Why did House Republicans vote today to ban the Navy from using green fuel? The news from Slate: The rationale for barring the Navy from buying the 450,000 gallons of biofuels necessary for the experiment is economic: These fuels are too expensive—about four times more costly than conventional fuels. To[Read More…]
Day: May 18, 2012
Leading Psychiatrist Apologizes for Study Supporting Gay ‘Cure’
Story updated at 3:24 p.m. on May 18, 2012, to include an early draft of Dr. Spitzer’s letter. From the New York Times: Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, considered by some to be the father of modernpsychiatry, who turns 80 next week, lay awake at 4 o’clock on a recent morning[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, May 18, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing CUBA Visa Processing of Cubans to Attend 2012 Latin American Studies Association International Congress SYRIA Violence Led by Assad Regime / Continue to Condemn Bombings SRI LANKA Secretary’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Peiris ISRAEL Defense Minister Barak Meetings IRAN IAEA Talks in[Read More…]
Presence of Observers in Syria Has ‘Calming Effect’ in Areas Deployed – UN Official
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2012. Amid ongoing violence in parts of Syria, the presence of UN military observers on the ground has had an overall calming effect in their areas of deployment in the Middle Eastern country, the head of the UN observer force said today. “We were very pleased to[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Salazar Designates National Natural Landmarks in California, West Virginia
Lake Shasta Caverns, Ice Mountain Added to List of Natural Wonders WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. As part of the 50th anniversary of the National Natural Landmarks Program this month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has designated Lake Shasta Caverns, a pristine cave in northern California, and Ice Mountain, an unusual[Read More…]
Obama Administration to Hire 20,000 Young People for Summer Work on Public Lands
Vilsack, Salazar, Sutley Announce $3.7 Million in Competitive Grants for New or Expanded Youth Corps WASHINGTON, D.C. and SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, CA–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. In response to President Obama’s call to expand opportunities for summer employment for young people and connect them with the great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior[Read More…]
NOAA, National Safe Boating Council promote National Safe Boating Week
Boating tragedy survivor Nick Schuyler warns of hypothermia danger Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012 National Safe Boating Week Campaign Logo. Download here. (Credit: North American Safe Boating Campaign.) NOAA’s National Weather Service and the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) have partnered again to encourage recreational boaters to know their risks, learn the[Read More…]
Congressman Kucinich, ‘If You Want Peace, Prepare for Peace. If you Want War, Prepare for War. The NDAA Prepares for War with Iran’
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. Today the House is expected to vote on H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013. Kucinich took to the House Floor to warn Members of the Congress that the bill prepares the United States for war with Iran. It specifically calls for[Read More…]
House Passes Back-Door Attempt to Force Tar Sands Pipeline Approval
NRDC: “House leadership creating roadblocks instead of creating jobs.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012 – The House of Representatives today passed a back-door attempt that would force lawmakers to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as part of an unrelated transportation bill – once again holding the legislation for improving our roads,[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. A federal appeals court today upheld a major provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case involving Shelby County, Alabama, affirming the need for legislation that helps protect minorities’ right to vote. “This important ruling recognizes the need to uphold the Voting Rights Act in order[Read More…]
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