevention and early detection. Breast cancer remains one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among American[Read More…]
Internet Archive Reaches 3 Million Items With Rare Galileo Texts From the University of Toronto Libraries
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Galileo’s Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti … de la Stella Nuova and Considerazioni … spora Alcuni Luoghi de Discorso di Lodovico delle Colombe – two pamphlets from a volume of fifteen treatises on comets published from 1575 to 1606, together represent the 3 millionth text to[Read More…]
Reebok to Pay $25 Million in Customer Refunds To Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising of EasyTone and RunTone Shoes
Settlement Order Prohibits Reebok from Making Unsupported Claims that ‘Toning Shoes’ Strengthen, Tone Muscles Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. In its ongoing effort to stem overhyped advertising claims, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that Reebok International Ltd. has agreed to resolve charges that the company deceptively advertised “toning shoes,” which[Read More…]
IDHS Launches Public Awareness Campaign to Help People with Disabilities Find Employment
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is launching a new aspect of its public awareness campaign to help people with disabilities enter the workforce. A billboard campaign will officially begin October 1 and reach every region of the state. “We want[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces $12 Million i6 Green Investment to Promote Clean Energy Innovation and Job Creation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The Obama Administration today announced the six winners of the i6 Green Challenge, an initiative to drive technology commercialization and entrepreneurship in support of a green innovation economy, increased U.S. competitiveness and new jobs. Projects in Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, New England and Washington will each[Read More…]
New Technique Identifies First Events in Tumor Development
NIH-funded study provides insight to the earliest stages of some cancers Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is providing new insight into the earliest events involved in the formation of leukemias, lymphomas and sarcomas, and could potentially lead[Read More…]
