Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has signed a partnership deal with Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, and with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit research organization that focuses on the electric power[Read More…]
Day: April 14, 2011
8 Year Prison Sentence for Oak Lawn Woman Charged with Stealing More Than $850,000 from Chicago Law Firm
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The former office manager of a Chicago law firm was sentenced to 8 years in prison yesterday after she plead guilty to stealing more than $850,000 from the firm, using a large portion of the money to dine daily at a downtown lunch club, according to the[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 14, 2011 (11 AM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has moved highly contaminated water from a concrete enclosure outside reactor 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the utility reported. TEPCO said the water is stored in the reactor’s condenser. To help keep[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 14 April 2011 (15:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011 – UPDATE 15:30 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status On Thursday, 14 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1. Current Situation Overall, the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi plant remains very serious but there are[Read More…]
Durbin, Reid, 20 Senate Democrats Write Obama on Current Situation of DREAM Act Students
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and a group of 20 Democratic senators sent a letter yesterday to President Barack Obama asking him to establish a rigorous, consistent and orderly process for handling requests for stays of deportation from[Read More…]
Durbin: Congressional Budget Agreement Will Help Fermilab and Argonne Continue Research and Avoid Major Layoffs
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced yesterday that the agreement reached on the FY2011 budget will help both Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory continue important research and avoid the major layoffs that the House Republican Budget (H.R.1) would have required. The agreement, expected to be voted[Read More…]
CDC Study Finds Suicide Rates Rise and Fall with Economy
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The overall suicide rate rises and falls in connection with the economy, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released online today by the American Journal of Public Health. The study, “Impact of Business Cycles on the U.S. Suicide Rates, 1928–2007” is the[Read More…]
Libya: UN Chief Calls for Concerted Efforts to Address ‘Grave’ Humanitarian Crisis
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011 – While swift and decisive global action saved thousands of lives in Libya, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating and requires concerted efforts by the United Nations and the international community, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today at a meeting in Egypt. “Within Libya itself, the picture is[Read More…]
Mayors Back President’s Fiscal Policy Speech
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu “Tonight, President Obama demonstrated that he clearly understands that the key to winning the future includes a renewed commitment to long-term fiscal responsibility. The only way to truly achieve balanced deficit reduction is through the values of shared responsibility and[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 412,000, an increase of 27,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 385,000. The 4-week moving average was 395,750, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
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