Month: August 2011

Zumba Mondays at GSU

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dance your way to fitness at the Governors State University Recreation and Fitness Center. Zumba classes will be offered on Mondays, from noon to 1 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., from September 12 through December 12. Zumba is exercise that combines Latin and international dance and[Read More…]

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Katia Racing West-Northwest Over the Tropical Atlantic, August 30, 2011 (UPDATE 11 PM AST)

Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2011 – UPDATE 11 PM AST.  The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Katia is currently racing west-northwestward over the tropical Atlantic, 13.3 N. 37.5 W, approximately 885 miles (1425 km) of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.  Maximum sustained winds are 60 mph (95 km/h). [Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, August 30, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing SUDAN U.S. Concerned on Continued Bombings in Southern Kordofan / Ceasefire LIBYA Qadhafi Family / Travel Ban Restrictions Under UNSCR 1970 / Notification from Algerian Government to UNSC Algerian Foreign Minister’s Call to the U.S. Ambassador to Algeria Qadhafi’s ICC Indictment[Read More…]

Sierra Club Applauds Retirement of Potomac River Coal Plant

Alexandria, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011.  Today, Mayor William D. Euille of Alexandria and GenOn Energy, Inc. announced the planned retirement of the Potomac River Generating Station, a sixty-two year old coal-fired power plant on the banks of the Potomac River in Alexandria. The announcement set the retirement date for October 1,[Read More…]

Hunger Among Older Americans Spikes Nearly 80 Percent Since 2001

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011.  Nearly 9 million Americans 50 and older face the risk of hunger according to new research commissioned by AARP Foundation. The report, “Food Insecurity Among Older Adults,” found more than nine percent of older Americans were at risk of hunger in 2009—a 79 percent increase since 2001.[Read More…]

NOAA, France Partner in Historic Effort to Protect North Atlantic Humpback Whales

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011. A humpback whale feeds in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.(Credit: NOAA) NOAA and France’s Protected Areas Agency have signed a “sister sanctuary” agreement to support the protection of endangered humpback whales that migrate annually more than 3,000 miles between NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off[Read More…]

DOT Fines JetBlue for Violating Price Advertising Rules

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined JetBlue Airways $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel. “When passengers shop for an airline ticket, they have a right to know the full price they will have[Read More…]

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