Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel J. Spino was arrested today on federal charges after allegedly stealing $1,100 from a residence at which he and others were executing a judicial eviction order. Unbeknownst to Spino, video cameras had been installed by FBI agents within the residence, along with cash[Read More…]
Day: May 8, 2012
Syngenta Crop Protection to Pay $102,000 Penalty for Sale or Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides in Nebraska and Missouri
Kansas City, Kan.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012 – Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, of Greensboro, N.C., has agreed to pay a $102,000 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of environmental violations related to the sale or distribution of misbranded pesticides through its facility in Omaha, Neb., and through a[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, State University of New York
Albany, New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012 – 1:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, New York! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. It is great to be back in Albany. It is wonderful to be with all of you here today. And I want to[Read More…]
Amid Civil War Concerns in Syria, Envoy Describes Ongoing Violence as ‘Unacceptable’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 May 2012. Amid concerns from the international community over the prospects of a “full civil war” in Syria, the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, said today that the ongoing levels of violence and human rights[Read More…]
Obama Administration Approves Major Natural Gas Project for Uinta Basin
Plan will Protect Crucial Winter Range, Sage Grouse Habitat, Recreational Uses Project Will Support up to 4,300 Jobs during Multi-year Development SALT LAKE CITY–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. In support of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, and the Obama administration’s goal of continuing to expand responsible oil and gas production, Secretary of[Read More…]
Cleveland Beansprouts Co. Recall of All Alfalfa Sprouts Due to Possible Contaminations with Listeria Monocytogenes
Silver Spring, Mayland–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. Cleveland Beansprouts Co. of Cleveland, OH is recalling all alfalfa sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short term symptoms such[Read More…]
USW Joins President Obama In Calling On Congress To Create Jobs
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) said today that Congress needs to follow President Obama’s lead in creating jobs by acting on a “To Do List” that would help restore middle-class security. In a speech today in Upstate New York, the President emphasized that Congress now has the opportunity[Read More…]
NASA’s Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien ‘Super Earth’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a “super-Earth” planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic step toward the eventual search for signs of life on other planets. “Spitzer has amazed us[Read More…]
70,000 Petition Congress to Hold Hearings on News Corp. Corruption
Letter thanks Sen. Rockefeller for requesting information from British authorities investigating News Corp.’s criminal conduct WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. On Tuesday, Free Press sent a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller that praises the senator for requesting that British authorities share any information they have uncovered about violations of[Read More…]
Irvine Council Pushes Edison to Reveal Non-nuclear Summer Electricity Plan
Irvine, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012. The heat is on Southern California Edison tonight as it presents its energy efficiency plans to Irvine City Council — one day after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair shot down Edison’s talk of an early restart of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. On Monday, NRC[Read More…]