News from December 2011
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: Last month, I joined my colleagues from the Energy Department’s Office of Indian Energy and the Denali Commission to tour the National Wind Technology Center in Colorado. We explored opportunities to leverage federal resources and expertise to help Alaska Native and Native American communities deploy clean energy projects, advance Tribal economic competitiveness, and create jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this hearing.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: HOT SPRINGS, AR: Hot Springs National Park, in conjunction with Arkansas Highway Department, will close Gulpha Gorge Road for litter cleanup Saturday, December 3 from 9 to 11 a.m., weather conditions permitting. The road closure will enable park volunteers from Ouachita Mountain Hikers to pick up litter...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: Media Contact: Liz Friedlander. 202-225-1564, Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee approved the issuance of a subpoena to compel the attendance of Jon Corzine, the Chief Executive Officer...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: St. Simons Island, GA: As the leading figure of the new colony of Georgia, General James Edward Oglethorpe was feted on his birthday in the young settlements of the colony. On Saturday, December 10th, the National Park Service at Fort Frederica National Monument will celebrate Oglethorpe's birthday in true colonial style from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: December 6 through 8, 2011 - Prescribed fire activity continues in the vicinity east of Concho Billie Trail and north of Mud Lake and Mud Lake Bypass Trails (see map here.) Burning will take place during the middle of the week to minimize conflict with weekend visitation. Last week crews were able to burn within 2,000 acres of the southern portion of the proposed 7,000 acre operational area.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: Each year, deep in Appalachia, the holiday season is ushered in as Christmas-red cardinals decorate snow covered hemlocks. Icicles become nature's diamonds frosting rocky mountainsides. The brisk air makes one's skin tingle. Christmas bells treat ears to a medley of jingles. And at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park's "Taste of Christmas Past," children of all ages will thrill in the magic of mountain holidays of old.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Theodore J. Romankow, the Prosecutor for the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, announced the arrests of seven defendants and the seizure of approximately 250 grams of heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: Dear President Obama: We write to express our concerns regarding very serious allegations of unfair trade practices by the government of China concerning clean energy products. We urge you to take all available measures to expeditiously investigate these allegations and take swift and appropriate action...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) made the following statement regarding today’s jobs report...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for November...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) made the following statement after Republicans today expressed opposition to an extension of the payroll tax cut...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa released the following statement ontoday’s U.S. Department of Labor report that American job creators added 120,000 jobs to the economy in November...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), continued its American Energy Initiative series today with a hearing to discuss “Expediting the Keystone XL Pipeline: Energy Security and Jobs."
By DOL Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it would implement a conference process to help reduce the backlog of contested mine safety violations...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, today called for a subpoena to compel former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine and other MF Global executives to appear before the Agriculture Committee at a hearing on December 13th, if they will not do so ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 2, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the November jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: HOT SPRINGS, AR: Explore the new Bathhouse Row Emporium which opened at Hot Springs National Park on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Located inside the Lamar Bathhouse lobby at 515 Central Avenue, the Emporium will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), continued its American Energy Initiative series today with a hearing to discuss “Expediting the Keystone XL Pipeline: Energy Security and Jobs."
By EPA Newswire | Dec 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), continued its American Energy Initiative series today with a hearing to discuss “Expediting the Keystone XL Pipeline: Energy Security and Jobs."
