Day: August 22, 2014

Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center Hosts Family Health & Safety Fair

Bike helmets, sunscreen, earplugs and other safety items given away CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22,k 2014.   Back-to-school safety will be front and center at the second annual Northwestern Medicine® Glenview Outpatient Family Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event features giveaways, opportunities[Read More…]

Galileo Has Started Its Operational Deployment Phase

Galileo liftoff EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 August 2014.  The next pair of Galileo satellites, Galileo 5 and 6, has been successfully delivered into orbit today. This launch marks the start of a new phase in the European satellite navigation programme where the full constellation will be deployed with short intervals between launches.  Galileo[Read More…]

Oregon State University Sociologist: Policy Will Determine Economic Impact of Legal Marijuana

CORVALLIS, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. The economic impact of legalizing marijuana in Oregon is difficult to estimate because the potential market will depend in large part on what kind of policies would be adopted if a proposed ballot measure passes in November, according to an Oregon State University sociologist who studies[Read More…]

State Department Enables Illegal Enbridge Scheme to Expand Tar Sands

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. This week, the State Department released documents revealing a scheme by Canadian tar sands giant Enbridge to bypass the Presidential Permit process for expansion of its Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. Enbridge has applied to double the capacity of the pipeline, also known as Line 67, to put[Read More…]

WilliamsRDM Recalls StoveTop FireStop Microhood Due to Safety Hazard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 21, 2014 Recall number: 14-745   StoveTop FireStop Microhood Model 677-1 (black) Recall Summary Name of product:  The StoveTop FireStop® Microhood™[Read More…]

SolarWorld Recalls Solar Systems with Copper Grounding Lugs Due to Electrocution, Electric Shock or Fire Hazard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 21, 2014 Recall number: 14-260 Improper Bare-Copper Lugs Installed on Roof Recall Summary Name of product:  SolarWorld Solar Systems Hazard:  SolarWorld[Read More…]

Town Bans Land Application of Sewage Sludge, or Biosolids

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014.  The Town Board in Wheatfield, New York unanimously voted last month to amend its biosolids law to ban any application of sewage sludge and other similar materials from the treatment of municipal wastewater to any land in town, even for those who already have permits from[Read More…]

California Firm Recalls Chicken Caesar Salad Kits For Possible Listeria Contamination

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–AUG. 21, 2014 – APPA Fine Foods, a Corona, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 92,657 pounds of fully cooked chicken Caesar salad kit products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The salad kits were[Read More…]

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