Public can watch seafloor discoveries live online from April 10 to 30 Okeanos Explorer’s dual-body ROV system is loaded from the aftdeck of the ship into the water before conducting an exploration dive. (Credit: NOAA.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Beginning April 10, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a[Read More…]
Day: April 9, 2015
Dangerous Abortion Restriction Goes to Oklahoma Governor
Similar bill was signed into law in Kansas, as part of broader agenda New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. A bill targeting one of the most common methods of abortion – which could restrict access to abortion for many women after 13 weeks in pregnancy – is headed to the[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer and Senator Wyden Announce Commonsense Tax Reform for Legal Marijuana Businesses
PORTLAND, Ore. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced plans to introduce bicameral legislation next week that would reconcile state marijuana laws and federal tax law. The Small Business Tax Equity Act, which was introduced last Congress by Congressman Blumenauer, would create an[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Tax Dodging Companies
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on new data showing the extent to which some American companies are avoiding taxes: “I applaud Citizens for Tax Justice for releasing new data today revealing the unfairness of our[Read More…]
Civilians in Yemen ‘Willfully Abandoned to Miser,’ Says UN Secretary General Ban, Urging Immediate Political Solution to Crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the press. UN Photo/Evan Schneider NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2015 – Countless civilians are being “willfully abandoned to misery” in Yemen, amid a rapidly deteriorating security and humanitarian crises inflamed by escalating violence, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at United Nations Headquarters today. “The crisis has only[Read More…]
Study: Vaporized Cannabis Mitigates Treatment-Resistant Diabetic Neuropathy
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Vaporized cannabis mitigates pain intensity in diabetic subjects in a dose-dependent manner, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. Investigators at the University of California, San Diego assessed the efficacy of inhaled cannabis versus placebo in 16[Read More…]
Feds Seek To Increase Marijuana Production Quotas
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. For the second year in a row, federal officials are seeking to increase the supply of marijuana the government makes available for research purposes. On Wednesday, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced in the Federal Register that it is seeking to increase its marijuana production[Read More…]
Colorado: Marijuana Charges Down More Than 90 Percent Since 2010
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. The total number of charges filed in Colorado courts for marijuana possession, distribution, and cultivation fell from 38,878 in 2010 to 2,036 in 2014, a reduction of some 95 percent, according to data obtained by the Court Services Division of the Colorado Judicial Branch and published[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders and MOAS to Launch Lifesaving Operation for Migrants in Mediterranean
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) will launch a joint search, rescue, and medical aid operation in the central Mediterranean to assist people fleeing crises and risking their lives to reach safe haven in[Read More…]
NHTSA Safety Advisory: Preventing Brake Pipe Failure Due to Corrosion in Older Vehicles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. ISSUE: Model year 2007 and earlier vehicles may be susceptible to brake pipe corrosion that can occur after seven to eight years of exposure to winter road salts. If brake pipe corrosion is not properly addressed, there is the potential of brake pipe failure which could[Read More…]
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