Month: July 2010

Sierra Club Supports Reid’s Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2010.  This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act.  The Sierra Club issued the following statement in response to the introduction. Statement of Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director “The Sierra Club supports Majority Leader Reid’s Clean Energy[Read More…]

Total Claims Payments by BP Top $256 Million

BP to pay an estimated $60 million in advance payments in August New Orleans–(ENEWSPF)–July 28–BP said today it estimates it will pay at least $60 million in advance payments in August to claimants across the Gulf Coast who have lost income or net profit due to the oil spill in[Read More…]

Update on NOAA’s Oil Spill Research and Response Missions

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2010.  NOAA continues to play a vital role in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response, using all the scientific methods at its disposal, including satellites in space, planes in the air, ships on the water, autonomous underwater vehicles and gliders under the water, and scientists in the[Read More…]

Obama Administration In Danger Of Establishing ‘New Normal’ With Worst Bush-Era Policies, Says ACLU

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2010.  The Obama administration has repudiated some of the Bush administration’s most egregious national security policies but is in danger of institutionalizing others permanently into law, thereby creating a troubling “new normal,” according to a new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union. “Establishing a[Read More…]

Anti-Gay Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Justin Bieber

From AOL News: The 16-year-old Canadian pop star, who teenagers either undyingly love or massively loathe, has been singled out for protest by the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, just like his top-charting rival Lady Gaga. When Bieber plays the Sprint Center on Wednesday night in Kansas City, fans can expect[Read More…]

Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 27, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen and NOAA Administrator Lubchenco Provide an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to[Read More…]

GSU Physical Therapy Students Raise Funds for Research

GSU Physical Therapy Student Kristy Ton (left) and William G. Boissonnault (right), PT, DPT, DHSc, FAPTA, FAAOMPT, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Physical Therapy. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For the second straight year, Governors State University students, all members of the Physical Therapy Student[Read More…]

Governors State Announces Ed.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University has announced its fourth doctoral program, the Ed.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. The new doctoral program was approved for accreditation in June by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Seven doctoral students will enter the program[Read More…]

Man Convicted in Attack on Off-Duty Police Officer

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Eddie L. Mathis, Jr., 38, was found guilty yesterday of attempting to rob an off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer and then shooting the officer in a December 2003 attack at a Washington, D.C. gas station, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today. The jury verdict followed a[Read More…]

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