WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2010. Summary: A NOAA report released today claims much of the oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s Macondo well has evaporated, been burned, skimmed, or recovered, or has degraded or dispersed. The report is silent on the long-term effects of carcinogens and toxins that remain[Read More…]
Month: August 2010
Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil from BP Spill
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2010. The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed much of which is in the process of being degraded. A significant amount of this is the direct result of the robust[Read More…]
Durbin: Government Reports Widespread Abuses in For-Profit College Recruiting
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2010. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which found widespread abuses in for-profit college recruiting. “The GAO report’s findings are significant and suggest a widespread pattern of fraud and abuse. It calls into question the for-profit sector’s assertions that it[Read More…]
Product Recall – Eugenio Brezzi Truffle Puree
Miami, FL–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. Optimus, Inc. d/b/a Marky’s, Miami, FL is announcing the voluntary recall of Eugenio Brezzi Truffle Puree products imported from Italy. Consumers in possession of any of these products should return it for a full refund to the retail outlet where it was purchased. Item # UPC[Read More…]
PSC New Photography Professor Brings Professional Background to the Classroom
Peter Bosy. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Every Saturday as a student, Prairie State College (PSC) Assistant Professor of Photography Peter Bosy went to art school. He enjoyed drawing and painting, but when he discovered photography in college, he was hooked. “I fell in love with the immediacy of the[Read More…]
Registration Continues for Fall Courses at PSC
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Registration for fall courses continues at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin August 23. Non-credit courses include a variety of single day and multiple session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on campus,[Read More…]
PSC Offers High School Seniors a Free Course
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) is giving high school seniors the chance to try the college—for free. PSC is offering high school seniors, the class of 2011, the opportunity to take one course with no charge for tuition. “This is a great opportunity for high school seniors to[Read More…]
Recycle Your Wheelchairs and Improve the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities
Donating a wheelchair is a great way to recycle a wheelchair and at the same time help a person with a disability. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Recently Melanie Jones, Director of Advancement & Communications for Sertoma Centre, Inc. was offered a motorized wheelchair by Dennis Dureno, a well respected member[Read More…]
Administrators Named to Southland College Prep Charter High School
Herald (Chip) Johnson and Rose Marie Mosley. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two administrators have been approved for the Southland College Prep Charter High School, Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, Southland’s Chief Education Officer, announced. The Southland’s Board of Directors approved Herald (Chip) Johnson as the school’s assistant principal and Rose Marie[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 3, 2010
Houston, TX–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. CDT Admiral Allen: Good morning. For those of you watching in television, we’re here in Houston, Texas this morning. We’re here to observe the injection test and later on today the subject to a successful injection test, the static kill of the Macondo[Read More…]