Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. The Department of Energy announced today the closing of a $528.7 million loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The loan will support the Karma, a full-size, four-door sports sedan, and a line of family[Read More…]
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Does it Make Sense to Lock Up a Man in a Wheelchair?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. I got a call last week about this absolutely tragic story in Florida, which is as good an example of the senseless nature of our nation’s marijuana laws as any I have ever seen. John Haring, 45, is a quadriplegic who suffers daily from chronic pain,[Read More…]
EU NAVFOR Dutchman Seize Two Pirate Boats
Northwood, Middlesex–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2010. On Saturday 24 of April EU NAVFOR Dutch warship HNLMS Johan de Witt prevented yet another pirate group from leaving the Somali coast and confiscated their vessel. After four days of counter piracy operations, this is the second pirate boat, so called whalers, on her flight[Read More…]
EU NAVFOR Frigate Victoria Destroys Pirate Vessels
Northwood, Middlesex–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2010. The EU NAVFOR warship ESPS VICTORIA yesterday intercepted a pirate action group (PAG) comprising one mother ship, a “Whaler”, and two skiffs. The suspected pirates were detected by the frigate’s helicopter 40 miles from the Somali coast north west of the Seychelles. The helicopter crew saw[Read More…]
Colombia: Plight of Conflict Victims Mostly Unreported
Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2010. With the shift of the armed conflict away from densely populated areas towards more remote regions, the plight of tens of thousands of people who still bear the brunt of the fighting has become almost invisible, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today. “The[Read More…]
Four Abducted UN-AU Blue Helmets Feleased in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2010 – Four peacekeepers serving with the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur (UNAMID) were released today after having spent more than two weeks in captivity. The unarmed South African police advisers – two women and two men – were abducted[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Calls for Afghan Probe Into Possible Killing of UN Staffer by Friendly Fire
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Afghan authorities to probe last October’s attack on a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul after a board of inquiry suggested that a UN staffer may have been killed by Afghan security forces who may have mistaken him for[Read More…]
Scientists Find Genes That Influence Brain Wave Patterns
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual’s typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases. One of the genes, for example, was found to be associated with[Read More…]
Everybody Hates Waste, Right?
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26 – New In The Public Interest column on The Huffington Post from Nicole Tichon, Tax and Budget Reform Analyst, published this afternoon. “Over the last year, serious policy debates have been subject to showdowns and shouting matches. Posturing and partisanship. Scrapping bills and taking names,” Tichon writes. “But[Read More…]
Walmart Statement Re: 9th Circuit Reverses Key Aspects of Lower Court’s Ruling in Dukes Case
Bentonville, Arkansas—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2010. Statement from Jeff Gearhart, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Walmart regarding today’s decision by the 9th Circuit Court ruling that a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over pay for female workers can go to trial: “We are pleased that the court agreed[Read More…]
