Herschel and Vela C EU–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2013. ESA’s Herschel space observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium coolant, ending more than three years of pioneering observations of the cool Universe. The event was not unexpected: the mission began with over 2300 litres of liquid helium, which has been slowly[Read More…]
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More Than One Thousand People Pledge to Move Beyond TXU
DALLAS, TX–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013. Less than three weeks after the public launch of the Beyond TXU campaign in Dallas, the Sierra Club has reached a milestone: more than one thousand people have signed the pledge to “move beyond TXU” and seek a cleaner, cheaper electric service provider. TXU Energy is[Read More…]
New Coal Finance Report Card Exposes Risk of Extreme Energy Investments
Banks pump $20 billion into coal despite U.S. coal industry decline and escalating climate impacts San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013. Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Sierra Club and BankTrack released the fourth annual coal finance report card, “Extreme Investments: U.S Banks and the Coal Industry.” The report finds that[Read More…]
Fertility Rates and Population Decline: No Time for Children?
EU–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2013. On May 15: A new book which explores the far reaching implications of the dramatic decline in fertility rates across the world will be launched at the European Parliament. The book, entitled ‘Fertility rates and population decline: No time for children?, includes the latest research from leading[Read More…]
New Ideas for Harnessing Global Carbon Markets to Confront Climate Change
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013. Last week the European Parliament, the longtime stalwart climate-policy leader, shocked policywatchers by rejecting a proposal to indirectly strengthen the Europe-wide cap on climate-change-causing emissions. Though the parliament may reconsider its decision in the future, the failure dealt a blow to many climate champions, most notably[Read More…]
Industry Backed Legislation Directs EPA to Allow Hazardous Pesticide in Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013. Dow AgroSciences, one of the nation’s largest pesticide makers, along with various food companies, have persuaded several members of Congress to endorse a bill that directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse a proposed phase out of sulfuryl fluoride, a highly toxic food fumigant and[Read More…]
Illinois EPA Urges Environmentally Conscious Flood Debris Clean-up
Agency Working with Affected Communities to Guard Against Contamination from Sandbags, Appliances and Hazardous Materials SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (ILEPA) urged Illinois residents recovering from flooding to be aware of assistance that’s available to them through state and local authorities to properly dispose of flood debris.[Read More…]
Community Members Get to Work Expanding Gardens in Schaumburg
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. Roosevelt University students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni and friends recently marked New Deal Soil Service Days and Earth Week by preparing an area consisting of 30 individual plots for an RUrbanPioneers Community Garden located at the Schaumburg Campus. The group received help and some kind words from State[Read More…]
Suppressing Protein May Stem Alzheimer’s Disease Process
Runaway regulator clogs removal of toxic debris – NIH funded study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential strategy for developing treatments to stem the disease process in Alzheimer’s disease. It’s based on unclogging removal of toxic debris that accumulates in patients’[Read More…]
Arizona Congressman Renews Legislative Attacks on Reproductive Rights of Women in D.C.
Rep. Trent Franks plays politics far from home with unconstitutional abortion ban Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. For the second congressional session in a row, today Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced federal legislation to restrict access to safe, legal reproductive health services in the District of Columbia, proposing a ban on[Read More…]
