New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. Restoration of a wildlife sanctuary damaged by the Gulf oil spill, conservation internships for urban teenagers, and promotion of sustainable ranching are only three of the 43 projects in 27 states that will receive a total of nearly $1.1 million in the latest round of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
35,000 New Species ‘Sitting in Cupboards’
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–10 December 2010. Of the estimated 70,000 species of flowering plants yet to be described by scientists, more than half may already have been collected but are lying unknown and unrecognised in collections around the world, a new study suggests. A lack of resources for collections of plant specimens[Read More…]
Flint Mayor Backs Middle Class Tax Cut Framework
Flint, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010- Flint Mayor Dayne Walling released the following statement today in support of President Barack Obama’s decision on extending tax relief. “It is not easy to find compromise in government and what President Obama has done is demonstrate that true leaders can work together for the betterment[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More than 60 years later, the Declaration reflects the world’s commitment to the idea that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” As Americans, this self-evident truth[Read More…]
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010: Win for Women, Mothers and Working Families
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. Today, the White House released a report entitled “The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010: Win for Women, Mothers and Working Families” to continue to make the economic case for tax agreement. The full report is below. A post by Valerie[Read More…]
Justice Department Charges Seventh Individual for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Claims for Oil Spill Compensation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. A woman was indicted today in the Eastern District of Louisiana for allegedly filing fraudulent claims for compensation due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other individuals were charged this week in Alabama, Michigan and Mississippi for fraud related to oil spill compensation claims, in addition[Read More…]
Taxpayers Receive $10.5 Billion in Proceeds Today from Final Sale of Treasury Department Citigroup Common Stock
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it today received $10.5 billion in proceeds from the sale of its final 2.4 billion shares of Citigroup Inc. common stock – locking in a profit of at least $12 billion on its overall investment in Citigroup. “Treasury was[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualties, December 10, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Dec. 8 in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Sgt. James A. Ayube, II,[Read More…]
U.S. House Expected to Pass Resolution Calling for New Marijuana Strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a resolution declaring illegal marijuana cultivation on federal lands to be an “unacceptable threat to the safety of law enforcement and the public,” and calling upon the nation’s drug czar “to work in conjunction with Federal and[Read More…]
Senate Blocks Repeals Of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ And Ban On Privately Funded Abortion On Military Bases
WASHINGTON-(ENEWSPF)-December 10, 2010. The Senate voted yesterday to block consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that included two key civil liberties provisions: repeal of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and repeal of the current ban on privately funded abortion care on military bases. The[Read More…]
