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…]
Day: June 17, 2010
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…]
NOAA Conducts Tests to Determine Fate of Whale Found Dead in Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2010. On Tuesday, June 15, the NOAA Ship Pisces reported a dead sperm whale floating 77 miles due south of the Deepwater Horizon spill site. NOAA is currently in the process of conducting thorough testing to determine the circumstances surrounding the mammal’s death, as well as collect[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Testimony to Senate Armed Services Committee on New START Treaty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2010. Secretary Steven Chu testified today before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the New START Treaty. His prepared testimony is below: Chairman Levin, Ranking Member McCain, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Treaty between the United States of[Read More…]
Opening Statement by Secretary of State Clinton Before the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on the New START
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Chairman Levin, Senator McCain, members of the committee. It’s a great pleasure for me to return to testify before a committee that I was very honored to serve on. And we are here, today, Secretary Gates, Secretary Chu, and Admiral[Read More…]
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