KABUL–(ENEWSPF)–APRIL 17, 2012—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today suspended medical activities in its recently opened maternity hospital in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan, after an explosion inside the hospital compound this morning. Seven people were injured in the blast, including one child. “The suspension[Read More…]
Day: April 17, 2012
Two Years after BP Gulf Spill Disaster, More Remains to be Done
NRDC’s Beinecke: “We Must Make Energy Exploration Much Safer.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2011 — Members of the National Oil Spill Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling issued a report today marking the two-year anniversary of the disaster. The following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president[Read More…]
Community Groups Sue Maui County To Stop Illegal Sewage Discharges
Lahaina injection wells foul Kahekili Beach Park, killing coral and triggering algal blooms Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 212. Four Hawaiʻi community groups filed suit yesterday under the federal Clean Water Act to stop Maui County from discharging wastewater into the ocean from its Lahaina treatment plant without a permit. Millions of gallons[Read More…]
Children’s March to Protest Kaiser Hayward Closure of Vital Pediatrics Unit
Kids march to save Kaiser pediatrics. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Several hundred children, parents, and concerned community members along with RNs will hold a children’s march and rally to protest the closure of the pediatrics unit at Kaiser Permanente located in Hayward. Over 2,000 young children and teenagers received[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Equal Pay Day, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Working women power America’s economy and sustain our middle class. For millions of families across our country, women’s wages mean food on the table, decent medical care, and timely mortgage payments. Yet, in 2010 — 47 years after President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Buffett Rule
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. Tonight, Senate Republicans voted to block the Buffett Rule, choosing once again to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest few Americans at the expense of the middle class. The Buffett Rule is common sense. At a time when we have significant deficits to close and serious[Read More…]
Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Bans Most Toxic Pesticide Use on County Property
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Last week, Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Council voted to limit the use of chemical insecticides, weed killers and other pesticides on county property. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the restrictions will apply to the county’s 66 buildings, their lawns and the wide swaths of open space[Read More…]
Tax Payer’s Dodge-Ball In Market Square
PITTSBURGH –(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Occupy Pittsburgh will gather in Market Square on Tuesday, April 17 for a game of Tax Payer’s Dodge-Ball. The 99% will face off against the 1% in a dodge-ball game where, like the American political economy, the odds are stacked in favor of the rich. However,[Read More…]
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