Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. As the new year approaches, NOAA ships and independent contractors are preparing for the nation’s 177th hydrographic surveying season, aiming to collect critically needed ocean and coastal mapping data for 2,525 square nautical miles in high-traffic coastal waters of the continental United States and Alaska. “The[Read More…]
Year: 2010
NOAA Website Launched Housing Previously Released Public Information from the Deepwater Horizon Response
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. NOAA today unveiled a web archive of the maps, wildlife reports, scientific reports and other previously released public information used by emergency responders, fishermen, mariners and local officials during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The NOAA Deepwater Horizon Library can be accessed via http://www.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon. “This website[Read More…]
Madigan Alerts Families to the Potential for Suffocation or Strangulation from Bumper Pads
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an alert to Illinois parents, grandparents and other caregivers of infants urging them to remove bumper pads used along the sides of cribs. Madigan said immediate action is necessary in light of the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to bumper pads.[Read More…]
Better Business Bureau Urges Consumers to Scrutinize Their Credit Card Bill After The Holiday Rush
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– After rushing around charging various items over the holiday season, it’s easy to lose track of what you charged. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reminds consumers that it’s extremely important to make sure you check every charge to make sure it’s yours and that it’s accurate. Under Federal law,[Read More…]
Keep the Holiday Spirit: Donate Unwanted to Gifts to a Good Cause
Alsip, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Returning Holiday Gifts is a challenge. You’ve shopped until you drop and you really don’t feel like standing in long return lines with those unwanted holiday gifts? Perhaps you don’t have a receipt – or don’t like to re-gift? Good as New Thrift Store in Matteson, IL has[Read More…]
New UN-Korean Partnership Aims to Boost Transfer of ‘Green’ Technologies
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2010 – The United Nations today announced a new partnership with the Republic of Korea’s international development agency to facilitate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to help Cambodia tackle pollution. The agreement signed in Vienna is the first between the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and[Read More…]
Costly Australian Floods Highlight Need for Disaster Mitigation Planning, UN Warns
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2010 – With unpredictable and extreme weather the “new normal,” both developed and developing countries must plan ahead by anticipating the consequences of development or face increasing economic losses, according to the United Nations disaster mitigation secretariat. Citing torrential rains that have severely flooded parts of north-eastern[Read More…]
Farmers’ Fear of Cholera Threatens Rice Harvest in Haiti – UN Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2010 – Farmers in north-western Haiti are likely to lose a significant portion of their rice harvest due to reluctance to work in paddy fields they fear are contaminated by the cholera-causing bacteria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, adding that it is[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for December 28, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local[Read More…]
Former Chicago Man Allegedly Swindled Nearly $8 Million from More Than 50 Victims in Alleged Investment Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A former Chicago man was charged with allegedly engaging in an investment fraud scheme, swindling nearly $8 million from more than 50 victims who were led to believe they were buying shares of stock in well-known companies. The defendant, Randy M. Cho, was charged with one count of[Read More…]
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