Samsung Rear-Control Washer is one of the models being recalled. See complete list of recalled products below. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Samsung top-load washing machines Hazard: The washing machine top can unexpectedly detach from the washing machine chassis during use, posing a risk of injury[Read More…]
Day: November 4, 2016
‘Organic’ Art Exhibit Opens at Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery on November 7
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. ‘Organic,’ an art exhibit featuring works by Karen Ami, Renee Robbins, Allison Svoboda and Ana Zanic, will open on Monday, November 7 at Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery. They exhibit will run through December 8. A reception will be held on Thursday, November 10 from[Read More…]
Audubon Encourages Washington Voters to Say Yes to Country’s First Carbon Tax
Initiative 732 would make polluters pay, reduce the state’s sales tax and help birds and people. SEATTLE, Wash.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016—In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnold called on voters in Washington state to make history by passing the United States’ first carbon tax.[Read More…]
Pregnant Women, Children Among the Victims in Latest Mediterranean Tragedy – UNICEF
An Italian coastguard vessel brings survivors from a capsized boat to the harbour in Lampedusa. (File Photo) Credit: AMSA/UNHCR GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 – A number of children and pregnant women were among the 240 people reported to have drowned off the coast of Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean[Read More…]
On Historic Day for Climate Action, UN Secretary General Ban Urges Sustained Momentum for Better, Safer Future
A view of the Middelgruden offshore wind farm. The wind farm was developed off the Danish coast in 2000 and consists of 20 turbines. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 – As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for[Read More…]
European Space Agency and the Vatican Join Forces to Save Data in the Digital Era
EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 At a ceremony held in Vatican City today, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Vatican Apostolic Library have agreed to continue their years-long cooperation on the preservation, management and exploitation of archived information. The declaration follows a five-year activity by the Vatican Library to digitise its[Read More…]
Sierra Club: World Leaders Change, But Trump Would Still Be the Only Climate Science Denier
Despite changes of leaders in the U.K., Brazil, Peru, and elsewhere, Trump still stands alone WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. In July, it was widely reported that Donald Trump would be the only world leader to deny the science and dangers of climate change if elected President, according to a[Read More…]
Pipeline Expert: Government Underestimated Risk of an Oil Spill from Dakota Access Pipeline
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe demands government reconsider its finding that pipeline poses no risks The DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) being installed between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota. Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0 Standing Rock, ND —(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. An independent expert hired by[Read More…]
The Choice Is Clear: Hillary’s Vision for An America That Is Hopeful and Inclusive, Not Dark and Divisive
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016. Today in North Carolina, Hillary Clinton continued to make her closing argument for the presidency, outlining her record of championing the interests of people of color throughout her career–in contrast with Donald Trump’s history of racial discrimination and divisive rhetoric. Throughout her professional life and candidacy,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on the October 2016 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement on the September October 2016 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the BLS, the economy added 161,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent.[Read More…]
