Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2011. Summary: Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2012 Chrysler vehicles, including 200 and Town and Country models, Dodge vehicles, including Charger, Durango, Grand Caravan and Journey models and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured from August 31, 2011, through September 13, 2011, that are equipped with 3.6l[Read More…]
Month: October 2011
Yamaha Recall of Certain Model Year 2009 – 2011 VMX17 Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2011. Summary: Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 VMX17 (V-Max) motorcycles, including the YB, YCB, ZR, ZCR AG and ACG variants, manufactured from September 2008 through April 2011. On affected motorcycles, high oil pressure can build up inside the oil pump causing it to malfunction. Oil[Read More…]
NORML’s Marijuana Legalization Question Tops ‘Most Popular’ List On White House’s ‘We The People’ Website
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The question of whether the federal government should legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol is the leading vote-getter on the White House’s recently launched online petition website, ‘We the People.’ The site is described as a ‘new way[Read More…]
New York City: Police Commissioner Calls On Officers To Curb Marijuana Arrests
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. City police officers are to cease making misdemeanor marijuana arrests in cases where the contraband was not displayed in public view, according to an internal order issued late last week by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and reported by the New York Post. Although simple marijuana[Read More…]
‘Artificial Leaf’ Makes Fuel From Sunlight
Solar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. Cambridge, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. An ‘artificial leaf’ made by Daniel Nocera and his team, using a silicon solar cell with novel catalyst materials bonded to its two sides, is shown in[Read More…]
Victory for the United States but Not the Defeat of Al Qaeda in Yemen
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born terrorist working with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, is a victory in the fight against international terrorist groups targeting the United States, but the significance of his death for AQAP or on Yemen-based terrorism should not[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Marine Casualties, September 30, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Sprovtsoff, 28, of Davison, Mich., and Sgt. Christopher Diaz, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sprovtsoff[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Five Army Casualties, September 30, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Sep 28, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 5th Engineer[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Killing of Anwar Al-Aulaqi
NEW YORK–(ENWESPF)–September 30, 2011. U.S. airstrikes in Yemen today killed Anwar Al-Aulaqi, an American citizen who has never been charged with any crime. ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jameel Jaffer said, “The targeted killing program violates both U.S. and international law. As we’ve seen today, this is a program under which[Read More…]
‘We are the 99%’ Solidarity March with #OccupyWallStreet at 3 PM October 1
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. We the 99% will not be silent and we will not be intimidated. This Saturday thousands more of us will march together as one to show that it is time that the 99% are heard. Join us on the 2nd week anniversary of your new movement.[Read More…]