Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. Last week, the Rodale Institute, home to America’s longest-running side-by-side comparison of chemical and organic agriculture, published a white paper to support its announcement of a global campaign to generate public awareness of organic agricultural practices ability to limit the effects of climate change. The paper singles out[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Energy Department Releases New Guidance for Strengthening Cybersecurity of the Grid’s Supply Chain
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a strong and secure power grid, the Energy Department today released new guidance to help U.S. industry strengthen energy delivery system cybersecurity. Developed through a public-private working group including federal agencies and private industry leaders, the Department’s Cybersecurity Procurement[Read More…]
South Sudan: Gruesome Targeted Killings In Bentiu Hospital
After the recent fighting, scenes of destruction are numerous in and around Bentiu, South Sudan. JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–APRIL 28, 2014 – The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today condemned unspeakable acts of violence in Bentiu, South Sudan, after it received information detailing targeted killings in the[Read More…]
Three Doctors Without Borders Staff Among 16 Civilians Killed at Central African Republic Hospital
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014 – Sixteen civilians, including three national staff members of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), were killed during an armed robbery on MSF hospital grounds in the northern town of Boguila in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday, April[Read More…]
EPA Recognizes Seven University Teams for Environmental Solutions
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven winning student teams of EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) phase II awards for innovative and sustainable designs to help solve today’s complex environmental problems at the 10th annual National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C. “As[Read More…]
Statement Of Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on Additional Sanctions Against Russia, April 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. “Russia’s dangerous and inflammatory actions against Ukraine are illegal and illegitimate. Since Russia has refused to follow through on its Geneva commitments, today the United States is following through on its statements – we are imposing additional costs against Russia, including sanctions on individuals in the[Read More…]
Announcement Of Additional Treasury Sanctions On Russian Government Officials And Entities, April 28, 2014
Sanctions Target Seven Russian Government Officials, Including Members of the Russian Leadership’s Inner Circle, and 17 Entities WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated seven Russian government officials, including two key members of the Russian leadership’s inner circle, and 17 entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.)[Read More…]
International Community Mobilizes to Recover Stolen Assets for People of Ukraine, April 28, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. A high-level international meeting to support the Government of Ukraine in recovering stolen assets begins tomorrow in London. The gathering is a landmark for Ukraine in underscoring the rule of law and international cooperation. The international community and the Government of Ukraine are united in their[Read More…]
Justice Department Statement on U.S. District Court Finding That Department’s Settlement with US Airways/American Airlines is in the Public Interest
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division made the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found the department’s settlement involving US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent corporation, AMR Corp., to[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Ukraine, April 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. The United States has taken further action today in response to Russia’s continued illegal intervention in Ukraine and provocative acts that undermine Ukraine’s democracy and threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. At the contact group meeting in Geneva on April 17, 2014, Russia,[Read More…]
