Community, Labor, Industry Effort for Buyers Advocated Snowflake, AZ –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012 – The United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2688 ‘Union Committee to Re-Open Snowflake Paper’ issued a statement today over the Oct. 5 shutdown, urging Catalyst Paper Co. to cooperate with its workers in seeking a buyer for the facility. USW[Read More…]
Day: September 27, 2012
Atomic Aquatics Recalls Cobalt Dive Computer Due to Impact and Drowning Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell[Read More…]
New Poll Finds NY Voters Overwhelmingly Support Clean Energy and Willing to Pay More
Results show voters want to transition to renewables over dirty fossil fuels statewide Albany, NY –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. A new poll released today by Public Policy Partners (PPP) shows than an overwhelming percentage of New York voters favor clean, renewable energy sources to power the state. The poll comes out[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches 2012 Web Voter Guide
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Today, the Sierra Club launched its 2012 Web Voter Guide to help voters concerned about public health and environmental issues cut through the election noise and get the facts on candidates in their district. The online resource features an interactive map of key congressional races,[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Dedicates Two National Wildlife Refuges in New Mexico
Valle de Oro and Rio Mora Become Nation’s 559th and 560th Refuges ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today dedicated the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque, making it the first urban refuge in the Southwest and one of a handful across the nation.[Read More…]
Palestine to Seek UN Non-Member State Status, Abbas Tells General Assembly Debate
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 September 2012 – The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, whose bid for full United Nations membership failed last year, announced today from the podium of the General Assembly that he would seek non-Member State status this year, accusing Israel of apparently rejecting the internationally endorsed two-state[Read More…]
ACLU Joins Medical Marijuana Suit in Arizona
Case Seeks Implementation of 2010 Voter-Approved Law that Allows Access to Medicine for Senior Citizens Suffering From Serious Illnesses PHOENIX –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona joined a lawsuit today that seeks to compel Maricopa County to allow a medical marijuana dispensary to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $1.4 Million Grant for Free Legal Help for Illinois Renters
Attorney General Distributes Funds from National Foreclosure Settlement Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that nearly $1.4 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement has been awarded to Chicago’s Lawyers Committee for Better Housing. Madigan said the grant will help provide much-needed legal representation and advocacy[Read More…]
Army Releases August 2012 Suicide Data
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The Army released suicide data today for the month of August. During August, among active-duty soldiers, there were 16 potential suicides: three have been confirmed as suicides and 13 remain under investigation. For July, the Army reported 26 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers: 13 have been[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Feed the Future: Partnering with Civil Society
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this event about Feed the Future and the work we are doing together. I am delighted to be here with someone whom I admire so much and am very enthusiastic about, and that is President Joyce Banda from[Read More…]
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