Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2012. Until last Friday, Willamette Valley’s organic farmers and seed producers were protected from the planting and cross-pollination of their crops by GE canola. However, new rules, fast-tracked without public comment by the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) (announced August 3rd and effective only a week later),[Read More…]
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Sale of Three Baltimore Coal Plants Raises Concerns for Local Residents
Riverstone Holdings’ experience with coal plants unclear, record of violations in coal mining Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Last night Exelon announced the sale of three coal plants in the Baltimore area to Riverstone Holdings LLC, a private-equity firm whose subsidiary Penn Virginia Resource Partner (NYSE: PVR) was recently sued for[Read More…]
Newest Member of the Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors is Notable Advocate for Offshore Wind in the Great Lakes
Chicagoan Shirley Weese Young Joins Sierra Club Foundation Board SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. The Sierra Club Foundation is pleased to announce that Shirley Weese Young, Chicago graphic designer and land conservationist, is the newest member to join the Board of Directors. Young’s resolve to see Chicago become a leader in[Read More…]
Researcher Addresses Rise in Whooping Cough, Possible Reasons
Ann Arbor, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Pejman Rohani, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health, explains the resurgence of pertussis in the United States, and some of the likely causes for[Read More…]
Innovative Primary Senior Care LLC to Participate in Independence at Home Demonstration
Initiative designed to test effectiveness of providing primary care at home Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that Innovative Primary Senior Care LLC is one of three new consortia participating in the Independence at Home Demonstration. Through the Independence at Home Demonstration,[Read More…]
Scientific Review: ‘There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper published in a peer-reviewed journal has thoroughly rebutted the present Schedule I status of cannabis under US federal law, which states that the plant and its organic constituents possess a “high potential for abuse,” and[Read More…]
Soft Autonomous Robot Inches Along Like an Earthworm
Flexible design enables body-morphing capability. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called peristalsis, to get around, and our own gastrointestinal[Read More…]
Autonomous Robotic Plane Flies Indoors
New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS. CAMBRDIGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote[Read More…]
CDC Update on H3N2v Cases Telebriefing Transcript
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9 at 1:00 PM ET Operator: Welcome. I’d like to thank you all for holding. An inform you that your lines are in listen-only for the conference until the question-and-answer session. After that you will press star-1 on your touch tone phone. I would like to turn to[Read More…]
FDA Approves Lucentis to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME), a sight-threatening eye disease that occurs in people with diabetes. An injection administered once a month by a health care professional, Lucentis is intended to be[Read More…]
