Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–13 December 2011. Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today as the UN agency marked Palestine’s admissionas a full member. Senior UNESCO officials[Read More…]
Day: December 13, 2011
Canada’s Withdrawal From Kyoto Protocol Regrettable – UN Climate Official
South Africa–(ENEWSPF)–13 December 2011. Canada’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is surprising and regrettable, the United Nations climate change chief Christiana Figueres said today, calling on developed countries to meet the commitments they recently made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. “I regret that Canada has[Read More…]
Toys Distribution Inc. Recalls Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 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…]
Handheld Massagers Recalled by Fourstar Group Due to Burn Hazard from Leaking Batteries
Sold Exclusively at BJ’s Wholesale Clubs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name[Read More…]
Audubon Leader Comments on Gulf of Mexico Initiative
New Natural Resources Conservation Service program joins other Gulf of Mexico restoration developments Gerry Ellis – Mississippi Delta Baton Rouge LA–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the Gulf of Mexico Initiative, which will deliver up to $50 million in financial and easement assistance over[Read More…]
Government Study Finds Nearly Half of Drug Courts Do Not Reduce Recidivism
Only 18 of 32 Drug Courts Showed Statistically Significant Reduction in Re-Arrest Rates of Drug Court Participants Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. The Government Accountability Office last week released a report, in which it finds that only 18 of 32 drug courts – or just over 50% – showed statistically significant[Read More…]
Nurses Top Gallup Poll on Honesty, Ethics – Again
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. It’s time to put nurses in the Hall of Fame. For the 12th time in 13 years, nurses have earned top honors in the annual Gallup poll on ethics and honesty. The Gallup organization does a yearly survey asking Americans to rate “the honesty and ethical standards”[Read More…]
6,000 California RNs Set One-Day Strike December 22
Walkout to Target Bay Area Sutter Hospitals, Long Beach Memorial; Nurses Cite Patient Care Issues, Cuts in Healthcare Coverage CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. Nurses are poised to hold a one-day strike at California’s second largest private hospital, and one of its most profitable corporate hospital chain December 22. The strike will affect[Read More…]
New Lease Sale Ignores BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Groups challenge Lease Sale 218 citing no lessons learned from Gulf disaster ATLANTA, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. The federal government ignored the impact of BP’s 200 million gallon oil spill in its assessment of risks and precautions for the Gulf of Mexico before the first new lease sale since the Deepwater[Read More…]
Advocates, Local Officials Urge Supreme Court to Review Long Beach Medical Marijuana Case
Amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief filed yesterday also seeks depublication of a widely misinterpreted ruling San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. A coalition of advocates and public officials filed an amicus ‘friend of the court’ brief yesterday, asking the California Supreme Court to take the appeal of Pack v. City[Read More…]