Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013 – 5:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody! (Applause.) And can everybody please give Amanda another big round of applause? (Applause.) It seems to me she would be pretty good at sales. (Laughter.) I was sold just listening to her right there. Thank you, Amanda,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
White House Announces New Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Arms Control
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. Today, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon announced that Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall will be moving to a new position on the National Security Staff as the White House Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction,[Read More…]
Natura Pet Issues Voluntary Recall of Specialized Dry Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling specific lots of dry pet food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No Salmonella-related illnesses have been reported. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet[Read More…]
The City That Grow Together: Community Gardens in Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. As the Spring growing season begins, join the Historic Pullman Garden Club for refreshments and good company, as we continue our 2013 Winter Lecture series, on Sunday, March 24, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Greenstone Church Fellowship Hall, 11211 South St. Lawrence, Chicago. We will give[Read More…]
Wireless, Implanted Sensor Broadens Range of Brain Research
NIH-funded breakthrough points toward future rehabilitation options for people with physical disabilities Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. A compact, self-contained sensor recorded and transmitted brain activity data wirelessly for more than a year in early stage animal tests, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. In addition[Read More…]
Salvadorian Woman Imprisoned For Abortion Pardoned and Freed
Center for Reproductive Rights Applauds Judge’s Decision, Repeats Call for Reversal of El Salvador’s Cruel and Destructive Abortion Ban Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. A Salvadoran judge has granted pardon to “Mery” (a pseudonym), a 27-year-old woman with a mental disability who was sentenced to prison for ending a pregnancy, attempted[Read More…]
Working Families to Host Over 100 Events to Call on Republicans to Stop Holding the Economy Hostage and to Repeal Sequestration
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. At over 100 events on Wednesday, March 20, working families will call on Republican members of Congress to immediately repeal sequestration—and not replace it with cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid or other critical programs. Across-the-board sequestration cuts totaling $1.2 trillion over the next 10[Read More…]
Endangered Mussels Win Reprieve But TVA Still Embracing Dangerous Coal Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority retrofits aging coal plant outside of Nashville Nashville, TN–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. In response to legal pressure from conservation groups, the Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed to spare one of the nation’s most successful nurseries for imperiled freshwater species as part of a plan to retrofit the aging[Read More…]
Black Hole-star Pair Orbiting at Dizzying Speed
EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 March 2013. ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope has helped to identify a star and a black hole that orbit each other at the dizzying rate of once every 2.4 hours, smashing the previous record by nearly an hour. The black hole in this compact pairing, known as MAXI J1659-152, is[Read More…]
Green Jobs Increases to 3.4 Million in 2011, Accounting for 2.6% of Total Employment
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2013. In 2011, the percentage of total employment associated with the production of Green Goods and Services (GGS) increased by 0.1 percentage point to 2.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of GGS jobs increased by 157,746 to 3,401,279. GGS employment accounted[Read More…]
