Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains– and researchers think they could be a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Lancaster, UK–(ENEWSPF)–6 September 2016. Researchers at Lancaster University found abundant magnetite nanoparticles in the brain tissue from 37 individuals[Read More…]
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Philae Found!
Philae found EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 September 2016. Less than a month before the end of the mission, Rosetta’s high-resolution camera has revealed the Philae lander wedged into a dark crack on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.The images were taken on 2 September by the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera as the orbiter came within 2.7 km of[Read More…]
Scientists Discover a New Deep-Reef Butterflyfish Species in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Discovery highlights a wealth of previously unknown biodiversity Pete Basabe’s Butteflyfish (Prognathodes basabei Pyle and Kosaki 2016) at a depth of 180 feet off Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA HAWAII–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2016. Scientists from the Bishop Museum and NOAA have published a description of a[Read More…]
Coalition Challenges Water Right Permit for Rock Creek Mine That Would Drain Wilderness Streams
Proposed mine would drain water from nearby streams endangering wildlife Rock Creek — Source: US Forest Service Helena, MT —(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2016. A coalition of conservation groups has objected to a mining company’s request for a state water right permit for the proposed Rock Creek Mine. If finalized, the permit[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: The 2016 G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2016. President Obama participated in his 10th and final G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Hangzhou, China on September 4-5. In 2009, President Obama proposed elevating the G-20 to be the world’s premier forum for international economic cooperation, allowing leaders representing approximately 85 percent of global economic output to[Read More…]
Calling for G20 Support, UN Secretary General Ban Stresses Importance of Financing Mechanisms for 2030 Goals
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, and world leaders exchange greetings at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, in September 2016. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe CHINA–(ENEWSPF)–5 September 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable[Read More…]
At G20 in China, Secretary General Ban Stresses ‘Far-Reaching’ Impacts of Early Climate Action, Urges Unity on Global Goals
Leaders attending the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, pose for a commemorative photo at the opening ceremony on 4 September 2016. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe CHINA–(ENEWSPF)–4 September 2016 – At a G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the conference’s focus[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2016. Today, the United States and China formally joined the Paris Agreement in a ceremony in Hangzhou, China. President Obama and President Xi deposited each country’s official instrument to join the agreement with United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon. Today’s announcement marks another milestone in President Obama and President[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the United States Formally Entering into the Paris Agreement
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama at a climate pact ratification ceremony in Hangzhou, China, on 3 September 2016. China and the US deposited their legal instruments for formally joining the Paris Agreement. UN Photo/Eskinder Hangzhou, China–(ENEWSPF)–September 3,[Read More…]
Premier Screening of Documentary ‘Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes’ on Wednesday, September 7 (Video)
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2016. A premier screening of the documentary film ‘Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes’ will take place on Wednesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. at the Shedd Aquarium, 1200 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. This free event is open to the public but reservations are required. The[Read More…]
