CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. In honor of Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair, Governor Pat Quinn today signed three pieces of legislation to support Illinois’ agriculture industry and increase access to farmers’ markets for the growing cottage food industry. Senate Bill 840 allows certain homemade foods to be sold at[Read More…]
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UN and Partners Condemn Israel’s Housing Plans in Occupied Palestinian Territory
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) participates in a joint press conference with the Middle East Quartet (file) Voicing great concern at Israel’s recent announcements to advance planning for new housing in Ariel and East Jerusalem in occupied Palestinian territory, the United Nations and its partners in the[Read More…]
UN Warns of Rising Death Rates Among Somali Children as Disease Takes a Toll
Somalia–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2011. A group of Somali women and children wait to be registered at the transit centre in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia Death rates among Somali refugees who have entered Ethiopia to seek succour from famine has reached alarming levels, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, saying that while[Read More…]
Statement from Commerce Department on New Residential Construction in July 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction for July 2011. Permits for new housing units fell 3.2 percent following a small increase in June. Private-sector analysts had expected a 1.8-percent decline. The decrease was driven by multi-family homes with five or[Read More…]
New Poll Finds Powerful Opposition to Mountaintop Removal Mining in the Heart of Coal Country
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Today, the Appalachian Mountain Advocates (formerly the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment), Earthjustice and the Sierra Club released a poll that surveyed voters in Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee to measure public opinions on the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining and clean[Read More…]
Department of the Treasury Announces Funds to Spur $3.6 Billion in New Lending to Small Businesses, Help Create Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of applications for State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding from 11 states and Washington, D.C. This funding will help create new private sector jobs and spur more than $3.6 billion in additional small-business lending. The SSBCI,[Read More…]
Any Prime-Boost Mix of Injected or Spray Flu Vaccine Shields Toddlers
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Children younger than 3 years old receive the same protective antibody response from the recommended two doses of licensed seasonal influenza vaccines regardless of whether the two doses are injected by needle, inhaled through a nasal spray or provided through one dose of each in any[Read More…]
Scientists Show How Gene Variant Linked to ADHD Could Operate
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. A study using mice provides insight into how a specific receptor subtype in the brain could play a role in increasing a person’s risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research, conducted by the Intramural Research Program (IRP) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),[Read More…]
Canadian Artist/Activist Working To Save B.C. Forests
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. When James Steidle isn’t photographing the landscapes around his British Columbia home, or creating some practical piece of wood art, he’s applying his creativity toward another, passionate cause. Founder of the website, Stop The Spray, B.C., Steidle has made it his personal mission to inform people of[Read More…]
UN-Backed Meeting Seeks to Clamp Down on Poaching of Elephants, Rhinos
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2011. Adult elephant roaming peacefully in the Mikumi National Park in Tanzania. (1980) Faced with increased poaching and illegal trade in ivory and horns of elephants and rhinoceroses, 300 government and civil society experts worldwide are seeking to strengthen conservation with new financial mechanisms at a United[Read More…]
