NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri sent letters to public high schools today demanding that the schools stop viewpoint-based censorship of web content geared toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. The ACLU[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 28, 2011 (1:30 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 1:30 P.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. has detected isolated, low concentrations of plutonium in the soil at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. The density of plutonium is equivalent to the fallout that reached Japan from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General’s Briefing: Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 28 March 2011 (14:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2011 – Update 14:30 UTC. Ladies and Gentlemen, I will make a few general introductory remarks before handing over to my colleagues for the Technical Briefing. The current situation can be summarised as follows: Situation remains very serious. Priority now is to overcome the crisis. We are[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Soladek Vitamin Solution
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to stop using Soladek, a vitamin-solution product marketed by Indo Pharma, S.A., of the Dominican Republic, because the product may contain dangerously high levels of vitamins A and D. Soladek is marketed with claims that the[Read More…]
Alternative to Corn Gluten for Crabgrass? Try Compost
Cumberland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. The interest in corn gluten meal as a pre-emergent weed control for crabgrass and other weeds continues to amaze us here at SafeLawns. Our post on the subject was easily the most visited of the year thus far. And since we’re not big fans of[Read More…]
TEPCO: Results of Nuclide Analyses of Radioactive Materials In Air at Site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
JAPAN—(ENEWSPF)—28 March 2011. The following information is reported by the Toyko Electric Power Company (TEPCO). On March 22nd 2011, as part of monitoring activity of the surrounding environment, we conducted nuclide analysis of radioactive materials contained in the air which were collected on March 20th and 21st 2011 at the site of Fukushima[Read More…]
Statement by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Libya, 27 March 2011
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–27 March 2011. NATO Allies have decided to take on the whole military operation in Libya under the United Nations Security Council Resolution. Our goal is to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack from the Gaddafi regime. NATO will implement all aspects of the UN Resolution. Nothing[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty. March 27, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Justin D. Ross, 22, of Green Bay, Wis., died March 26 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. He[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 27 March 2011 (13:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–27 March Update 13:30 UTC . 1. Current Situation The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi plant remains very serious. The restoration of off-site power continues and lighting is now available in the central control rooms of Units 1, 2 and 3. Also, fresh water is now being injected into[Read More…]
6.5M Earthquake Rattles Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- A 6.5M earthquake has struck 109 km off the coast of Honshu, Japan, at 5:23:56 p.m. CST, the United States Geological Survey reports. The quake was 5.9 km, or 3.7 miles deep. The epicenter is 109 km (67 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan; 156 km (96 miles) E[Read More…]
