Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. The active constituents in marijuana influence the cardiovascular system and hold promise in the management of certain cardiovascular diseases, including arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) and ischemia, according to a scientific review appearing in the journal Cardiovascular Therapeutics. Investigators at the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Israel[Read More…]
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Nelson Post: The President’s ‘Better Buildings Initative’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. Yesterday, the Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement Greg Nelson posted the following statement to the White House blog. Early Momentum for the President’s “Better Buildings Initiative” Posted by Greg Nelson on February 03, 2011 at 07:06 PM EST Today the President announced an ambitious[Read More…]
EPA Recognizes Local Leaders For Improving Air Quality In Schools
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 3, 2011. At its recent Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools symposium, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Greendale, Wis., School District and the Illinois Education Association Indoor Air Quality Task Force for efforts to improve indoor air quality in schools. They were among nine school districts and two[Read More…]
Audubon Statement Re: Proposed Federal Legislation That Would Undermine Clean Air Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to David Yarnold, Audubon President & CEO, regarding the proposed Upton, Inhofe legislation: “It’s outrageous that anyone would try to make a case for dirty air. But that’s exactly what those behind the flurry of extremist attacks on one of America’s most[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens More Than 4,000 Square Miles of Gulf Waters to Royal Red Shrimping
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. NOAA today reopened 4,213 square miles of Gulf of Mexico federal waters off Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to royal red shrimping. The area was closed to this type of deep water fishing on Nov. 24 as a precautionary measure after a commercial shrimper discovered tar balls[Read More…]
Six ARPA-E Projects Illustrate Private Investors Excited About Clean Energy Innovation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. In a little over one year, six projects that received a total of $23.6 million in seed funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) have generated more than $100 million in outside private capital investment, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today.[Read More…]
DOE Facilitates Market-Driven Solutions to Develop and Deploy New High-Efficiency Commercial Air Conditioners
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy is joining with the private sector to support market-based efforts to develop and deploy next-generation high-efficiency air conditioners for commercial buildings. As part of a voluntary program, the Department worked with members of the DOE[Read More…]
Two Year Anniversary of Children’s Health Insurance Law Sees Millions of Newly Insured Children, Families
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. Two years after President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than two million more children were served by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at some point over the past year. Together, the[Read More…]
President Obama’s ‘Better Buildings Initiative’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. In his State of the Union, President Obama laid out his vision for winning the future by investing in innovative clean energy technologies and doubling the share of electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. Alongside that effort, the President is proposing new efforts to improve[Read More…]
Cold Weather Health Tips
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. As Illinois recover from this week’s snowstorm, the state now faces bitterly cold temperatures. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds people of the health dangers of extreme low temperatures and tips on how to stay warm. Frostbite/Hypothermia Without heat, exposure to cold temperatures can lead[Read More…]
