WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson will travel to the Gulf Coast on Friday at the request of President Obama to inspect ongoing operations dedicated to minimizing environmental risks[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing on the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast, April 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 PRESS BRIEFING BY: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY JANET NAPOLITANO, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR DAVID HAYES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR LISA JACKSON, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGECAROL BROWNER, REAR ADMIRAL OF[Read More…]
US State Department Announces $10.5 Million Contribution to Address Migration-Related Challenges in Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2010. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Eric P. Schwartz announced in the Dominican Republic yesterday that the Department of State will make additional planned contributions totaling $10.5 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)[Read More…]
House Committee Seeks Details on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. Today Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent letters to BP America Inc. and Transocean Ltd. regarding recent reports on the failure of the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon rig to shut off the flow[Read More…]
Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Update, April 29, 2010
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 – 12:34 PM (CST)– The unified command continues with a comprehensive oil well intervention and spill-response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans. More than 1,000 personnel are involved in the response effort both on[Read More…]
Audubon Fears Imperiled Birds Will be Next Victims of Gulf Oil Disaster
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – Audubon experts across the Gulf Coast are monitoring the spread of thousands of gallons of oil that threaten to turn last week’s drilling platform explosion into a growing environmental disaster. “The terrible loss of 11 workers may be just the beginning of this tragedy[Read More…]
Senators Baucus, Levin, Grassley, Camp, Rangel Introduce Bill to Speed Haiti’s Earthquake Recovery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.), along with Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation today to help speed Haiti’s[Read More…]
Haiti Can Get Back On Its Feet With the Right Support, UN Envoy Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2010 – The coming year will be a very challenging one for Haiti as it seeks to recover and rebuild from January’s tragic earthquake, but with the right international support the country can embark on a new era of stability and growth, the top United Nations official[Read More…]
BP, Big Oil Awash in Big Profits
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. The big five oil companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Shell—are poised to report their first quarter profits this week. And it should surprise no one that rising oil and gasoline prices will lead to higher profits compared to 2009. A research note from Citigroup determined that,[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Girls’ Research Projects on Energy Drinks and Migraines Expose Hidden Health Threats to Today’s Teens
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Two high school girls from Pennsylvania swept the top honors in the prestigious Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, the nation’s leading public health research competition for high school students. Their research on rising consumption of energy drinks among adolescents and underdiagnosed migraines in teenage girls puts[Read More…]
