Cities & farms from Wyoming to Southern California could face water shortages due to oil shale development in the Colorado River Basin and a warming climate San Francisco, CA00*EBEWSOF(00August 19, 2011. Thirty million people from Wyoming to Southern California who depend on the Colorado River as a major source of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. NRC Commissioners Direct Staff to Act Promptly on Fukushima Task Force Recommendations Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues The five-member U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a memorandum directing the agency staff to engage with staff experts and external stakeholders to provide the commission with options for agency actions[Read More…]
Jobless Rates Up in 28 States, Down in 9 in July; Payroll Jobs Up in 31 States, Down in 19
Washington, DC—(ENWESPF)—August 19, 2011. Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in July. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate increases, nine states recorded rate decreases, and thirteen states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-seven states posted unemployment[Read More…]
FDA Approves Adcetris to Treat Two Types of Lymphoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) to treat Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a rare lymphoma known as systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system. Adcetris is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines an antibody and[Read More…]
Compound Improves Health, Increases Lifespan of Obese Mice
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Researchers have reported that obese male mice treated with a synthetic compound called SRT1720 were healthier and lived longer compared to non-treated obese mice. The experimental compound was found to improve the function of the liver, pancreas and heart in mice. The National Institute on Aging[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Texas Gov. Rick Perry Runs into the New Hampshire Alliance on the Campaign Trail On Saturday, Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race to win the Republican nomination for President in 2012. Five days later, his Thursday morning stop on the campaign trail was met[Read More…]
ISAF Joins President Karzai in Condemning the Attack of the British Council Compound in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The International Security Assistance Force joins President Karzai in condemning the IED attacks today at the British Council compound in Kabul. Initial reports indicate a combination of multiple vehicle-borne and personal-borne IEDs were detonated. “This despicable act of murder and destruction today, on this day of[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on World Humanitarian Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. This week in Somalia, the terrorist group Al-Shabaab burst into a hospital in Mogadishu and kidnapped three aid workers who were treating innocent civilians injured by the fighting in that war-torn nation. This senseless attack came almost a year to the day since ten humanitarian workers[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Biden in a Meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011 – 4:26 P.M. (Local) PRESIDENT HU: (As translated.) Honorable Vice President, it is a great pleasure to meet you again in just half a year’s time. I want to welcome you to pay this official visit to China. Mr. Vice President, you’re an old friend of[Read More…]
On World Humanitarian Day UN Pays Tribute to Aid Workers Around Globe
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 August 2011. A UNHCR aid worker hands a blanket to a young victim of cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar in 2008 The United Nations paid homage to humanitarian workers around the world today with ceremonies of remembrance for the fallen, and praise and songs of tribute for[Read More…]
