Elected officials, municipalities, health officials, businesses, and residents from Montana to China join call for full assessment of impacts Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. On Wednesday, Northwest-based community groups, health professionals, environmental organizations, a grassroots conservation and family agriculture group, and a clean-energy nonprofit filed a formal petition with the U.S.[Read More…]
Science
Michigan: Medical Marijuana Act Trumps Per Se Driving Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A Michigan traffic safety law that prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by persons who possess any presence of THC in their blood, regardless of whether or not they are behaviorally impaired by the substance, may not be strictly[Read More…]
Study Substantiates Benefits Of Cannabinoids For Post Traumatic Stress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Brain imaging research published this month in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides physiological evidence as to why cannabis may mitigate certain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress syndrome is an anxiety disorder that is estimated to impact some[Read More…]
NOAA Expects Below-normal Central Pacific Hurricane Season
Hurricane Daniel near peak intensity on July 7, 2012. At the time of this image, sustained winds were near 105 mph. Early the next morning, it was announced that Daniel strengthened to briefly become a 115 mph Category 3 hurricane. The storm maintained this status for only six hours before[Read More…]
NASA’S Hubble Space Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist. “The nebula is not like a bagel, but rather, it’s like[Read More…]
Rare Merger Reveals Secrets of Galaxy Evolution
Massive galaxy merger caught in the act EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 May 2013. A rare encounter between two gas-rich galaxies spotted by ESA’s Herschel space observatory indicates a solution to an outstanding problem: how did massive, passive galaxies form in the early Universe? Most large galaxies fall into one of two major categories:[Read More…]
Footwear’s (Carbon) Footprint
Study finds the bulk of shoes’ carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, according to a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment. But what’s surprising[Read More…]
Small Cancer Risk Following CT Scans in Childhood and Adolescence Confirmed
UK–(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2013. New research has found a small increase in cancer risk following exposure to CT scans in children and young people. Researchers used anonymised medical records for 11 million young Australians, including 680,000 who were exposed to CT scans between 1985 and 2005. They found that for every[Read More…]
Tesla Repayment Shows the Strength of Energy Department’s Overall Loan Portfolio
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Yesterday, Tesla Automotive repaid the entire remaining balance on a $465 million loan from the Department of Energy nine years earlier than originally required. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz made the following statement: “When you’re talking about cutting-edge clean energy technologies, not every investment will succeed —[Read More…]
Better Buildings Challenge Reports First Year’s Savings; Partners on Track to Meet 2020 Goal
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Yesterday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recognized the Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge partners for the first year’s progress toward our goal of making American commercial and industrial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020. Today’s announcement builds upon Secretary Moniz’s first speech as Secretary at the 2013[Read More…]
