News from August 2012
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Sitka National Historical Park - In recognition of the 96th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, Sitka National Historical Park will offer fantastic naturalist programs for the whole family this Saturday, August 25th.Founder's Day celebrations will include a ranger-guided walk...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service and National Geographic Society are teaming up to host a 24-hour BioBlitz species count and a two-day Biodiversity Festival, August 24-25, 2012 in Rocky Mountain National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA - An investigation by the San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force resulted in the arrest of 16 of 27 defendants today who face federal narcotics charges for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution network, announced representatives from the agencies who jointly conducted the investigation at a press conference this morning.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: The Obed Wild and Scenic River will be having a River History Program on Saturday, September 29th. The theme of this Ranger program involves a river's progression through time and history.Rivers throughout early America provided the main arteries of travel for native tribes and early...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - The nation’s large resource base of natural gas can be used for cost-effective power generation, with environmental burdens coming primarily from fuel combustion, not resource extraction, according to a new Department of Energy (DOE) study.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Jacob Adams Missing Since Wednesday, August 15.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 23, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement regarding Governor Mitt Romney’s comprehensive, true all-of-the-above energy plan to create millions of new jobs with American energy resources.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: MUNISING, Mich. The public is invited to attend the eighteenth annual Alger Women of Honor Observance to be held Thursday, August 30. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is sponsoring the event.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Tokyo, Japan - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), continuing his trade mission in Japan, met today with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba to break down trade barriers and seek new market access for U.S. exporters that would help create American...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The energy agenda unveiled by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney would hand over America’s lands and coasts to oil companies and preserve more than $4 billion in tax subsidies every year, even as it cuts key incentives to produce more American-made wind energy. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, today decried this new kowtow to the oil industry as bad for America’s competitive spirit.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
Release: Entrepreneur and horticulturalist Steve Jones was on a Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) agricultural trade mission to Madagascar in 2006 when he first began thinking about how modern plant propagation techniques might help struggling East African farmers boost their productivity and prosperity.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: SHANKSVILLE, PA: Flight 93 National Memorial will celebrate the 96th birthday of the National Park Service with kid-friendly programming on Saturday, August 25 during Founder's Day. Children will have the opportunity to learn more about the memorial and the story of Flight 93 through a hands-on "Touch-Table,"...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Carney in December 2011 - “Reject means reject"
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Carney in December 2011 - “Reject means reject"
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Reducing tillage for some Central Great Plains crops could help conserve water and reduce losses caused by climate change, according to studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Carney in December 2011 - “Reject means reject"
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Stop.Think.Connect.™ campaign today announced a new partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA to help raise awareness among more than 3.2 million youth across the country about the importance of cybersecurity and online safety.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2012
News Release: Plant offers increased farm income, enhanced land stewardship, and creates over 300 jobs WASHINGTON – Aug. 22, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc., (Chemtex), to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol refinery in ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2012
News Release: Support Will Create and Retain Employment in Rural America WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of recipients for grants and loans to help spur economic development and create or save jobs in six states.
