Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Will Bring Hundreds of Jobs in the City; City Will Offer Comprehensive Incentive Program to Support Vehicle Adoption; Major Step Forward as Chicago’s Electric Vehicle and Battery Sector Grows CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles announced today that Smith will open an electric[Read More…]
Day: November 28, 2012
ARPA-E Awards $130 Million for 66 Transformational Energy Technology Projects
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. Today, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced 66 cutting-edge research projects selected by the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to receive a total of $130 million in funding through its “OPEN 2012” program. ARPA-E seeks out transformational, breakthrough technologies that show fundamental technical promise[Read More…]
Remarks of President Obama and President-Elect Peña Nieto of Mexico Before Bilateral Meeting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012 – 4:00 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is my great pleasure to welcome President-elect Peña Nieto to the Oval Office and to the White House. This is a longstanding tradition where — almost unique I think in the relationship between countries — we meet early[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Extending Tax Cuts for the Middle Class
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012 – 12:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat — except you guys. Don’t sit down. (Laughter.) Well, good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. [Read More…]
UPDATE: Robin Kelly to Formally Announce Intent to Run for Illinois 2nd Congressional Seat
UPDATED November 29, 2012. Event time changed from 4 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2012. Robin Kelly will formally announce her intent to run for the Illinois 2nd Congressional seat on Sunday, December 2 at 1:15 p.m. at Mr. Benny’s Restaurant, 20857 S. Cicero Avenue, Matteson. The[Read More…]
Legislative Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee To Hear Testimony On Decreasing Penalties for Adults who Possess Small Amounts of Marijuana
Drug Policy Alliance: Reducing Marijuana Penalties will Improve Lives, Save Taxpayer’s Dollars and Significantly Reduce the Burden on Law Enforcement Resources Santa Fe, NM –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. Tomorrow, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) will be testifying to the Interim Legislative Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee about the importance of decreasing[Read More…]
2012 Set to Be Ninth Warmest Year on Record – UN Report
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–28 November 2012 – Temperatures this year are the ninth highest on record since 1850 despite the effect of La Niña, a meteorological phenomenon which is supposed to have a cooling influence on the Earth’s atmosphere, says a new United Nations report released today. High temperatures were accompanied by unprecedented[Read More…]
Obama Administration Offers Over 20 Million Acres in Western Gulf of Mexico for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development
Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Yields $133.8 Million in High Bids on Over 652,520 Acres, Only Latest in a Series of Recent Major Offshore Oil and Gas Sales NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy[Read More…]
Craigslist Founder Joins Sierra Club for Environmental Google+ Hangout to Discuss Value of Getting Military Community Outdoors
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. On Friday, December 7, craigslist founder Craig Newmark will join Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Sierra Club Mission Outdoors Director and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran Stacy Bare in their first Google+ Hangout together to discuss the relationship between outdoor recreation, conservation and the[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on BP’s Suspension from Federal Contracts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it had temporarily suspended BP from new federal contracts due to the company’s criminal role in the 2010 Gulf Coast oil disaster. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune release the following statement in response: “Whether it’s in the form of[Read More…]