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Consider, evaluate, act: Green Party support for anti-science activism is troubling - don't destroy researchA must read from @prateekbuch"Mark Henderson's outstanding book The Geek Manifesto urges professional scientists and those who want to promote a scientific approach to public policy to unite and to make our presence felt in medicine, in journalism, in the environmental movement and above all in politics. The risks of not doing so have been laid bare all to clearly in the ongoing battle to defend a...

Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worryJapan's environment and nuclear minister visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at the center of safety concerns.The visit by Goshi Hosono comes amid renewed concerns about the condi...

Cleaning in Green, MyCleaningProducts.com Releases Products that Clean and Benefit the EnvironmentMyCleaningProducts.com introduced its line of non-toxic cleaners. The green online company assured consumers that its cleaning products work effectively without endangering anybody's health or harming the environment. Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 Cleaning is supposed to protect both health and the environment. However, many of today's cleaning products offer more danger than help. Breaki...

Combo Of Heat Shock Protein Inhibitor And Hormonal Therapy Being Tested In Breast Cancer Clinical TrialPushed to the brink of survival, the hyper-driven cells of a cancerous tumor tap into an ancient system that has helped organisms cope with internal stresses and environmental challenges since life began. As an integral part of this system, heat shoc...

BIO Applauds EPA’s Rejection of a Petition to Retroactively Waive the 2011 Renewable Fuel StandardThe Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of a January 2012 petition by petroleum industry representatives to retroactively waive the 2011 cellulosic biofuel Renewable Volume Obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s...

PA DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day Forecasts for Memorial Day WeekendHARRISBURG, Pa., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The PA Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have released forecasts for air quality action days for the Memorial Day Weekend. The DEP and the partnerships urge residents sensitive to air pollution to limit outdoor exposure on the days an air quality action day has been issued for...

VA Continues Long-Term Study on Gulf War Era VeteransFor the third time since the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers will contact Gulf War-era Veterans as a part of a long-term study of their health. “Our message to our Gulf War Veterans is clear: We are not forgetting you, we are listening to you, and we are acting,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Sh...

Containers First Indicates Shipping Containers’ Successful Modification to SA 1940-2004 Compliant Dangerous Goods Storage Units Following Alarming EPA Audit DiscoveryShipping container company Containers First is currently weighing in on the Environmental Protection Authority’s recent discovery of several cases of non-compliant dangerous goods storage in various facilities across New South Wales by pointing out that shipping containers can be modified to store dangerous goods. Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Containers First, which has more than 25 y...

Last chance to enter the Environmental AwardsAs well as celebrating Green Impact, the Sustainable Development team would like this year's Environmental Awards to also recognise colleagues' achievements in five key areas.

Harvard study finds modeling gene-gene and gene-environment interaction may not substantially improve risk predictionHarvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup—the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors—may only...

Toddlers' Exposure To Flame Retardants May Be Impacted By SocioeconomicsA Duke University-led study of North Carolina toddlers suggests that exposure to potentially toxic flame-retardant chemicals may be higher in nonwhite toddlers than in white toddlers. The study also suggests that exposure to the chemicals is higher a...

Wells Fargo fosters environmental conservation through University of Miami's RJD program(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) Wells Fargo awarded the Univ. of Miami's R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program $40,000 in support of marine conservation science. The grant addresses two major needs: The lack...

Xenex Chief Scientific Officer Mark Stibich Honored as One of Houston’s Business LeadersDr. Mark Stibich, chief scientific officer of Xenex Healthcare Services, is honored by the Houston Business Journal as one of its 2012 "40 Under 40" business leaders. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Xenex Healthcare Services, an industry leader in portable room disinfection systems for healthcare facilities, today announced that founder Dr. Mark Stibich was recently named one of Houston...

Groups Ask Senate to Reconsider NDAA Amendments Blocking Military Use of Alternative EnergyThe Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organization, Airlines for America, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Growth Energy, and the Pew Charitable Trusts today expressed disappointment that the Senate Armed Services Committee adopted amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act blocking the...

Healthy Lungs Healthy Lifestyle Expo Set to Celebrate Soon-to-Be Smoke-Free BirminghamThe Jefferson County Health Action Partnership and various local health advocacy groups will host an event on May 30 from 4-8 p.m. at Railroad Park to promote healthy living and to celebrate the recent passage of Birmingham's new smoke-free ordinance. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Starting June 4, restaurants, bars, clubs and most indoor workplaces in the city of Birmingham, the large...

Pall Corporation Provides Webcast Details for Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 ResultsPall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) will report third quarter fiscal 2012 results on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 after 5:00 p.m. ET. A conference call to review the company's results will be broadcast live over the Internet at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Larry Kingsley, president & CEO and Lisa McDermott, CFO & treasurer, will host...

Microorganism ID: Bacteria Identification Service by Altogen LabsAltogen Labs CRO, a preclinical contract research laboratory, announced its launch of microorganism ID bacteria identification service today. Microorganism identification and bioinformatic sequence characterization services are avail

J.G. Finneran Introduces Snap Seal™ Vials and Snap Top Caps™ for the 96 Well Multi Tier™ Micro Plate SystemPatented sample vials and closures form a sealing system for use with autosamplers and robotic equipment. Vineland, NJ (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Chemists can secure samples in a snap with a new system for automated high-throughput sampling. J.G. Finneran Associates, a manufacturer and supplier of unique and innovative products for the global chromatography, biotechnology, and environmental research co...

Attractive and repulsive Fermi polarons in two dimensionsThe dynamics of a single impurity in an environment is a fundamental problem in many-body physics. In the solid state, a well known case is an impurity coupled to a bosonic bath (such as lattice vibrations); the impurity and its accompanying lattice...

Condensed-matter physics: Repulsive polarons foundQuasiparticles known as repulsive polarons are predicted to occur when 'impurity' fermionic particles interact repulsively with a fermionic environment. They have now been detected in two widely differing systems.

Efficient Disease Risk Prediction a Long Way Off, Experts SayTHURSDAY, May 24 -- Detailed information about a person's genetic makeup and their environmental risk factors does not significantly change their disease risk prediction, according to the results of a new simulation study. The researchers, from the.....

Washington, DC Chefs Nora Pouillon, Jose Andres, Todd Gray, Ellen Kassoff Gray and Rob Weland Join Veterans in Voicing Concerns about New Genetically Engineered Corn Pending Approval at the USDACorn created by Dow to be resistant to 2,4-D herbicide has not been tested for human safety; chefs say it threatens crops in the DC metro area, including Maryland and Virginia WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday the Vietnam Veterans of America, preparing to observe the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War, called on President Obama to take strong and seri...

Monro Muffler Q4 results fail to meet expectations, outlook weakMonro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) announced Thursday a higher fourth quarter profit and revenue, but results missed analyst expectations as higher gas and food prices and warmer weather deterred consumers. For the period that ended March 31, the auto...

A Help to Bed Bug Elimination, BedBugBully.com Gives Out Non-Toxic Bed Bug Spray SamplesBedBugBully.com, an online company, made available to the public its safe and effective bed bug spray. With the product, the company aims to help the public fight off the pests without risking their health. Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 In several cities, bed bug infestation is considered an epidemic. And given that the small blood-fed pests move and multiply quick, the same thing is like...

Appointment of Scott R. Ward as Creganna-Tactx Medical ChairmanScott R. Ward has been appointed as Chairman of Creganna-Tactx Medical, a leading provider of medical device outsourcing solutions. Mr. Ward will succeed, Mr. Ian Quinn, the company founder, who will continue as a non-executive director of the Board. Creganna-Tactx Medical, a leading medical device outsourcing company, appoints Mr. Scott R. Ward as Chairman....

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