US president and Amtrak devotee Joe Biden take jobs pledge to FloridaBarack Obama announced $8bn in grants to upgrade America’s slow and aged passenger rail network today, taking his state of the union promise to build America’s clean energy economy to Florida.Obama was touting his efforts to create jobs by investing in infrastructure and less [...]
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) Halia™ advanced oxidation system has been selected by the City of Wichita, Kans., for a crucial step in the process of treating excess water flow from the Little Arka…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — International adoption must be part of the solution for Haiti’s orphaned children in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake, said Craig Juntunen, international child welfare advocate and the founde…
CANONSBURG, Pa., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The Marcellus Shale Coalition today expressed its support for Pennsylvania’s plan to hire inspectors under the Department of Environmental Protection’s oil and gas program, and urged the Commonwealth to continue…
Peculiar Winter Weather Includes More Heavy Snowfalls, Disruptions to Local Economies – Map of Recent Oddball Weather Events Reflects Trends of What’s Expected in Years Ahead
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Global warming is having…
RHINELANDER, Wis., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Drs. Foster & Smith, the nation’s largest online pet supplier, has announced plans to launch a retail aquarium-and-pond-products-only website February 2, 2010. The site, www.FosterAndSmithAquatics.com, wil…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Today, electric vehicle company THINK released its first U.S. EV-Ready Cities Index. Topping the list was Los Angeles followed by San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. The THINK EV-Ready…
Davos: There may be the will to build global institutions to run the world economy, but let’s get real: nation states still ruleFinancial markets. Greenhouse gases. Currencies. Fish. The World Economic Forum in Davos has had sessions on all these pressing issues this week.The problems are easy to identify. Too little regulation of the banks [...]
First Conviction under the Plant Protection Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Economy Cash & Carry Inc., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, to a criminal violation of the Plant Protection Act related to …
Environmental group says the plan will create a legal headache for any government pushing ahead with airport’s expansionEnvironmental activists have invited some of the UK’s leading architects to design an “impenetrable fortress” to be built on land earmarked for the third runway at Heathrow.Greenpeace plans to build the winning design at the centre of the [...]