Pineland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. Atrazine is a pesticide long associated with causing birth defects in frogs and other amphibians, as well as myriad health impacts to humans and other mammals. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health said atrazine’s “alleged endocrine disruptor effects, possible carcinogenic effect, and epidemiological connection[Read More…]
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Natural Lawn Care: Growing Weed-Free Without Pesticides
“People should not be afraid of dandelions,” says Rachel Rosenberg. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Chicago premiere screening at Columbia College of the documentary movie A Chemical Reaction. The movie documents one of the most powerful and effective community environmental[Read More…]
Will County Public Meetings on District Deer Management Plan
A deer grazes in the co-ops last summer. (Photo: Rosemary Piser) Will County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host public meetings to discuss its proposed plan to manage deer. Meetings are scheduled for: Tuesday, April 13 at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, McKinley Woods, 25055 W.[Read More…]
South Suburban Earth Science Club to Meet April 13
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club will meet Tuesday, April 13th at 7:30 p.m., Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood , Park Forest, IL. The SSESC is dedicated to promoting and education ones on the study of earth sciences which includes: minerals, archaeology, lapidary arts and processes, fossil collecting,[Read More…]
Film Screening ‘A Chemical Reaction’ Saturday, March 20
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010. The film ‘A Chemical Reaction’ will be screened on Saturday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at Columbia College’s Ferguson Auditorium 600 S. Michigan, Chicago. ‘A Chemical Reaction’ explores how the elimination of lawn pesticides transformed one community in Canada, and how their actions impacted the[Read More…]
Make Tracks to Park Forest’s New Wetlands Discovery Center
Two young participants with plaster replicas of an animal track which they made. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– ME4E will be offering their very popular Keep on Trackin’ program on Saturday, March 20 from 1:00-2:30 pm in Park Forest’s Wetland Discovery Center. Find out who has been visiting your home[Read More…]
‘Climategate’ E-Mails Show Scientists in Bad Light, Don’t Change Scientific Consensus on Global Warming
By Jess Henig FactCheck.org Summary In late November 2009, more than 1,000 e-mails between scientists at the Climate Research Unit of the U.K.’s University of East Anglia were stolen and made public by an as-yet-unnamed hacker. Climate skeptics are claiming that they show scientific misconduct that amounts to the complete[Read More…]
Legislation Aimed at Providing Boost for Energy Efficiency Projects in Illinois Signed Into Law
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009. On Thursday, legislation backed by State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) was signed into law by Governor Quinn. This legislation allows the Illinois Finance Authority, which provides funding options to help foster private sector job creation, to support energy efficiency projects as Illinois looks for an[Read More…]
Invading Black Holes Explain Cosmic Flashes
Leeds, UK–(ENEWSPF)– Black holes are invading stars, providing a radical explanation to bright flashes in the universe that are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy today. The flashes, known as gamma ray bursts, are beams of high energy radiation – similar to the radiation emitted by explosions of nuclear[Read More…]
T. Rex Body Plan Debuted in Raptorex, But 100th the Size
University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno adds the toe claw to awell-preserved skeleton of the new tyrannosaur Raptorex. (Photo: Mike Hettwer) Weighing as little as 1/100th that of its descendant T. rex, 125-million year old Raptorex shows off the distinctive body plan of this most dominant line of predatory dinosaurs.[Read More…]
