GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. CDT Thad Allen: Good afternoon. I’d like to provide you a couple updates and then we’ll take whatever questions you have and then go to the phones. We spent yesterday down in Houston with the government science team led by Secretary of Energy[Read More…]
Day: August 5, 2010
Illinois State Fire Marshal Urges Parents to Discuss Fire Safety with Their College-Bound Children
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. In a matter of weeks, students will begin their mass migration to college campuses throughout Illinois and the nation. Concerns about roommates, dorm food and social calendars will likely be top of mind, but it’s important for parents to remind their children how to be fire safe[Read More…]
MTV’S “MADE” Hosts Open Auditions At 2010 Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. Do you want to be MADE? Have you ever dreamed of being a reality TV star? Here’s your chance! MTV’s “MADE” series will be holding open auditions at the Illinois State Fair Aug. 13-15. The auditions will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on[Read More…]
Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. 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 of Product: Kawasaki 2010 KLX110 Off-Road[Read More…]
Belle Vanity Benches Sold Exclusively at Tuesday Morning Stores Recalled By LaMont Limited
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. 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…]
Fisher-Price Recalls Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite™ Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August, 5, 2010. 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…]
Audubon: Concern for Gulf Coast Birds and Habitat Still Alive as Focus Shifts to Restoration
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. Despite the major movement toward the permanent capping of the Macondo well (the remnant of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion), concern about the disaster’s long-term toll on birds and their habitat remains very much alive. “This hasn’t been the avalanche of oiled-bird deaths that[Read More…]
BP Commences Cementing Procedure on MC252 Well
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. BP today started pumping cement into the MC252 well at 09:15 CDT (15:15 BST) as part of the static kill procedure. All operations are being carried out with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and other government officials. The aim of the procedure is[Read More…]
Defenders of Wildlife Reacts to NOAA Report on Gulf Oil Disaster
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2010. Summary: A NOAA report released today claims much of the oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s Macondo well has evaporated, been burned, skimmed, or recovered, or has degraded or dispersed. The report is silent on the long-term effects of carcinogens and toxins that remain[Read More…]
Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil from BP Spill
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2010. The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed much of which is in the process of being degraded. A significant amount of this is the direct result of the robust[Read More…]