Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2013. On October 10, a judge in Mexico issued an injunction against the planting and selling of genetically engineered (GE) corn seed, effective immediately, within the country’s borders. The decision comes nearly two years after the Mexican government temporarily rejected the expansion of GE corn testing, citing the need[Read More…]
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California Leads the Way, Finalizes Major Rule To Advance Clean Energy
State utilities commission amps up energy storage technology San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Today the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) finalized a groundbreaking decision to build innovative high-tech energy storage systems that will lead California toward a future of clean, renewable energy and away from dependence on fossil fuels. The[Read More…]
Video: What the iPhone 5S costs Apple
How much does it cost Apple to make the iPhone 5S? The phone retails at $649, but costs much less to make.
Carlisle, Pa., Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change
City Faces Increases in Respiratory Illnesses, Heat-related Deaths CARLISLE, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Carlisle has joined more than 70 other U.S. cities in supporting the use of the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas pollution to head off catastrophic climate change. Carlisle’s Borough Council, in passing a resolution last week,[Read More…]
Lawsuit Asks EPA to Save Pacific Ocean Shellfish, Wildlife From Acidification
SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday for failing to address ocean acidification that’s killing oysters in Oregon and Washington and threatening a wide range of other sea life. The lawsuit challenges the EPA’s decision that seawaters in those two[Read More…]
Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary Holds Huge Untapped Economic Potential for Alpena Area U-M Study Finds
Ann Arbor, MI–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena is a unique natural marine environment and historic ship graveyard with the potential to be a major tourism and new business driver in northeastern Michigan, according to University of Michigan researchers. U-M’s Institute for Research on Labor,[Read More…]
Toxin-Emitting Bacteria Being Evaluated as a Potential Multiple Sclerosis Trigger
Variant of Common Soil-Based Pathogen Found for the First Time in a Patient With MS Researchers Find Evidence of Similar Infection in Other MS Patients NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013 — A research team from Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University has identified a bacterium it believes may trigger[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Celebrates Let’s Talk Month, Launches Interactive Digital Tool and Video to Help Young People Talk About Sex and Relationships with Parents
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. October marks Let’s Talk Month, aimed at getting families talking about topics related to sexuality — including relationships, bodies and body image, reproduction, gender and sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and preventing pregnancy and STDs. This year, Planned Parenthood is encouraging teens to have conversations with their[Read More…]
New Poll Shows Americans Strongly Opposed EPA Shutdown, Look Unfavorably on Those Who Put Our Health and Environment at Risk
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013 – During the 16 days House Republicans held the federal government hostage to their radical agenda, they put our environment and health at risk, and most Americans didn’t like it. Almost two-thirds of Americans say they opposed the near shut-down of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and[Read More…]
Finding Alien Worlds on Earth
Antarctic dry valleys stand in for Mars EU–(ENEWSPF)–17 October 2013. Have you ever wondered which places on Earth most resemble other planets? For some of us, imagining the landscape of other worlds might just be for fun, but scientists and engineers wonder about what the otherworldly places on Earth can[Read More…]
