Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. UPDATE AS OF 10:25 P.M. EDT, MONDAY, MARCH 14:Yukio Edano, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, during a live press conference at 10 p.m. EDT, said there is a fire at Fukushima Daiichi 4 that is accompanied by high levels of radiation between Units 3 and 4[Read More…]
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Japan Faces Prospect of Nuclear Catastrophe as Workers Leave Plant
From the NYTimes: Japan faced the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear accident Tuesday morning, as an explosion at the most crippled of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station damaged its crucial steel containment structure, emergency workers were withdrawn from the plant, and much larger emissions of radioactive[Read More…]
Gender Matters Conference at Governors State University
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University will host Gender Matters, an academic conference highlighting research on gender, women, and sexuality, on Friday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The purpose of the day-long conference is to bring together students, activists, and researchers in the Chicagoland and Midwest regions[Read More…]
Discussion of Mid-East Events First in Lecture Series at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Governors State University Honors Program is hosting “Community Teach-In: Changes and Directions in the Middle East,” on Tuesday, March 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., in E-Lounge. The panel discussion will investigate the causes and impact of recent events in the Middle East. It is free[Read More…]
DeLuca Legislation Creating Commission on Taxpayer Oversight and Reduction of State Spending Passes Out of House Committee
SPRINGFIELD, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2011. Last week, legislation sponsored by state Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) which creates a special bicameral commission tasked with investigating nearly all forms of state spending and making binding recommendations on areas where spending should be reduced, was unanimously approved by the State Government Administration Committee.[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Rules Out One Alternative to Dark Energy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have ruled out an alternate theory on the nature of dark energy after recalculating the expansion rate of the universe to unprecedented accuracy. The universe appears to be expanding at an increasing rate. Some believe that is because the universe is[Read More…]
Japan: UN Stepping Up Assistance in Wake of Quake and Tsunami
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2011 – A United Nations disaster team has arrived in Japan and local officials have asked the world body to dispatch a team of nuclear safety experts as emergency operations continue in the wake of Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. The seven-member UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Secretary Gates and General Petraeus
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. The President, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and General David Petraeus met today to discuss our ongoing efforts in Afghanistan, including the effectiveness of the military surge, the growth of the Afghan National Security Forces, and President Karzai’s expected March 21 announcement on beginning transition[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011 – 1:07 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Over the weekend, as you know, the President was briefed multiple times on the situation in Japan in the wake of the tragic earthquake and tsunami there. USAID is leading our humanitarian assistance effort with the Department[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, March 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Ian M. Muller, 22, of Danville, Vt., died March 11 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
