Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. 3-in-1 USB charger Recall Summary Name of product: 3-in-1 USB phone charger Hazard: The charger can overheat while in use, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Tectron International toll free at (844) 582-3152 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Oct. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Don’t Forget: Tuesday is Election Day! Tuesday, November 4 is Election Day, and seniors in every state will be affected by the results. If right-wing extremists take over both houses of Congress, then Social Security and Medicare will be direct targets of the majority in both[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney’s Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring on Nov. 4
Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will monitor the general election in Chicago and surrounding suburbs on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced today. As part of the monitoring effort, the office will[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Investments in Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. Today, as part of the President’s all-of-the-above energy approach and Climate Action Plan, the Energy Department announced awards for five companies to lead key nuclear energy research and development projects supporting advanced reactor technologies. These projects will receive $13 million in cost-share agreements to help address[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Faked Water Samples in West Virginia Expose Need for Wider, Immediate Investigations
Corruption at Appalachian Laboratories Raises Fundamental Questions About Water Safety Throughout Region WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club called on state and federal regulators to conduct immediate, wide ranging investigations into the safety of water throughout Appalachia. The call was prompted by the recent guilty plea of[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Revelations About Smear Campaigns Targeting Environmentalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. Last night, The New York Times and Bloomberg Businessweek reported on a leaked recording of a Washington-based corporate PR executive that reveals the polluter-backed agenda to attack environmental and climate action organizations like the Sierra Club. In the recording, Rick Berman — who previously served[Read More…]
On Sandy Anniversary, Center for American Progress Report Calls for Investment in Better Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. The second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which took the lives of 117 people and caused billions of dollars in property damage and lost economic output, has renewed the focus on the nation’s aging infrastructure and the effects that more and more powerful storms caused by[Read More…]
Stop-and-Frisk Appeal Withdrawn; Court Rejects Union Intervention
Reform Process Finally to Begin New York –-(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted the City of New York’s request to withdraw its appeal of Floyd v. City of New York, the landmark stop-and-frisk class action lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and[Read More…]
USDA To Provide Additional $4 million for Honey Bee Habitat, No Mention of Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Without any mention of the role of pesticides in bee decline, or emphasis on organic practices to help pollinators, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that more than $4 million in technical and financial assistance will be provided to help farmers and ranchers in the Midwest[Read More…]
Bloated Oil Profits and Corporate Welfare: a Trick to Taxpayers, a Treat to Polluters
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. This morning, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reported its third quarter earnings for 2014 — an eye-popping $8.07 billion. Yet, ExxonMobil paid an effective tax rate of only 10.2 percent on its U.S. income in 2013, and likely received a significant share of the $10.5 billion in[Read More…]
