News from December 2011
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: The annual Earth Day event, the summer Lecture Series, Pueblo dancers, and Junior Ranger camps are just a handful of the many things funded by Western National Parks Association (WNPA), the bookstore located in Aztec Ruins Visitor Center. Visitors who peruse the shelves might not realize the extent to...
By State Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: Kerry Marks World Aids Day, Highlights Progress in MA
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today approved the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act of 2011 with a bipartisan vote of 17 to 6. The JOBS Act will advance wireless broadband service, spur billions of dollars in private investment, create thousands of jobs, help bring interoperable broadband communications to public safety officials, and reduce the deficit by approximately $15 billion.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: For the past dozen years, Horace Seldon has been an instrumental part of BOAF. He is one of the "Core Four" NPS Rangers who has shaped the interpretation of the site for more than a decade.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called on the Obama Administration’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to return the proposed Utility MACT rule to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and require a more complete assessment of its impact on job creation. EPA is slated to issue the final Utility MACT rule on December 16 under a consent decree.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today approved the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act of 2011 with a bipartisan vote of 17 to 6. The JOBS Act will advance wireless broadband service, spur billions of dollars in private investment, create thousands of jobs, help bring interoperable broadband communications to public safety officials, and reduce the deficit by approximately $15 billion.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today pressed the White House to comply with the Nov. 3, 2011,subpoenas for internal Solyndra documents and also make certain employees within the Office...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama announced today that his administration would create a program to assist clean energy development in Native American and Alaska Native communities.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today pressed the White House to comply with the Nov. 3, 2011,subpoenas for internal Solyndra documents and also make certain employees within the Office...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
Release: USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today announced significant investments in states and tribal areas across the country to test innovative ways to address a critical need - providing low-income children with access to healthy nutrition during the summer.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: Dear Mr. Read: As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, we have a special responsibility to the more than 100 million Americans who receive health care under Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, including...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today pressed the White House to comply with the Nov. 3, 2011,subpoenas for internal Solyndra documents and also make certain employees within the Office...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: Dear Secretary Geithner and Commissioner Shulman...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: Park Superintendent Cicely Muldoon announces the 14th year of shuttle bus transportation beginning Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 and running through mid-April 2012. "Winter is a wonderful time not only to watch the annual Pacific gray whale migration from Alaska to Mexico but also to celebrate the recovering populations of Northern Elephant seals as they return to breed at Point Reyes.".
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
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By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) lauded the Obama administration and former President Bill Clinton for their joint efforts to increase the energy efficiency of federal and private buildings. Rep. Markey has authored several laws aimed at improving energy efficiency standards in buildings and appliances...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: Kenneth A. Heidelberg. Former Boston African American. NHS Site Manager. The foundation of the freedom of a people has not been destroyed. Therefore, joy has come in the morning with the opening of the African Meeting House. Diana Parcon. Director of Capital Improvements & Facility Operations, Museum of...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, today Energy Secretary Steven Chu was joined by Lynn Jurich, the president and co-founder of the solar power company SunRun, and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to announce $12 million in funding for the awardees of the...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today approved the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act of 2011 with a bipartisan vote of 17 to 6. The JOBS Act will advance wireless broadband service, spur billions of dollars in private investment, create thousands of jobs, help bring interoperable broadband communications to public safety officials, and reduce the deficit by approximately $15 billion.
