Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Recent fighting in South Sudan — marked by evident war crimes and crimes against humanity — must be resolved through an inclusive peace process, according to a newly released Enough Project field dispatch authored by Enough Co-Founder John Prendergast. The report, based on interviews in South[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Kirk, Kelly Call for Review of FBI and DOJ Investigations of Alleged Police Abuses in Harvey
Media Report Indicates Illegal Activity, Abuse of Law Enforcement Privileges WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02) yesterday sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Mike Horowitz requesting a review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and DOJ Civil[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Two Solar Projects Approved in California, Nevada
Projects Mark the 49th and 50th Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Projects Approved on Public Lands Since 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday announced[Read More…]
Nebraska District Court Vacates Approval of Keystone XL Route
Lincoln, NE–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Yesterday the Lancaster County District Court found that L.B. 1161, which amended state pipeline siting laws to clear the way for Keystone XL, was unconstitutional. The law, which was passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Heineman in 2012, was challenged by three Nebraska landowners.[Read More…]
Lucent Ace Manufacturing Recalls LED Flashlights Due to Burn Hazard
Sold Exclusively at Academy Sports + Outdoors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 19, 2014 Recall number: 14-107 ACE Lucent LED Flashlights with Hand Strap Recall Summary[Read More…]
Club Car Recalls Golf and Transport Vehicles Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 18, 2014 Recall number: 14-715 Precedent Golf Car-PH,PH, PR, PY 2 seats Recall Summary Name of product: Precedent I2 golf and[Read More…]
LEM Products Distribution Expands Recall Including Previously-Repaired 5-Tray Food Dehydrators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 18, 2014 Recall number: 14-106 LEM 5-Tray Dehydrator model number 1009 Recall Summary Name of product: 5-Tray Dehydrators with Digital Timers[Read More…]
Scientists Identify the Switch that Says It’s Time to Sleep
UK—(ENEWSPF)–20 February 2014. The switch in the brain that sends us off to sleep has been identified by researchers at Oxford University’s Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour in a study in fruit flies. The switch works by regulating the activity of a handful of sleep-promoting nerve cells, or neurons,[Read More…]
FTC Action Leads to Court Order Barring Misleading Light Bulb Claims
Order Also Imposes $21 Million Judgment Against Marketers of LED Bulbs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered a light bulb manufacturer and its owners to pay more than $21 million for misleading consumers by exaggerating the performance of their[Read More…]
Moving U.S.-China Relations Toward a New Model of Major Power Relationship
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Today, at a co-sponsored public event, the Center for American Progress and the China-United States Exchange Foundation released a jointly produced report, “U.S.-China Relations: Toward a New Model of Major Power Relationship.” The report, which includes individual contributions from CAP and the Shanghai Institute for[Read More…]
