WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 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…]
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GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Fire and Shock Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 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…]
Reducing Childhood Obesity Through a Focus on Schools as Part of a Multi-Sectoral Approach
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. Background Childhood obesity is one of our nation’s leading health threats. Today, nearly one in three children and youth is already overweight or obese. The obesity epidemic is clearly taking its toll, as more and more kids are developing conditions and diseases that we would normally[Read More…]
CAP: How Bush Administration Inaction Created the BP Disaster
WASHINTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2010. Big Oil spent millions of dollars to sweep—and keep—George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the White House. And it got its money’s worth. The new administration and its staunchly pro-oil congressional allies returned the favor by enacting one of the most pro-oil, anti-environment pieces of[Read More…]
DHS Testimony Re: ‘Deep Impact: Assessing the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on States, Localities and the Private Sector’
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2010. Testimony of Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, “Deep Impact: Assessing the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on States, Localities and the Private Sector.” (Remarks as Prepared) Chairman Pryor, Senator Ensign and Members of the Subcommittee:[Read More…]
Top UN Envoy Deplores Deadly Attack on Afghan Wedding Party
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 June 2010 – The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned last night’s attack on a wedding party in the southern province of Kandahar, which reportedly killed around 40 people and wounded at least 70 more. “I am shocked and deeply saddened at the loss of life[Read More…]
New UN Report Highlights Bleak Economic Situation for Palestinians
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 June 2010 – The economic situation in the occupied Palestinian territory has seen some improvement but remains precarious, particularly in the Gaza Strip, where the continued Israeli blockade undermines prospects for employment and growth, says a new United Nations report. The International Labour Organization (ILO), in its annual[Read More…]
UN Tribunal Jails Two Bosnian Serbs for Life Over Srebrenica Massacre
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 June 2010 – A United Nations war crimes tribunal today handed out life terms in jail to two former top Bosnian Serb military officers after convicting them of genocide for their role in the 1995 massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the UN safe haven[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, June 10, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, continues to collect oil and gas flowing from[Read More…]
BP is Not Aware of Any Reason for Share Price Movement
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. BP notes the fall in its share price in US trading last night. The company is not aware of any reason which justifies this share price movement. BP continues to keep the market updated on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill through regular announcements. The response to[Read More…]
