New study shows clouds will be important in region’s future The ICECAPS Mobile Science Facility at Summit Station against a backdrop of Arctic clouds. ICECAPS is short for Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state and Precipitation. Download here (Credit: CIRES/University of Colorado ) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Clouds over[Read More…]
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A Warming World Will Further Intensify Extreme Precipitation Events
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Heavy precipitation. According to a newly-published NOAA-led study in Geophysical Research Letters, as the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a warmer atmosphere will make the most extreme precipitation events more intense. The study, conducted by a team of[Read More…]
Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found the farthest supernova so far of the type used to measure cosmic distances. Supernova UDS10Wil, nicknamed SN Wilson after American President Woodrow Wilson, exploded more than 10 billion years ago. SN Wilson belongs to a special class called Type Ia supernovae.[Read More…]
Living in a Material World
Report finds materials manufacturers will likely be unable to meet targets for carbon-emissions reductions by 2050. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. A new report by researchers at MIT and elsewhere finds that the global manufacturing sector has made great strides in energy efficiency: The manufacturing of materials such as steel, cement,[Read More…]
Report of the Campaign Practices Committee of the Committee for Non-Partisan Local Government in Park Forest Regarding Campaign Flyer that Violates NPC Rules
Candidates Deny Involvement Update April 5 at bottom of article. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. In order to participate in candidate forums sponsored by the Committee for Non-Partisan Local Government in Park Forest, Village and Library Trustee candidates in Park Forest sign a statement that they will conduct their campaign[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Mortgage Insurers to End Kickbacks to Lenders
Four Companies to Pay $15.4 Million in Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced four enforcement actions to end what the Bureau believes to be improper kickbacks paid by mortgage insurers to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. The CFPB filed complaints and proposed[Read More…]
NIH-supported Study Finds U.S. Dementia Care Costs as High as $215 Billion in 2010
Formal and unpaid dementia care costs are tallied Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. The costs of caring for people with dementia in the United States in 2010 were between $159 billion to $215 billion, and those costs could rise dramatically with the increase in the numbers of older people in coming[Read More…]
Targeting Cholesterol Buildup in Eye May Slow Age-related Vision Loss
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Targeting cholesterol metabolism in the eye might help prevent a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the most common causes of blindness in older Americans, according to indications in a study in mice, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Cholesterol[Read More…]
NIH Study Sheds Light on How to Reset the Addicted Brain
Research suggests that targeted stimulation of the brain’s prefrontal cortex is a promising treatment for addiction Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWPSF)–April 4, 2013. Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the[Read More…]
Raising Top Marginal Tax Rates Would Increase Revenues Without Affecting Economic Growth, According to New EPI-TCF Paper
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. According to a new briefing paper from EPI Federal Budget Policy Analyst and Century Foundation Fellow Andrew Fieldhouse, raising top marginal income tax rates would increase revenues and slow the growth of income inequality while having little to no effect on economic growth. In A review of[Read More…]
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