Company Mishandled Consumer Reports, Failed to Investigate Consumer Disputes WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against a nationwide credit reporting company, Clarity Services, Inc., and its owner, Tim Ranney, for illegally obtaining consumer credit reports. The company also violated the law by[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Hosting Spring Semester Open House Dec. 15
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is holding an Open House for those interested in attending classes this spring. The event is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the atrium of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
NIH Funds Development of Robots to Improve Health, Quality of Life
Robots to help visually impaired identify and grasp objects, increase mobility in elderly, and promote curiosity and determination in children. A robotic Walker could help the elderly move more easily and retain independence. Xiangrong Shen, University of Alabama Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI),[Read More…]
NRDC: U.S. House Votes to Take Our Nation’s Energy Policy in the Wrong Direction
Bill is Boon for Dirty Energy WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015 – The House today passed an energy bill filled with outdated energy policies that continue to favor the fossil fuel industry above all other priorities. The bill would lift the ban on crude oil exports, allow pipelines to cut through our[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Issue Brief Finds that China’s Emission-Reduction Promises are More than Just Empty Words
A family riding an electric tricycle bike is silhouetted against the sun setting on a coal-fired power plant in Beijing, China, November 2014. Sourcve: AP/Andy Wong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. China’s leadership spurring emission-reduction commitments among developing nations has been credited as one driving force in what[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Warren via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq, Dec.2, 2015
Baghdad, Iraq–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 CAPTAIN JEFF DAVIS: All right, just working out a couple of last minute issues with the video. Steve, good morning. Good morning, everybody. We’re pleased to have with us Colonel Steve Warren from Operation Inherent Resolve coming to us live from Baghdad. Steve, without any ado,[Read More…]
WikiLeaks Exposes Environmental Threat of Trade in Services Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. WikiLeaks released today the secret text of the Annex on Environmental Services for the Trade in Services Agreement, which confirms that the global trade deal will stand in the way of new environmental and climate safeguards and begin a process of rolling back existing regulations.[Read More…]
Home Depot to Phase Out Bee-killing Pesticides
Coalition presses for all retailers to make commitment to protect bees WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, has announced that it has removed neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from 80 percent of its flowering plants and that[Read More…]
ACLU–Yale Report Finds Ebola Quarantines Medically Unjustified and Unconstitutional
Report Recommends Policies to Ensure Future State Responses to Diseases Are Based Only on Science, Not Politics NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. A report released today examining the U.S. response to Ebola in 2014 warns against politically motivated and scientifically unwarranted quarantines, which the report found violated individuals’ rights and[Read More…]
Illinois Department on Aging Announces the 2015 Senior Hall of Fame Inductees
Awards Highlight Service to the Community SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) has announced this year’s Senior Illinois Hall of Fame Inductees. The department recognizes the special contributions made by older adults in the categories of community service, education, and the labor force, in regard[Read More…]
