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More Off-Shore Drilling As BP’s Oil Disaster Grows?
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2010. Despite tens of thousands of gallons of oil continuing to gush from BP’s oil well and executives from five major oil companies testifying before Congress today about off-shore drilling safety, some Congressional Representatives rallied on Capitol Hill today calling for more off-shore drilling and a bill[Read More…]
Sierra Club Response to President Obama’s Oval Office Address
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2010. Statement of Michael Brune, Executive Director of Sierra Club: We share the President’s grief over the human cost of this tragedy and we agree with the President when he said, “The millions of gallons of oil that have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico are more[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Nation on the BP Oil Spill, June 15, 2010 (Video/Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010 – 8:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, June 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton met with Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis today U.S. welcomes EU Foreign Affairs Council statement that it will take up the issue of strong measures to implement and accompany UN Security Council Resolution 1929 U.S. welcomes publication of the Bloody Sunday Report[Read More…]
Gulf Crisis: The Better Business Bureau Cautions Donors and Volunteers
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In the wake of any disaster many reach for their checkbooks to donate money and aid toward rescue organizations. The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance (WGA) cautions that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unlike previous disasters and offers specific advice to potential donors and volunteers.[Read More…]
Red Tape Chronicles: Beware Browbeating Telemarketers Offering Money
Don’t ever be tempted to say "Yes!" to fast money offered by strangers on the phone. Or anywhere else. Bob Sullivan writes about unsolicited phone calls from telemarketers offering such calls, "which seem to hint that recipients have a government tax refund coming," Sullivan writes. The beginning of the story[Read More…]
Crate and Barrel Recalls Succulent Plant-Shaped Candles in a Pot Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010. 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 product. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer[Read More…]
Funding Shortage Forces UN Air Service to Halt Aid Flights in West Africa
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 June 2010 – A lack of funding has forced the United Nations food aid agency to suspend humanitarian flights to three West African countries from tomorrow, the agency reported today. The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which manages the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), said flights to Guinea,[Read More…]
Flotilla Incident Highlights Need for Radical Shift on Gaza, Says UN Envoy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 June 2010 – A top United Nations official today stressed the need for a fundamental change in the situation in Gaza, noting that the recent tragedy involving an aid flotilla intercepted by Israel is just another reminder of why the blockade of the Strip is unsustainable and must[Read More…]
