Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. To help counter an anticipated shortage of skilled transportation workers, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today signed an agreement with the Women’s Transportation Seminar International to encourage women to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math – while pursuing careers in transportation.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Durbin, Senate Leadership Demand Immediate Inspection of all Offshore Oil Rigs
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and other Senate leaders sent a letter to President Obama yesterday, calling for an “immediate and enhanced” inspection of all offshore drilling rigs and production platforms in the United States. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Democratic Conference Vice[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 471,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 446,000. The 4-week moving average was 453,500, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Target Recalls Storage Trunks Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Walmart Recalls General Electric® Coffee Makers Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Insecurity Will Not Deter UN’s Work in Southern Afghanistan, Says Top Envoy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 May 2010 – The United Nations is committed to having an active presence in the southern part of Afghanistan, despite the insecurity in the region, the top United Nations envoy to the country pledged today. “The UN has been here in this country and, particularly in the southern[Read More…]
Results of Probe Into Korean Navy Ship Sinking ‘Deeply Troubling,’ UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 May 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced serious concern over the results of the investigation into the sinking of a navy ship off the coast of the Republic of Korea, alleged by the country to have been carried out by its northern neighbour, the Democratic People’s Republic[Read More…]
NOAA Observations Indicate a Small Portion of Light Oil Sheen Has Entered the Loop Current
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2010. NOAA’s latest observations indicate that a small portion of the oil slick has reached the Loop Current in the form of light to very light sheens. In the time it would take for oil to travel to the vicinity of the Florida Straits, any oil would be highly weathered and[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, May 20, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via[Read More…]
ISAC Announces Byrd Honors Scholars
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2010. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has announced the Illinois 2009-10 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholars. This year’s honorees include 1,403 students selected from across the state, including 299 new Byrd Scholars that are eligible to receive a $1,500 college scholarship for each of four years.[Read More…]
