Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Yesterday the Center for American Progress released the report “Helping America Win the Clean Energy Race: Innovating to Meet the President’s Goal of 80 Percent Clean Electricity by 2035,” by Richard W. Caperton, Kate Gordon, Bracken Hendricks, and Daniel J. Weiss, introducing five “design principles” that[Read More…]
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New Research Calls for a Revolution in Public Policy for LGBT Children and Youth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Yesterday the Center for American Progress released the report “Families Matter — New Research Calls for a Revolution in Public Policy for LGBT Children and Youth,” by Shannon Minter and Jeff Krehely, highlighting the importance of family in the lives and health of LGBT youth. Dr.[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Announces Six Year Plan to Build National High-Speed Rail Network
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden today announced a comprehensive plan that will help the nation reach President Obama’s goal of giving 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail within 25 years, as outlined in his State of the Union address. The proposal will place high-speed rail[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, February 8, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Aaron M. Swanson, 21, of Jamestown, N.Y., died Feb. 7 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Cook County Home Repair Contractors Over Phony Repair Guarantees
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against two Chicago area home repair contractors who solicited thousands of dollars in work under the false promise that repair service was guaranteed for a lifetime. Madigan’s lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges Frank E. Edelmann and[Read More…]
Department of Energy Supercomputer Helps Design More Efficient Big Rigs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. BMI Corporation, a company in South Carolina, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has successfully developed a technology that will make semi trucks more fuel efficient with the potential to save millions of gallons of fuel. Utilizing the nation’s most[Read More…]
DOE Releases New Analysis Showing Significant Advances in Electric Vehicle Deployment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. The U.S. Department of Energy today released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 (pdf – 220 kb), an analysis of advances in electric vehicle deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. The analysis[Read More…]
UNESCO to Assess Damage to Hindu Temple Caused by Thai-Cambodian Clashes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 February 2011 – The United Nations cultural agency said today it plans to send a mission to assess the damage caused to the Preah Vihear Temple, a World Heritage site, by the recent armed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. Tensions first escalated between the South-East Asian neighbours in[Read More…]
Portable Space Heaters Recalled by PD Sixty Distributor Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. 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: Portable space heaters Units:[Read More…]
Lasko Recalls Portable Electric Heaters Due To Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 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…]
