NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2010 – The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Haiti are urging an end to the violent demonstrations in Cap Haitien, which they say are seriously impeding efforts to respond to the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak. “We call upon all involved in these clearly orchestrated demonstrations[Read More…]
Science
Climate Science ‘Under-Reported’ at Copenhagen Summit Says Study
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–16 November 2010. Media coverage of the UN’s Copenhagen summit on climate change in 2009 ‘under-reported’ the climate science, according to a new study published by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ). It finds that most journalists reported extensively on ‘the drama and minutiae of[Read More…]
On 50th Anniversary of Arctic Refuge, Sierra Club Calls for National Monument ‘Arctic Love’ Campaign
San Francisco—(ENEWSPF)—November 16, 2010. With the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge approaching on December 6, the Sierra Club launched a campaign today calling on President Obama to declare the Arctic Refuge a National Monument. “Americans love the Arctic Refuge. They’ve shown again and again[Read More…]
Caribbean Reef Ecosystems May Not Survive Repeated Stress
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. Coral reefs suffered record losses as a consequence of high ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean in 2005 according to the most comprehensive documentation of basin-scale bleaching to date. Collaborators from 22 countries report that more than 80 percent of surveyed corals bleached and[Read More…]
UN Deplores ‘Politically Motivated’ Violence in Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 November 2010 – The United Nations mission in Haiti has deplored yesterday’s acts of violence against local and UN security forces during demonstrations in the cities of Cap-Haitien and Hinche, saying the riots, which resulted in several injuries, were politically motivated. “The way the events unfolded suggests that[Read More…]
Haiti’s Cholera Cases Likely to Increase Significantly, UN Relief Official Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2010 – As data collection improves in communities affected by the cholera outbreak in Haiti, the number of reported cases is expected to rise significantly, the top United Nations relief official there said today. Over 12,000 Haitians have so far been hospitalized and over 800 people have[Read More…]
Review of Four Decades of Scientific Literature Concludes Lower Atmosphere is Warming
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. The troposphere, the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, is warming and this warming is broadly consistent with both theoretical expectations and climate models, according to a new scientific study that reviews the history of understanding of temperature changes and their causes in[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens More Than 8,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing, November 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 8,403 square miles of Gulf waters which extend from the Louisiana state water line to due south of the Alabama/Florida state line. This is the eleventh reopening in federal waters since July 22. This reopening was announced after[Read More…]
Arizona Becomes 15th Medical Marijuana State
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. After a final tally of late provisional ballots, the Associated Press is reporting that Arizona voters have approved Proposition 203, a state ballot measure that will allow patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses to use medical marijuana with a recommendation from their doctor.[Read More…]
EPA Begins Demolition Of Former Plating Shop On Chicago’s North Side
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Nov.15, 2010. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today began demolition of a building at the site of Economy Plating, 2348-52 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago. Formerly a chrome plating shop, the site has been abandoned since 2003. Demolition comes after a number of interim steps to protect the community[Read More…]
