WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said the Postal Service cannot cut its way to a solution that protects jobs, reduces costs and maintains service. Instead, the Postal Service which employs more than 30,000 people in Illinois must work with Congress and the American people to[Read More…]
Day: April 12, 2012
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 12, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012 – 1:05 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. Before I take your questions I have a readout of the President’s video teleconference with President Sarkozy of France. Continuing their close consultations on global issues of common concern,[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on Tax Fairness at a Campaign Event
Exeter, New Hampshire–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012 – 12:20 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, New Hampshire. (Applause.) Diedre — I told Diedre, I should say amen and sit down. (Laughter.) And I told Diedre, we have something in common. I drove a school bus too, when I was in law school to[Read More…]
MDC Launches ZeroLandfill™ Chicago to Keep Expired Interior Design Samples Out of Landfill
Local artists, educators, animal shelters and other non-profit organizations invited to take whatever they can use: carpet, tile, wallpaper samples, fabric and more CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2012. Giselle Walsh, Director of Environmental Affairs for Chicago-based MDC – one of the world’s largest sources of wallcoverings and coatings –is bringing ZeroLandfill™ to[Read More…]
UN-Arab League Envoy Encouraged by Reports of Relative Calm in Syria
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2012. The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, said that he is encouraged by reports that the situation in Syria is relatively quiet today and that the cessation of hostilities appears to be holding. “Syria is apparently experiencing[Read More…]
Statement from Commerce Secretary John Bryson on International Trade in Goods and Services in February 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2012 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report (PDF) by the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis. U.S. goods and services exports in February 2012[Read More…]
Additional 1.5 Million Megawatt-hours of Renewable Energy Could Be Generated through Hydropower at Existing Reclamation Sites
Newest report shows hydropower generation at canal sites in Colorado, Oregon, Wyoming and other western states could power more than 30,000 homes WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne[Read More…]
Voluntarily Recall of Fisher Vanilla Bean Almonds and Fisher Cocoa Mocha Almonds Product Due to Undeclared Soy Ingredients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. (the Company) announced today that it is voluntarily recalling Fisher Vanilla Bean Almonds and Fisher Cocoa Mocha Almonds because these items contain undeclared soy ingredients. Consumers who are allergic to soy ingredients may run the risk of serious or[Read More…]
NOAA Retires GOES-7 After 25 Years as a Weather and Communications Satellite
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012 This image from the GOES-7 satellite shows Hurricane Andrew at its peak intensity on August 24, 1992 before making landfall near Homestead, FL. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) This week, the GOES-7 satellite, one of NOAA’s earliest geostationary satellites, was moved into a higher orbit and retired from[Read More…]
NOAA Seeks Input on Possible Expansion of Thunder Bay Sanctuary
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012 Diver in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today announced it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider possible expansion of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron. The agency is soliciting public and stakeholder[Read More…]
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
Most Viewed
What A Former Roller Rink is Now at SD 162
6298 views