Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Area residents may see some big balloons in the air in the next few days as NOAA collects atmospheric information to assist wind farms produce energy. NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) plans to launch weather balloons carrying small instruments that collect and transmit wind speed, wind[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
USW Applauds Sen. Durbin for Hearing on Voter ID Law
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The United Steelworkers (USW) applauded Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Richard Durbin’s (D-IL) announcement that he will chair a Congressional hearing on Thurs., Sept. 8 to assess the potential impact of new voting laws passed by several states. These laws will reduce the number of early voting days,[Read More…]
Michigan: Kalamazoo Voters To Decide On Marijuana ‘Deprioritization’ Measure
Kalamazoo, MI–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Kalamazoo voters will decide this November on a municipal initiative that seeks to make marijuana law enforcement the city’s “lowest priority.” The proposed amendment to Kalamazoo’s city charter seeks to make the possession of an ounce or less of marijuana by adults age 21 the city’s[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Comments on 4th Circuit Decision on the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that it did not have the authority to rule over challenges brought against the Affordable Care Act. Below is a brief statement from Neera Tanden, Chief Operating Officer at the Center for American Progress: Today’s opinions in the[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Navy Casualty, September 8, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Cmdr. James K. Crawford, 50, of East Concord, N.Y., died Sept. 7, as a result of a non-combat related incident in Manama, Bahrain. Crawford was assigned to U.S. Naval[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, September 8, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Kevin R. Shumaker, 24, of Livermore, Calif., died Aug. 31 in a stateside hospital of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion,[Read More…]
State’s Economic Development Director Announces More Than $5 Million in Federal Grants to Help Illinois Businesses Go Green, Create Jobs
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Director Warren Ribley today announced more than $5 million in federal stimulus funds to help Illinois businesses purchase equipment and retool to expand into the green sector and create jobs. “The green industry is a growing employment sector that[Read More…]
IL Health Department Encourages Testing for High Cholesterol, Which Can Lead to the Number One Cause of Death
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging people to get their blood cholesterol checked during September, National Cholesterol Education Month, and take steps to lower it if it is high. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease, which[Read More…]
Access to Lifesaving Generic Medicines Threatened by US Trade Pact
New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011 – Access to affordable lifesaving medicines will be threatened where they are needed most—in parts of the developing world—if the U.S. insists on implementing restrictive intellectual property policies in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)[Read More…]
Energy Department Awards Will Promote Electric Vehicles in 24 States and Train a Workforce for Advanced Vehicle Development
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced 16 projects supporting activities in 24 states and the District of Columbia to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in communities across the nation, and seven additional projects in seven states to help prepare college students for careers[Read More…]
