BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–5 November 2012. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: I welcome the announcement by President Obama of the US Defence Strategic Review. The announcement follows consultation with Allies. I appreciate the United States’ enduring commitment to European security, to preserving the strength and solidarity[Read More…]
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Federal Judge Grants ACLU Request to Throw Out Lawsuit Challenging Arizona Medical Marijuana Law
PHOENIX–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. A federal judge today granted an American Civil Liberties Union request and threw out a lawsuit filed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer seeking to strike down the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law that would allow sick patients to access important medicine. Filed in May, Brewer argued in[Read More…]
Target Recalls LED Flashlight Sets Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
IKEA Recalls to Repair High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
The Case of the Missing Gas Mileage
Automakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist explains the conundrum. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in[Read More…]
‘Lost World’ Discovered Around Antarctic Vents
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–5 January 2012. Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents. The discoveries, made by teams led by the University of Oxford, University of Southampton, the National Oceanography Centre, and British Antarctic Survey,[Read More…]
Proponents Submit 159,000 Signatures to Put Marijuana Legalization on November Ballot in Colorado
Voter Initiative Would Generate New Revenue, and Increase Public Safety Denver–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. Denver-based activists submitted over 159,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office yesterday, well over the 86,500 required to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s Presidential ballot in November. The initiative is being spearheaded by[Read More…]
Controversial Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Delayed
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2012. The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has reportedly delayed its planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes — which would have been the first-ever such release in the U.S. — until late spring at the earliest. The release was planned as a mosquito population control technique but[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks Justice for 1.2 million Residents Living Near SoCal Freeways
Lack of air monitors fails to capture full extent of preventable pollution LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2012. More than a million people in the Los Angeles region are exposed to undisclosed, unhealthy levels of air pollution every day, according to a lawsuit filed today by Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, the[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on Cordray Appointment
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2012. Assistant Majority Leader, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), released the following statement today after President Obama announced that he will appoint Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: “After months of delay by Senate Republicans, Cordray’s nomination was called and defeated by a filibuster. Sadly,[Read More…]
