Dryers Lag Major Appliances in Efficiency Upgrades, New Technology Could Cut Energy Use by 40% SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014 – The clothes dryers in U.S. homes are wasting up to $4 billion worth of electricity annually because energy-saving standards for the common appliance have not been significantly updated for almost[Read More…]
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Federal Investigation Sought into Radio Stations Airing False Ads on Carbon Standards
FCC Letter Signed by National Groups and Organizations in AR, CO, MI, PA, IA, ID, MT, NC, OR, WI WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014 – More than two dozen national and state organizations are urging the Federal Communications Commission to investigate 23 radio stations in five states that are airing a widely[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation To Increase Accountability To Senior Staff At VA Medical Centers
FBI begins criminal investigation into VA system following requests from Durbin, other members of Congress WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the bipartisan Senate passage of legislation to improve veterans’ access to health care and address serious problems facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: GOP Has Chosen To Protect As Few As 22,000 Millionaires Over 25 Million Student Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. Opposition to helping millions of Americans have a fair shot at an affordable college education is unacceptable and wrong, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today during a press conference with Senate Democratic Leadership following a 56 to 38 procedural vote on the Bank on Students[Read More…]
George Clooney and John Prendergast’s Wake-Up Call: Sudan’s Silent War May be World’s Most Murderous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. George Clooney and Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast, in an opinion piece published today, call for urgent attention to a resurgence of the war by Sudan’s government against its own people. The statement comes in advance of a new investigative report by Vice Media’s Ben Anderson[Read More…]
Bubble Knobs Recalled by Cost Plus Due to Laceration Hazard
Sold Exclusively at Cost Plus World Market and World Market Stores Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: June 11, 2014 Recall number: 14-204 Cost Plus World Market Glass[Read More…]
Weil-McLain Recalls Ultra Series Boilers Due to Risk of Fire, Explosion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: June 10, 2014 Recall number: 14-203 Weil-McLain Ultra Series Boilers Recall Summary Name of product: Weil-McLain Ultra models 80, 105, 155 and[Read More…]
SCOTT Recalls Speedster Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: June 10, 2014 Recall number: 14-202 Recalled SCOTT bicycle, model Contessa Speedster 35 (27) Recall Summary Name of product: 2014 SCOTT® Speedster[Read More…]
New Report Analyzes Rising Political Influence of Children of Immigrants
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report that examines the rising political influence that children of Latino immigrants have on the electoral process. The report, titled “The Latino Electorate by Immigrant Generation” finds that second-generation immigrants—children of immigrants—are the fastest-growing segment of the[Read More…]
Man Sues City After Being Arrested for Twitter Account Parodying Peoria Mayor
PEORIA, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. A 29-year-old Peoria resident is suing the City of Peoria, Mayor Jim Ardis, and several other officials for their role in transforming his Twitter parody of the mayor into a police matter, leading to a raid on a home, the seizing of personal property, and his[Read More…]
