Ashbury Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. Fewer than one in five Americans nationwide believe that consuming marijuana is more dangerous than drinking alcohol, according to a national telephone poll of 1,000 likely voters by the polling firm Rasmussen Reports. Fifty percent of respondents, including the majority of those who said[Read More…]
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BP Names Mike Utsler Representative to Unified Area Command in New Orleans, August 6, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. BP announced today the appointment of Mike Utsler as BP’s lead representative in the Unified Area Command (UAC) here and as chief operating officer for the BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization. Utsler, who has served as BP’s commander in the Houma incident command post since April,[Read More…]
Bush Administration Removed Detainees From Guantánamo To Avoid The Law
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2010. The Bush administration moved four detainees from Guantánamo to secret CIA prisons overseas in 2003 to keep them from having access to lawyers, according to the Associated Press today. The transfer came just before the Supreme Court ruled that prisoners at Guantánamo could challenge their detention[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 5, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. CDT Thad Allen: Good afternoon. I’d like to provide you a couple updates and then we’ll take whatever questions you have and then go to the phones. We spent yesterday down in Houston with the government science team led by Secretary of Energy[Read More…]
Illinois State Fire Marshal Urges Parents to Discuss Fire Safety with Their College-Bound Children
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. In a matter of weeks, students will begin their mass migration to college campuses throughout Illinois and the nation. Concerns about roommates, dorm food and social calendars will likely be top of mind, but it’s important for parents to remind their children how to be fire safe[Read More…]
MTV’S “MADE” Hosts Open Auditions At 2010 Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. Do you want to be MADE? Have you ever dreamed of being a reality TV star? Here’s your chance! MTV’s “MADE” series will be holding open auditions at the Illinois State Fair Aug. 13-15. The auditions will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on[Read More…]
Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. 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: Kawasaki 2010 KLX110 Off-Road[Read More…]
Belle Vanity Benches Sold Exclusively at Tuesday Morning Stores Recalled By LaMont Limited
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. 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…]
Fisher-Price Recalls Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite™ Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August, 5, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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[Read More…]
Audubon: Concern for Gulf Coast Birds and Habitat Still Alive as Focus Shifts to Restoration
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. Despite the major movement toward the permanent capping of the Macondo well (the remnant of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion), concern about the disaster’s long-term toll on birds and their habitat remains very much alive. “This hasn’t been the avalanche of oiled-bird deaths that[Read More…]
