Logging Would Devastate Salmon, Let 83 Northern Spotted Owls Be Hurt or Killed YREKA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for approving a 50-year plan by Fruit Growers Supply Co. to accelerate logging[Read More…]
Day: August 12, 2013
Smart Enough to Know Better: Intelligence is Not a Remedy for Racism
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers—they’re just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a University of Michigan study. “High-ability whites are less likely to report prejudiced attitudes and more likely to say they support racial integration in principle,” said Geoffrey[Read More…]
Nike, Jordan Brand Partner with Chicago Park District to Extend Free Basketball Skills Clinics Across the City
More Than 1,000 Kids Experienced “Chi League Parks” Programming this Summer; Opportunities will Continue through the End of the Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Scottie Pippen and Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Michael Kelly announced on Saturday that Nike and the Jordan brand will continue to[Read More…]
FDA awards contract to develop promising New Technology to Test Radiation Countermeasures
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded a $5.6 million contract to Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering to apply its breakthrough organs-on-chips technology to assess medical countermeasures for treating acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness. Organs-on-chips are[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Celebrates Progress of Urban Parks Agreement, Resilience Work with City of New York
Bloomberg, Jewell announce establishment of new Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay; As Part of President’s Climate Action Plan, Donovan, Jewell Announce Details of $100 Million Grant Competition to Build Coastal Resilience QUEENS, N.Y.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Director[Read More…]
Recognizing National Health Center Week
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: More than 21 million people are getting health care at nearly 9,000 sites in every state and territory. They include people like Jeanne Michie, who moved from Illinois to Arizona with her husband due to his health issues. In[Read More…]
OG&E Violated Clean Air Act at Muskogee Coal-Fired Power Plant
Company’s Actions Increased Dangerous Air Pollution OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The Sierra Club has filed a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) for violating the Clean Air Act by modifying one of the coal boilers at its Muskogee coal-fired power plant without first obtaining a permit and[Read More…]
Targeting Product Design for the Developing World
The key, MIT study finds, is designing products that make money for the microentrepreneur CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Designing products for the developing world can be a hit-or-miss endeavor: While there may be a dire need for products addressing problems, such as access to clean water, sanitation and electricity, designing[Read More…]
White House Council of Economic Advisers and Energy Department Release New Report on Resiliency of Electric Grid During Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The White House Council of Economic Advisers and the U.S. Department of Energy today released a new report that assesses how to best protect the nation’s electric grid from power outages that occur during natural disasters. This week marks the tenth anniversary of one of the worst[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, Aug. 12, 2013
Holder: ‘We will start by fundamentally rethinking the notion of mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes.’ SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Thank you, Bob Carlson, for those kind words – and for your exemplary service as Chair of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. It’s a pleasure to be with[Read More…]
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