Protecting salmon, and the jobs, people and wildlife that depend on it, are the leading causes for opposition LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. Residents in Alaska and the lower 48 states solidly oppose the Pebble Mine project proposed in Bristol Bay, Alaska and would like to see the project abandoned, according[Read More…]
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Rep. DeLuca Continues Efforts to Get Local Economy Moving Again, Urges Residents to Get Involved
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. Looking forward to the new year and a new legislative session, state Rep Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) remains focused on his top priority of advancing projects that will create economic opportunity for southland residents. “As I speak to constituents throughout my district, one of the most frequent topics[Read More…]
Yemen: UN Human Rights Office Calls On All Sides to Halt Violence
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011. The United Nations today called on all sides in Yemen to halt the use of violence and on the Government to allow access for human rights monitors. There are reports of more than 20 people being killed in the southern city of Taiz since last Thursday, according[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Welcomes Indonesia’s Ratification of Global Treaty Banning Nuclear Tests
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today’s ratification by Indonesia of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and encouraged all States that have not yet done so to sign and ratify this instrument to advance its entry into force. Indonesia is one of the so-called Annex 2 States, whose ratification[Read More…]
The Cover Art is In: Here’s the Next Book
Mon, Dec 5, 2011 MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. Calendar Filling Fast for New Lawn Games for Life Tour & Book Signings Although our next book, co-authored with actress Victoria Rowell, is still at the printer and won’t be unveiled until the Philadelphia Flower Show and numerous other venues in March, the[Read More…]
Nautilus Recalls Schwinn Elliptical Exercise Equipment Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
NASA’s Kepler Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-Like Star
MOFFET FIELD, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the “habitable zone,” the region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. Kepler also has discovered more than 1,000 new planet candidates, nearly doubling its previously known count. Ten of these candidates are near-Earth-size[Read More…]
Being Told Painting is Fake Changes Brain’s Response to Art
United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011. Being told that a work of art is authentic or fake alters the brain’s response to the visual content of artwork, Oxford University academics have found. Fourteen participants were placed in a brain scanner and shown images of works by ‘Rembrandt’ – some were genuine, others[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. On a serene Sunday morning 70 years ago, the skies above Pearl Harbor were darkened by the bombs of Japanese forces in a surprise attack that tested the resilience of our Armed Forces and the will of our Nation. As explosions sounded and battleships burned, brave[Read More…]
Oct. Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 281 of 372 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up In 233
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2011. Unemployment rates were lower in October than a year earlier in 281 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 76 areas, and unchanged in 15 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eight areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 21[Read More…]
