WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2013. As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, the Department today announced seven data-driven projects to unearth new opportunities for reducing costs and accelerating solar energy deployment in the United States. These projects – located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Texas – will result[Read More…]
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Energy Department Expands Technical Assistance for Tribal Energy Projects
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to help Tribal communities across the country enhance their energy security and build a sustainable energy future, the Energy Department today announced the second round of the Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program, which provides federally recognized Tribal governments[Read More…]
EPA Moves to Ban 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Control Products
Action Will Prevent Thousands of Accidental Exposures Among Children Each Year WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to ban the sale of 12 D-Con mouse and rat poison products produced by Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because these products fail to comply with current EPA safety standards. Approximately[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Illinois Ranked Fourth State Nationally in Green Building Survey
New Study Lauds Governor’s Commitment to Sustainability Across Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2013. Governor Quinn today announced that Illinois has become a national leader in “green building,” according to a study released by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), which ranked the state fourth out of 50 states in new[Read More…]
EU Report: Precautionary Approach Beneficial to Avoid Environmental Disasters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2013. A new report, “Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation,” from the European Environment Agency (EEA) concludes that concerns raised by the scientific community on bee death, genetically engineered (GE) food, and nanotechnology support the need for a precautionary approach to public policy. Significantly, the[Read More…]
Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2013. By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director I was on a radio show this past weekend debating a prohibitionist who still believes that medical cannabis is little more than a hoax…a ‘camel’s nose under the tent’ to trick the American public into legalizing cannabis for recreational[Read More…]
NOAA, USGS: Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2013. The report, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: A Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment, is available for download. Download PDF. According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities’ social,[Read More…]
A Safer Way to Vaccinate
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2013. Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters the real thing. However,[Read More…]
North Dakota Legislature to Consider Five Extreme Anti-Choice Bills, All Designed to Ban Safe and Legal Abortion
One measure, SB 2305, copies Mississippi’s legislative efforts to shut down last remaining clinic NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2013. Committees in both houses of the North Dakota State Legislature will hold hearings this week on five different extreme anti-choice bills aimed at banning safe and legal abortion in the state. On[Read More…]
Heart Health: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Northwestern’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute hosts educational symposium for women CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2013. The Sixth Annual Women’s Heart Health Symposium hosted by Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and the Alberto Culver Health Learning Center will be held on Friday, February 1. This special symposium, taking place on National Wear Red Day,[Read More…]
