Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 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: Entertainment Centers Units: About[Read More…]
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Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund Fact Sheet, June 16, 2010
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2010. Since the January 2010 earthquake, the Clinton Foundation has been turning the donations of money and supplies made by individuals and organizations into direct assistance for the people and government of Haiti. More than 100,000 individuals have donated more than $16 million to the Clinton Foundation[Read More…]
Number of Civilians Uprooted by Kyrgyz Crisis on the Rise – UN Fefugee Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2010 – Some 400,000 people have been uprooted by the violence that began in Kyrgyzstan last week, the United Nations refugee agency said today, citing figures provided by governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground. Around 300,000 of those fleeing the clashes between Kyrgyz and ethnic[Read More…]
Myanmar: UN Rights Expert Urges Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2010 – A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other prisoners of conscience, saying this will help create the conditions for inclusive elections in the Asian nation. The UN[Read More…]
UN Chief Hopes Easing of Israeli Blockade Will Help Improve Lives in Gaza
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hopes Israel’s announcement that it will ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow more civilian goods to enter the territory will lead to an improvement in the lives of the 1.5 million Palestinians living there. “The Secretary-General[Read More…]
Compassion and Caution Collide Amid Battle to Save a Generation of Birds
Baton Rouge, LA–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2010 – “It’s heartbreaking,” said Louisiana Audubon bird expert Melanie Driscoll, after accompanying state rescuers as they reluctantly left individual oiled birds behind in coastal island breeding colonies, for fear of driving healthy ones into the toxic brew. “They’re making incredibly difficult decisions in order to[Read More…]
Sierra Club to Plant Thousands of American Flags, Call for Freedom from Oil this Independence Day
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2010. Online Action Allows Citizens to Participate in Event From Home. Sierra Club has begun organizing for a massive demonstration of opposition to offshore drilling and support for clean energy, planned for June 30 in Washington, D.C. The organization will plant thousands of flags on the National[Read More…]
Incident Command Post Activated for Florida Peninsula for Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2010. Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of the Interior, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and BP have stood up a Florida Peninsula Command Post in Miami Thursday. This command post provides a command and control structure to plan and deliver oil spill preparedness and response[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, June 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS President Obama and Top Administration Officials Hold Meeting with BP at White House President Obama and top administration officials today met with BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO Tony Hayward and other top BP officials in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. They[Read More…]
BP Establishes $20 Billion Claims Fund for Deepwater Horizon Spill and Outlines Dividend Decisions
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–16 June 2010. Following a meeting with the President of the United States, the BP Board announces an agreed package of measures to meet its obligations as a responsible party arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill. Agreement was reached to create a $20bn claims fund over the next three and[Read More…]
