“Emission Control Area” Means Healthier Air for Millions of Americans A new report finds that more than 87 million Americans live in port areas that are not meeting federal health-based air quality standards. The report, Protecting American Health from Global Shipping Pollution, documents the public health effects associated with air pollution from global shipping, including [...]
Eagle Forum, a leading conservative grassroots organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, applauds Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN-6th) for introducing a resolution which would bar the U.S. dollar from being replaced by any foreign currency. Bachmann’s legislation was prompted by a series of contradictory public remarks made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner last week. During a [...]
Innovative Santa Cruz Company Races into History Books With Never-Before Attempted Event – Zero Motorcycles will make history again the weekend of April 4-5, when they host their 24 Hours of Electricross. The event will be the first international endurance competition for off-road all-electric vehicles and is a landmark moment in the electric vehicle industry. [...]
The following is a statement by Mark C. Tomlinson, Executive Director and General Manager, Society of Manufacturing Engineers: Before AIG got its recent comeuppance on Capitol Hill and in public opinion, members of the manufacturing community, in the form of the Big Three, sat before Congress like errant schoolchildren waiting to be expelled. After several [...]
Lower sodium recommendation applies to almost 70 percent of American adults Most Americans consume more than double the amount of their daily recommended level of sodium. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 2 out of 3 adults are in population groups that should consume no more [...]
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) closed the first zone of the seal hunt today after the earliest group of sealers killed 17,200 harp seals thus far. DFO is set to re-open the hunt in another area of the Gulf this Friday. Observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) have just [...]
Deputy Attorney General David Ogden announced increased efforts and reallocation of DOJ personnel to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in their own country. Deputy Attorney General Ogden was joined in announcing a comprehensive response to the situation on the Southwest border by Department of [...]
FDA Ordered to Make a Decision Based on Scientific Fact, Not Politics The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York rejected the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to limit over-the-counter access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B to women over 18, ruling that it was based on politics and ideology, rather [...]
If you can’t walk to work, maybe you can walk at work instead. Friday, April 3 is National Walk to Work Day. Endorsed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the sixth-annual event encourages Americans to turn their commute into an exercise opportunity. The reason is clear: According to the U.S. Centers for [...]
Largest International Light and Music Festival In The Southern Hemisphere Transforms Sydney Into A Spectacular Living Canvas Of Inspiration And Artistic Expression Australia’s Tourism New South Wales (TNSW) announces Vivid Sydney, the biggest international music and light festival in the Southern Hemisphere. From May 26 through June 14, Vivid Sydney transforms one of the world’s [...]