GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010. BP’s Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and Group Chief Executive Tony Hayward told shareholders today that the company’s response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is their top priority, along with rebuilding trust and confidence in BP and ensuring that such an accident never happens again. Both[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
LMRP Containment Operation Deployed
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010. BP announced today that oil and gas is being received onboard the Discoverer Enterprise following the successful placement of a containment cap on top of the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP). This follows the cutting and removal of the riser pipe from the top of[Read More…]
State Regulators Ask For Local Help in Enforcement Efforts
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010. All too often – especially during the summer construction season or after a major storm – property owners are solicited by unscrupulous roofing contractors and pressured to accept work with high prices and low quality. As the agency responsible for licensing roofing contractors, the Illinois Department of[Read More…]
One Year After Obama’s Cairo Speech, U.S. Policies Continue To Unfairly Target Muslims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010. One year after President Obama’s Cairo speech on the relationship between the United States and Muslims around the world, the American Civil Liberties Union reiterates its call for improvements to national security policies that unfairly target Muslims. Many of the discriminatory policies identified by President Obama[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Employees of K. Neal International Trucks, Inc.
Hyattsville, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010 – 9:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me just — please, everybody, have a seat — have a seat. It is wonderful to be here. And I want to make a couple of quick acknowledgments. This guy[Read More…]
Chicago Blackhawks Fans Take Heed: Phillies Fan Who Intentionally Vomited on Child Pleads Guilty
Commentary Chicago Blackhawks fans in Philadelphia for the Stanley Cup Finals might want to wear rain ponchos if they’re lucky enough to get anywhere near the Wachovia Center. Why? A 21-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty to intentionally vomiting on a man and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during[Read More…]
Poll: Growning Number of Americans Oppose Repealing Health Insurance Reform Law
News Analysis A new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll asks a random sample of 855 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone May 6-9, 2010, whether any parts of the health insurance reform law should be repealed. Results show that a plurality of Americans said they would prefer Republicans to leave the new[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander for Deepwater BP Oil Spill Response, June 3, 2010
METAIRIE, La.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP oil spill response, briefed national and international media today on developments in the ongoing response. The briefing took place at 9:15 a.m. at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. U.S. COAST GUARD ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN:[Read More…]
Obama Administration Sends $69 Million Bill To BP
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The Obama Administration today sent a preliminary bill for $69.09 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Administration will continue to bill BP regularly for all associated costs to ensure the Oil Spill Liability[Read More…]
UN Condemns Murder of DR Congo Human Rights Defender, Urges Inquiry
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 June 2010 – Senior United Nations officials called today for a prompt and rigorous investigation into the killing of a renowned Congolese human rights defender whose body has been found on the outskirts of the capital, Kinshasa, one day after he was summoned to a police station. Secretary-General[Read More…]
