Day: December 3, 2012

Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. Today, as the effects of climate change are gaining increased attention due to recent natural disasters and the international climate talks taking place in Doha, the Center for American Progress released “Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia,” which examines the role of climate[Read More…]

Department of Energy Hurricane Sandy-Nor’easter Situation Report #13, December 3, 2012 (3:00 PM EST)

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012 – 3:00 PM EST. Highlights: Beginning November 7th, a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with strong winds, rain or snow, and coastal flooding. At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical[Read More…]

IDVA Announces New Veterans’ Service Officer in Stephenson County

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. Effective this week, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) is announcing the addition of a new Veterans’ Service Officer (VSO) in Stephenson County. Located throughout Illinois, VSOs serve as subject matter experts on federal, state and local benefits and programs available for the state’s veteran community.[Read More…]

Illinois Expands Prescription Monitoring Program to Help Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

New national network will allow states to share prescription drug information SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) has joined a national data-sharing network that will provide for greater identification and prevention of prescription drug abuse. “This expansion of our Prescription Monitoring[Read More…]

Soldier Missing from Vietnam War Identified. December 3, 2012

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2012. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.  Army Sgt. John R. Jones, of Louisville,[Read More…]

Alan Gross Begins Fourth Year of Unjust Imprisonment in Cuba

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. Tomorrow Alan Gross will begin his fourth year of unjustified imprisonment in Cuba. He was arrested on December 3, 2009 and later given a 15-year prison sentence by Cuban authorities for simply facilitating communications between Cuba’s Jewish community and the rest of the world. Mr. Gross[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2012 – 5:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Everybody, please have a seat.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Well, good evening, everybody.  You all look lovely.  (Laughter.)  Welcome to the White House on a night when I am nowhere close to being the main attraction. Thank[Read More…]

City’s First Net Zero Energy Office Building Opens Doors for New Generation of Green Entrepreneurs and Sierra Club Florida Headquarters

St. Petersburg, FL–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012 —Today, the city of St. Petersburg—Florida’s inaugural green city—celebrated the grand opening of its first net zero energy, fully self-sustaining commercial office building located at 1990 Central Avenue in the city’s historic Grand Central District.  The building now houses Sierra Club’s state headquarters and the[Read More…]

Pakistani Foreign Minister Visits NATO, Holds Talks With North Atlantic Council

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2012. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to NATO headquarters on Monday (3 December) for a discussion on issues of common interest, including stability in Afghanistan. The Secretary General stressed that NATO and Pakistan share common interests and face similar challenges.[Read More…]

Audubon Issues Winter Bird Warning

Christmas Bird Counters Brace for Invasions from Canada  New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. Binocular Brigades across the country are gearing up for Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) with high hopes of being invaded from the north again, as happened last winter when Snowy Owls were spotted in strange places.[Read More…]

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