Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT World Water Day / World Bank Event in Washington / Secretary Clinton Will Deliver Remarks / U.S. Government Partner Agencies LIBYA Turkey Agrees be U.S. Protecting Power / Grateful for Turkey’s Effort in Helping Four Missing New York Times Journalists[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
DOD Identifies Second Army Casualty, March 22, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Cpl. Brandon S. Hocking, 24, of Seattle, Wash., died March 21 in As Samawah, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned[Read More…]
Durbin to Chair First-Ever Hearing on the Civil Rights of American Muslims
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that he will hold the first-ever Congressional hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. The hearing will be the first hearing before the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 22, 2011 (7 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – 7 PM EDT. Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported this afternoon (U.S. time) that it has restored electricity to the control room at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 3. Lights in the control room were switched on for the first time since the earthquake 11 days[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident Update, 22 March (23:15 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – 23:15 UTC Summary of conditions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Located on the Eastern coast of Japan, the six nuclear power reactors at Daiichi are boiling water reactors (BWRs). A massive earthquake on 11 March disabled off-site power to the plant and triggered the[Read More…]
Three More Quakes Reported Today Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
Location of the last quake reported. (Source: USGS) Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey issued preliminary reports of three more earthquakes today off the coast of Honshu, Japan, all in excess of 6.0 magnitude. The first was a 6.6 M that occurred at 1:18:47 a.m. CST. The quake struck[Read More…]
On World Water Day, UN Calls for Greater Investment in Providing Clean Water for All
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged governments to recognize that the water crisis facing many urban areas is the result of weak policies and poor management rather than scarcity, noting that the problem calls for increased investment in water and sanitation services. “Let us also pledge[Read More…]
UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – United Nations agencies prepared today to rush aid into eastern Libya as rebels told a senior UN envoy on the ground there that cities and towns were under siege and civilians being targeted by the tanks and heavy weaponry of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces. “Providing[Read More…]
Ocean Technology Systems Recalls Guardian Full-Face Diving Masks Due to Drowning Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
Those Living Along U.S. Coastline Should Always Be Prepared for Tsunamis
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. In the wake of Japan’s tsunami disaster, NOAA is urging Americans who live and vacation at the coast to take the threat of tsunamis seriously. With more coastline than any other country in the world and proximity to several major fault lines, the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf[Read More…]
