EU–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2011. Galileo IOV FM2 satellite landed in French Guiana The first Galileo navigation satellite has arrived in Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ready to begin preparations for launch on 20 October. Packed within its protective, air-conditioned container, the satellite landed at Cayenne Rochambeau Airport aboard[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Afghanistan Provincial Governor Destroys Marijuana Field, Enforces Government’s Rule of Law
AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2011. A large sign is erected in front of the marijuana field and next to Highway 1, that says, “This marijuana eradicated by GIRoA.” The governor of Zharay district hosted a drug eradication event at a large marijuana field, Sept. 5, and pledged his commitment to enforcing[Read More…]
Natural Resources Defense Council: Putting People Back to Work Doesn’t Require Sacrificing Our Health or Environment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. President Obama took a solid first step toward putting America’s economy back on track, but more needs to be done, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president of NRDC: “President Obama has presented a real plan to get Americans[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On President Obama’s Jobs Speech
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The President took an important and necessary step tonight: he started a serious national conversation about how to solve our jobs crisis. He showed working people that he is willing to go to the mat to create new jobs on a substantial scale. Tonight’s speech should[Read More…]
Conviction for Fugitive Apprehended After Standoff
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. A jury has convicted a south suburban man apprehended by Cook County Sheriff’s Police after a five-hour standoff in Tinley Park last year. On Wednesday, William Wade, 34, of the 18100 block of S. 66th Court in Tinley Park, was convicted of being an armed habitual criminal;[Read More…]
Jailhouse Garden Doubles in Size, Triples Participants
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011 —A massive expansion of the garden on the grounds of the Cook County Jail is allowing more than 100 non-violent detainees to earn gardening and landscaping job skills while they are incarcerated, with dozens of those detainees set to be recognized with certificates of completion today, Cook[Read More…]
HHS Announces Affordable Care Act Funding Opportunity to Create Jobs by Building, Renovating and Repairing Community Health Centers
$700 million in grants from the Affordable Care Act will help build and expand health centers, create jobs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of approximately $700 million to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the[Read More…]
UN Chief Stresses Need to ‘Connect the Dots’ on Sustainable Development
AUSTRALIA–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday wrapped up a four-nation visit to the South Pacific with a call for countries to “connect the dots” between issues such as climate change, food insecurity and water scarcity and work towards ensuring sustainable development for all. “The sustainable development agenda is the agenda[Read More…]
Compost Tea Gets Mainstream Plug
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. Just back from a soil biology training session with one of the country’s leading experts, Paul Wagner, at the Soil Food Web on Long Island, I remain in awe of the world’s smallest creatures. These are the bacteria, protozoa, nematodes etc. that make our life on the[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire and Police Departments to Hold September 11th Memorial Ceremony
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. The Park Forest Fire and Police Departments will hold a September 11th Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, September 11th, at 9:15 a.m to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attack. The ceremony will take place at the Fire and Police Memorial site, located just[Read More…]
