WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. In a speech to the National Urban League, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today asked the organization to support the effort by the Obama Administration and members of Congress to protect students and taxpayers from abuses within the for-profit college industry. Acknowledging that many for-profit colleges[Read More…]
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Durbin Questions Nuclear Experts at Senate Hearing
Questions Follow Durbin – Kirk Hearing on Illinois Nuclear Power Plants WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today questioned the Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, and the Department of Energy’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Dr. Peter Lyons, about the safety of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on America’s Energy Security
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011 – 11:36 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Please have a seat. It is wonderful to be back at Georgetown. (Applause.) We’ve got a number of acknowledgements. First of all, I just want to thank[Read More…]
Haitian Buildings To Be Reinforced Against Earthquakes Under UN-backed Plan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 March 2011 – Haitian schools, hospitals and other buildings are to be strengthened under a United Nations-backed plan to reduce vulnerability to seismic threats in a country that was devastated 14 months ago by a massive earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and made 1.3 million homeless.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Response to President Obama’s Speech on Energy Security
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Statement by Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club: “True energy independence starts at home and we are encouraged by the President’s commitment to moving our nation beyond its dangerous addiction to oil. “As the President said, with soaring oil prices, Middle East unrest, national[Read More…]
Mowers Recalled by The Toro Company Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC and Health Canada. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Toro[Read More…]
FTC Alleges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google’s Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Google Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched its social network, Google Buzz, in 2010. The agency alleges the practices violate the FTC Act. The proposed settlement bars[Read More…]
IDOT and Motorcycle Advocates Launch First ‘Gear Up’ Campaign
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), A Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education (ABATE) and other motorcycle advocates joined forces to kick off a statewide campaign called “Gear Up,” designed to promote continuing rider training and proper gear use. The campaign is highlighting[Read More…]
Successfully Stop Smoking – Expanded Quitline Services
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. The Illinois Tobacco Quitline has added weekend hours for the first time and expanded its daily hours of operation until 11 p.m. to provide more opportunities for Illinoisans trying to quit smoking, Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, announced today. The expanded hours for[Read More…]
IL Health Department Recommends Water Well Testing for Private Wells Near Plainville
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is advising residents who obtain their drinking water from private wells in the Plainville area (Adams County) to test their water for possible groundwater contamination. Routine testing of Plainville’s community water supply wells by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
