NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 July 2010 – Six months after being devastated by a massive earthquake, Haiti is on the road towards enhancing its food security, with assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in building a strong nutritional foundation for all of the impoverished Caribbean nation’s people. “In the[Read More…]
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Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2010. NOAA has received calls from concerned citizens to help coastal populations of bottlenose dolphins. NOAA is working closely with its state and local partners to assess and respond to distressed dolphins or dolphins found in areas affected by oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP spill event. While[Read More…]
Veterans Petition Colorado to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2010. Colorado medical marijuana advocates and a group of local veterans filed a petition with the state health department yesterday that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in Colorado. The petition was formally filed by Army veteran and double[Read More…]
Administration-Wide Response Summary to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 6, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides Operational Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the progress of the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. He discussed the[Read More…]
Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away
Learn more about rain barrels and save money on watering your lawn or garden. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2010. You’ve seen them on your Park Forest vehicle sticker, at the Aqua Center gazebo and for sale at the Farmers Market. Rain barrels can save you money while helping[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Lauds Caribbean Region’s Commitment to Haiti Recovery
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 July 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January and urged them to continue their engagement there, saying the country will need consistent assistance from the international community to recover. “Your engagement[Read More…]
BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, July 5, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 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 Two containment systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport[Read More…]
Tar Balls Along Texas Coast are From Deepwater Horizon
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Tar balls collected from the Crystal Beach area of the Bolivar Peninsula on Saturday came from the Deepwater Horizon spill, tests have confirmed, but it is unclear how the material got to Texas. Investigators discovered very small tar balls in the surf, but not on shore, Saturday[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Crews Continue to Assess the Effects of Recent Weather on Response Operations; Skimming Operations Resume Crews in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast continue to repair boom and survey for additional oil deposits after heavy weather moved through the area last week. Heavy[Read More…]
Oil Reported in Lake Pontchartrain
HOUMA, La.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Oil observers reported sheen and tar balls in the Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain this morning to the Slidell Forward Operating Base of the Deepwater Horizon Response. Response crews placed a combined 600-feet of hard and soft boom at a natural choke point in the Rigolets to[Read More…]
