NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 July 2010 – A global effort led by the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is endeavouring to accelerate the reconstruction of Haiti’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, which was destroyed in the devastating January earthquake. “Let’s do everything we can to ensure that Haiti gets state-of-the-art[Read More…]
Latest News
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander July 2, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Friday. Adm. Thad Allen: Good morning, folks. Let me start off with a summary of recovered oil for the last 24 hours ending at midnight last night. We[Read More…]
Admiral Allen Highlights Fivefold Increase in Skimmers Since Early June
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2010. National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen today provided an update on the federal government’s aggressive skimming strategy—specifically addressing efforts to surge skimmers to the Gulf of Mexico that will continue to increase the amount of oily water that can be collected from the surface of the water.[Read More…]
NOAA Models Long-Term Oil Threat to Gulf and East Coast Shoreline
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010. NOAA has used modeling of historical wind and ocean currents to project the likelihood that surface oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill will impact additional U.S. coastline. This modeling, part of NOAA’s comprehensive response to the unprecedented Gulf oil disaster, can help guide the ongoing[Read More…]
Lexus U.S. Statement Regarding Potential Valve Spring Issue
Torrance, CA—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2010. Lexus has discovered faulty valve springs in some V8 and V6 engines in certain Lexus models sold in the U.S. Due to slight variations during the manufacturing process, some foreign material may have contaminated the valve springs resulting in potential breakage. In such a situation, there[Read More…]
Park Forest Environment Commission Reschedules July Rain Barrel Sale
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2010. The Park Forest Environment Commission will not be selling rain barrels at the Farmers Market this Saturday, July 3 due to the holiday weekend. Instead, rain barrels will be sold on Saturday, July 10. Rain barrels are priced at $55.00 for the 55 gallon size[Read More…]
Additional Charges Filed in Chicago Towing Investigation
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Criminal charges against a sixth Chicago Police Officer were unsealed today as part of an ongoing investigation into bribes and extortion involving the automotive towing industry in Chicago. The charges were announced today by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of[Read More…]
Suburban Man Charged In Connection With Manufacture and Distribution of Child Pornography
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Roselle, Illinois man was arrested at O’Hare International Airport after being charged with child pornography violations, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). GARY CHEETHAM, age 54,of 104 East Pratt Boulevard in the western suburb, was arrested[Read More…]
Worker Health and Safety During the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup in Alaska (Video)
Are today’s workers any safer than they were in 1989? Watch the video.
Former Foreman During Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Provide Respirators for All Cleaning the Gulf’s Oil
eNews Park Forest received an email from Merle Savage that included a link to the video above. In the video, she references her Web site, Silence in the Sound. Her plea is simple: give respirators to those working to clean the oil hemorrhaging from the Gulf of Mexico, because the[Read More…]
