A Fatal Overdose Occurs in the U.S. Every 14 Minutes; More than Twice as Many Accidental Deaths Annually from Overdose than Firearms; Legislation Would Scale Up Overdose Prevention Programs that Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 Lives – And Could Save Many More Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards[Read More…]
Month: August 2012
ARPA-E Announces $43 Million for Transformational Energy Storage Projects to Advance Electric Vehicle and Grid Technologies
WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy today announced that 19 transformative new projects will receive a total of $43 million in funding from the Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to leverage the nation’s brightest scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses.[Read More…]
Senate Blocks Improved Cybersecurity Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. The Senate today voted against moving forward on cybersecurity legislation ending the bill’s chances at final passage. S. 3414, the Cybersecurity Act, was recently significantly improved with several new privacy- oriented changes, including a mandate that information shared with the government under the program go to civilian[Read More…]
Nominations for IL Senior Hall of Fame Awards Due August 20
IL Dept on Aging will announce winners during a ceremony later this year SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is reminding people about the fast approaching deadline to nominate seniors, ages 65 years and older, for the 2012 Illinois Senior Hall of[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Cybersecurity Legislation Vote
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Today, despite the strong leadership of Senators Reid, Lieberman, Collins, Rockefeller and Feinstein, an overwhelming majority of Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, the only comprehensive piece of cybersecurity legislation that would have begun to address vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the House Vote to Extend the Bush Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. House Republicans last night voted to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest few and shower millionaires and billionaires with a $1 trillion tax cut that will inevitably be paid for by gutting investments in critical programs needed to create jobs and strengthen the economy. [Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Additional $12 Million in U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Syria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Today, on behalf of the American people, the President approved an additional $12 million in U.S. humanitarian assistance to support those most affected by the crisis in Syria. After nearly 17 months of conflict, the humanitarian situation is dire and rapidly deteriorating. The United Nations estimates[Read More…]
Drop in Cigarette Consumption Offset by Increases in Other Forms of Smoked Tobacco
Loopholes in tax structure, classification system are possible causes Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2012. Sharp increases in total adult consumption of pipe tobacco (used for roll-your-own cigarettes) and cigarette-like cigars since 2008 have offset declines in total cigarette consumption, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]
Syria: Kofi Annan Resigns as UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–2 August 2012. Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon today announced the resignation of the United Nations-League of Arab States Joint Special Envoy for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan. “Mr. Annan has informed me, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Nabil El Araby, of his intention not to renew his[Read More…]
Automatic Spending Cuts Will Close More than 100 Airports
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012. Today, according to a new analysis released by the Center for American Progress, as many as 106 U.S. airports could lose air traffic control service—and effectively be shut down—under automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect January 2, 2013. An interactive map, also released today, illustrates[Read More…]
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