Judge rules that passage of California’s Senate Bill 4 stops environmental review case Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that a 2013 law put a stop to a lawsuit designed to force the state of California to examine the environmental effects of the highly controversial[Read More…]
Science
Circular Economy Can Generate US$ 1 Trillion Annually by 2025
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2014 – Over US$1 trillion a year could be generated by 2025 for the global economy and 100,000 new jobs created within the next five years if companies focused on encouraging the build-up of “circular” supply chains to increase the rate of recycling, reuse and remanufacture. This[Read More…]
Davos Forum: Ban Again Urges Business to Play its Part in Tackling Climate Change
Switzerland—(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kept up the drumbeat for business to play its full part in tackling climate change and promoting sustainable development for a second day today, telling the World Economic Forum in Davos that investments now will generate major savings for tomorrow. “The finance community[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $16.5 Million in Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands
Funding Comes on the Heels of New Report Showing Dramatic Annual Loss of Wetlands; State and Local Governments, Other Partners Contribute Additional $18.2 Million to Protect, Enhance Vital Wildlife Habitat WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director Dan Ashe[Read More…]
Can Walkies Tell Who’s the Leader of the Pack?
UK—(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2014. Dogs’ paths during group walks could be used to determine leadership roles and through that their social ranks and personality traits, say researchers from Oxford University, Eötvös University, Budapest and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS). Using high-resolution GPS harnesses, scientists tracked the movements of six dogs[Read More…]
Groups Call on Obama to Require National GE Labeling Laws
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2014. U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) joined other members of Congress, along with more than 200 businesses and organizations, including Beyond Pesticides, in petitioning President Obama to adopt labeling requirements for genetically engineered (GE) foods. The letter encourages the president to fulfill his campaign pledge made in[Read More…]
Threat of Earthquakes Occurring in Central United States Still Alive
PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Earthquake activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States does not seem to be slowing down. In a new study published in the journal “Science,” seismologists Morgan Page and Susan Hough of the U.S. Geological Survey investigate whether current quakes in the[Read More…]
Durbin, Senators Call on EPA to Support Rural America’s Economy, Environment & Revise Fuel Standards Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Al Franken (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and twenty-six of their Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday urging the agency to firmly support the future of biofuels[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Commitment by Subway® Restaurants to Promote Healthier Choices to Kids
Following First-Ever White House Convening on Food Marketing to Children, SUBWAY® Announces Strongest Effort Yet to Encourage Kids to Pile on the Veggies WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. Today, First Lady Michelle Obama joined the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and SUBWAY® along with SUBWAY® Famous Fans Michael Phelps,[Read More…]
A Pill ‘Melts Away’ Common Form of Leukemia
Results on Test of Idelalisib Suggest CLL May Be Treated Without Toxic Chemotherapy NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014 — Use of a twice-daily pill could turn a deadly blood cancer into a highly treatable disease, according to scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College who led a multinational research team. Their findings[Read More…]
