Carlsbad Caverns, captured by photographer Ansel Adams. Scientists can extract temperature records from the chemistry of layers in stalagmites and stalactites, corals, layered ocean sediments, ice cores, and other paleo proxy records. A new compilation of these paleo “proxies” reveals a pattern of global warming in the last 130[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Joint Statement of Governors Cuomo and Christie on Congressional Failure to Pass Hurricane Sandy Relief Package
Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2013 “With all that New York and New Jersey and our millions of residents and small businesses have suffered and endured, this continued inaction and indifference by the House of Representatives is inexcusable. It has now been 66 days since Hurricane Sandy hit and 27 days since[Read More…]
Delay in Action on Hurricane Disaster Relief Funding Unprecedented
Congressional Action By the Numbers NEW JERSEY—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2013. “I would hope that the people in Congress could get their act together for about fifteen minutes and help people who are suffering. …If the Congress can’t even help Americans who have had their homes and their lives destroyed by a[Read More…]
Amnesty International Condemns Guantanamo Transfer Restrictions in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
Bill Further Entrenches Indefinite Detention and Unfair Trials at Guantanamo Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Amnesty International USA condemned the restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law yesterday by President Obama. The law continues for one more year a ban[Read More…]
Electric Stimulation of Brain Releases Powerful, Opiate-like Painkiller
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Researchers used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that’s considered one of the body’s most powerful painkillers. The findings expand on previous work done at the University of Michigan, Harvard University and[Read More…]
Beliefs on Best Way to Lose Weight Can Torpedo New Year’s Resolutions
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. People setting a goal to lose weight in 2013 may want to first ask themselves if diet or exercise is more important to success. Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise can predict whether he or she will[Read More…]
Get Your Taxes Done for Free At Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) in conjunction with the Center for Economic Progress (CEP) is offering opportunities for individuals and families meeting certain criteria to get their taxes done for free. PSC is one of many organizations operating as a CEP tax site offering tax preparation assistance.[Read More…]
Department of Health and Human Services Can Reduce Health Costs, Improve Patient Care by Implementing Shared Decision Making Initiatives
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. The Affordable Care Act gives the department of Health and Human Services the authority to implement an important provision designed to improve patient care and reduce health care costs, according to a new Center for American Progress article published yesterday in the New England Journal[Read More…]
Afghanistan: Doctors Without Borders Reopens Khost Maternity Hospital
KABUL/KHOST, AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2013—The international independent medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has resumed activities at its maternity hospital in Khost Province, Afghanistan, which were suspended following an explosion in the hospital in April 2012. The reopening follows the demonstration of strong support to MSF and reassurances[Read More…]
National Defense Authorization Act Prevents Closing Guantanamo, Could Protect Right to Discriminate
Obama Jeopardizes Ability to Close Guantanamo While Raising Discrimination Concerns in the Military WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. President Obama has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which jeopardizes his ability to meet his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay during his presidency. Another provision of concern requires the[Read More…]
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