Day: August 4, 2011

Statement by President Obama on the FAA, August 4, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011.   I’m pleased that leaders in Congress are working together to break the impasse involving the FAA so that tens of thousands of construction workers and others can go back to work. We can’t afford to let politics in Washington hamper our recovery, so this is[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, August 4, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011 – 12:16 P.M. EDT         MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Welcome to the White House.  This is your daily briefing.         Before I take your questions, I have a couple of announcements.         As you know, last week the President announced historic fuel-efficiency standards[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, August 4, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Ambassador Ford Returning to Syria U.S. Concerned By Level of Violence / UNSC Statement Condemning Violence Pressure on the Asad Regime NORTH KOREA Food Aid Assistance for Flooding China’s Dialogue with North Korea / Six Party Talks IRAQ Withdrawal of[Read More…]

Thorn Creek Audubon Society to Hold Two Hummingbird Events

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2011. On Wednesday, September 7 at 7pm, Thorn Creek Audubon Society will sponsor a slide program on hummingbirds and hummingbird festivals in Illinois. Vernon Kleen, a retired avian ecologist, will explain the status of hummingbirds in Illinois, hummingbird banding, and what happens at hummingbird festivals. The[Read More…]

Cleaning Up Nigerian Oil Pollution Could Take 30 Years, Cost Billions of Dollars – UN

NIGERIA–(ENEWSPF)–4 August 2011.  The environmental restoration of Nigeria’s Ogoniland oil region could prove to be the world’s most wide-ranging and long-term oil clean-up exercise ever, if contaminated drinking water, land, creeks and other ecosystems are to be brought back to full health, according to a United Nations report released today.[Read More…]

Target Recalls Step Stools with Storage Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

Build-A-Bear Workshop Recalls Lapel Pins Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]

NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Update Calls for Increase in Named Storms

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011.  NOAA issued its updated 2011 Atlantic hurricane season outlook today raising the number of expected named storms from its pre-season outlook issued in May. Forecasters also increased their confidence that 2011 will be an active Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the[Read More…]

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