WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Subcommittee (SEAB) on Shale Gas Production released its second and final ninety-day report reviewing the progress that has been made in implementing the twenty recommendations in its initial report of August 18, 2011. The Subcommittee was tasked with producing a[Read More…]
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Make a Difference for a Child This Christmas
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSF)—November 10, 2011. The Rich Township Pantry has provided the Village of Park Forest with name tags and gift requests for 30 children. The tags and requests are available in Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Pick up a tag, buy a new gift, and return the tag with[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Legalization Not Associated With Increases In Youth Pot Use, Study Says
Providence, RI–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. The enactment of state laws allowing for the limited use of cannabis by physician-authorized patients is not associated with increases in young people’s self-reported use of the substance, according to survey data presented last week by researchers at the annual meeting of the American Public Health[Read More…]
Iraq Veterans Against the War Veterans Day Memorial and Speak Out in Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. November 11th Vietnam Memorial (Wacker and Wabash) Chicago, IL 11AM Memorial and speak out by veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq, and the “Global War on terror” with a special focus on experiences of women service members and veterans. 12 NOON March to Occupy Chicago (Wacker and Wabash[Read More…]
Occupy Harvard Joins the Occupy Movement
Cambridge, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. At 10:30 pm on Wednesday, November 9, hundreds of Harvard students and affiliates put down tents to begin an occupation of Harvard Yard. Currently, thirty tents occupy the Yard in solidarity with the global Occupy movement. Earlier Wednesday, around 800 Harvard students, faculty, staff, and community[Read More…]
Obama Delays Keystone XL Review
Obama administration delays, explores reroute of and plans new review of Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. The Obama administration announced today that it will delay its review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to explore a new route and conduct a new[Read More…]
Senate Rejects Extremist Attacks on Clean Air, Health Protections
NRDC: “Pollution Doesn’t Create Jobs, It Kills People” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. The Senate today rightly stopped two more assaults on clean air aimed at voiding the Environmental Protection Agency’s protections against dangerous smog, soot, mercury and other toxic pollution. S. 1720, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was aimed at[Read More…]
New Study Shows Smokers Underutilize Proven Treatment and Services for Quitting
70 percent of smokers want to quit as nation approaches the Great American Smokeout Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. Most American adults who smoke wish they could quit, and more than half have tried within the past year, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The[Read More…]
Rich Township Senior Center to Hold Annual Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale on November 18
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2011. The Rich Township Senior Center, 297 Liberty Drive, Park Forest, will hold its Annual Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale on Friday, November 18 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Homemade crafts and baked goods will be available for purchase. Coffee and goodies will be served[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Major Private Sector Commitments to Hire 100,000 Veterans and Military Spouses in Support of Joining Forces
Leading Organizations Answer President Obama’s Challenge to Private Sector to Hire & Train Veterans and Military Spouses Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10. 2011. Today, in her keynote address to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Steps Up: Hiring our Heroes event, First Lady Michelle Obama announced that the International Franchise Association (IFA)[Read More…]
