Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Counselor Cheryl Mills delivers remarks at Global Agriculture and Food Security Symposium/ Remarks followed USAID Administrator Shah’s speech on the U.S. Government’s new architecture for food security U.S. appalled at the sentencing of same sex couple to 14 years of hard labor in Malawi[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Shell Oil Unable to Assure Safety of Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010 – Two engineers with extensive experience in the oil industry said on Capitol Hill today that Shell Oil’s plans to begin drilling off the coast of Alaska in less than six weeks are fraught with risks that have not been adequately addressed by the company. Dr.[Read More…]
Admiral Thad Allen To Stay On As National Incident Commander For Continued Response To BP Oil Spill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen has agreed to remain in his current role as National Incident Commander for the administration’s continued, coordinated response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill after stepping down from his post[Read More…]
One Month after the BP Blowout, Sierra Club Calls for Drilling Moratorium Disaster is a Wake Up Call
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. Today marks one month since BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and creating an environmental and economic catastrophe in the Gulf Coast. Today, Sierra Club and other conservation groups sent a letter to President Obama calling for a formal moratorium on new[Read More…]
Darfur: Security Council Warned of ‘Significant Challenges’ to Peace Process
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 May 2010 – Despite some progress in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, violent clashes between Government and rebel forces persist, civilians are still dying or being displaced and humanitarian workers are still coming under attack, the top United Nations official in the region said today. “Results have been mixed[Read More…]
NATO Spokesman Statement On Sinking of Republic of Korea’s Cheonan
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–20 May 2010. NATO strongly condemns the North Korean actions which resulted in the sinking of the Cheonan, established in the findings of the multinational investigation. The Alliance expresses its sympathy over the loss of the 46 sailors of the Republic of Korea and condemns the act of aggression that[Read More…]
Study: Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act Will Create 200,000 Jobs Per Year, Reduce Foreign Oil Imports by 40%
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2010. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), co-author of the Senate’s comprehensive energy independence and climate change legislation, today highlighted new key findings from a non-partisan report that concludes the American Power Act will create 200,000 new jobs a year and will reduce foreign oil imports by 40%. The[Read More…]
House Armed Services Chairman Skelton on the Sinking of the Republic of Korea Navy Ship
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the following statement on the report investigating the sinking of the Republic of Korea Navy Ship, the Cheonan: “I am deeply troubled by the report issued today by a team of international investigators that points to the conclusion[Read More…]
Senate Introduces Bill to Protect LGBT Students Against Discrimination
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) introduced an important bill today that would offer remedies for discrimination “based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity” in public elementary and secondary schools. The Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) would help to end entrenched biases towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and[Read More…]
USW Members Protest at Mexican Embassy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. Workers from the United Steelworkers (USW) gathered in front of the Mexican Embassy at 1911 Pennsylvania Ave., NW on May 19 to protest Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s visit to Washington and, to condemn his government’s repression of democratic labor unions in Mexico. . The USW and the AFL-CIO[Read More…]
