Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing PAKISTAN Secretary Clinton’s Call with FM Khar / GLOCs MEXICO Counternarcotics Operations / Cooperation with Mexican Government IRAN Missile Test / UN Security Council Resolution 1929 Strait of Hormuz SYRIA Ambassador Ford in Cairo / Paris Meeting / Geneva Statement Defections to[Read More…]
Day: July 3, 2012
University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Concludes Marijuana Has Legitimate Medicinal Benefits
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. A recent government sponsored study at the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis concluded marijuana has legitimate medicinal benefits, including relief from chronic pain.The study also found that reclassification is needed immediately to open the way for more clinical trials. The study was published in The Open Neurology Journal. [Read More…]
IWC Meetings Open in Panama; NOAA Team Working to Protect Whales
PANAMA–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012 A humpback whale and its calf in NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA, with staff from the State Department, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, Department of the Interior and private citizens representing the United States at the International Whaling Commission (IWC), arrived[Read More…]
More Reliable Electricity with Smart Investments and Clean Energy Solutions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. This past Friday night a devastating storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, and as of Monday more than 2 million consumers were still without electricity. Today the Center for American Progress released “How to Keep the Lights On,” which outlines the smart investments[Read More…]
Debunking the Individual Mandate ‘Tax’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. Today, as opponents of health care reform continue to attack the individual mandate provision of the law as a “tax” on the middle class, the Center for American Progress released an analysis arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty is a fine on freeloaders,[Read More…]
AAA Chicago: Gas Prices Keep Falling as July 4 Travelers Take to the Roads
Illinois, Chicago, Indiana averages all under $4.00 for the first time since February AURORA, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012—Just as about 3 million July 4 travelersfrom Illinois and Indiana will be leaving for the Independence Day holiday, gas prices are coming down across the region. AAA Chicago’s most recent Fuel Gauge Report[Read More…]
Family Conflict, Patient Ailments Increase Caregiver Stress
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. Patients’ mental and physical challenges, as well as family conflict, heighten caregivers’ stress when they assist their ailing parents, a new University of Michigan study found. In addition, sons experience greater family conflict when taking care of the elder parent than daughters, U-M researchers[Read More…]
EPA Proposes Major Clean Air Updates to Three Aging Arizona Coal Power Plants to Protect Health and Parks
Required pollution control upgrades are modern standard in wide use by coal plants elsewhere around the country Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. Three aging coal-fired power plants in Arizona will need to upgrade their smokestack pollution control equipment under a plan proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late yesterday. Visibility[Read More…]
Barclays Announces Management Changes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. Barclays today announces the resignation of its Chief Operating Officer, Jerry del Missier with immediate effect. Commenting, Mr del Missier said: “My 15 years at Barclays have been a time of great accomplishment, both for me personally and for the bank. I am grateful for the[Read More…]
Barclays Announces Board changes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2012. Barclays today announces the resignation of Bob Diamond as Chief Executive and a Director of Barclays with immediate effect. Marcus Agius will become full-time Chairman and will lead the search for a new Chief Executive. Marcus will chair the Barclays Executive Committee pending the appointment of[Read More…]
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