A new Obama administration regulation–the so-called Stream Protection Rule–is about to drive up energy costs and unemployment with no gain in environmental benefits, cautions the National Mining Association.
“The primary motive of this regulation is not to protect streams, as its title would suggest, but to protect federal regulators' jobs at the expense of coal miners' jobs as the nation's energy providers,” said Luke Popovich, vice president of communications for the National Mining Association.
In a classic example of needless regulation, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining, or OSM, plans to change more than 475 regulations, as well as add more new rules – despite no demonstrated need. OSM has crafted the rule behind closed doors, Popovich said, shutting cooperating states out of discussions about the purpose and content of the regulation.
The new rule carries a heavy economic price tag, Popovich warned. He pointed to an analysis by an independent consultant that found that OSM’s rule would put more than 268,000 mining and dependent jobs at risk—adding to the 40,000 high-wage jobs already lost in the industry.
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In a recent Financial Times article, “PR and news boundaries are being redrawn,” media editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson turns the spotlight on the PR industry using PR Newswire’s transformation as the indicator of the increasing importance of this earned media discipline.
A recent post on Beyond PR, Evolving Media … And Evolving PR, takes a closer look at Edgecliffe-Johnson’s analysis of the changing PR business as well as PR Newswire’s CEO, Ninan Chacko’s, perspective on the emergence of content marketing, its impact on communications and the future of the business.
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Stories of Music by Holly E. Tripp ( https://storiesofmusic.com ) is an award-winning, interactive anthology which brings together over 40 authors and artists from 11 countries who tell their personal stories of how music has affected – and changed – their lives. It’s used to heal emotions, lullaby babies, mourn losses, transform criminals, bond differences, and celebrate culture. Music is the all-powerful, non-excluding force that makes this book difficult to put down, and it is emotionally impactful.
Stories of Music (ISBN-10: 0996932704, ISBN-13: 978-0996932707, 2015, Timbre Press, Interactive paperback $29.00, 176 pages) includes URLs and QR codes throughout to direct readers to a free companion web edition with the audio and video pieces. The book is available on the author’s website: https://storiesofmusic.com on iTunes, and on Amazon and Barnes&Noble.
Media Contact: Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications Book Marketing at scottlorenz@westwindcos.com or by phone at 734-667-2090 http://www.book-marketing-expert.com
Steelcase today unveils concept spaces and technology at NeoCon 2012 that will optimize video interactions at work, create an intuitive, dynamic and natural video experience, and will address key barriers, such as light and sound quality, and privacy. These new concepts are in response to an emerging behavior Steelcase research identified: people living on video.
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A new video series, starring five of the most recognized registered dietitians in the country, debuts with 15 new regionally inspired recipes featuring grapes from California, plus tips for healthy eating and entertaining.
Shot in each dietitian’s hometown, the videos invite viewers into the kitchen to see the ease with which grapes from California can be used to add a punch of flavor, texture, color and health to meals and snacks. “From yogurt power bowls with California grapes to grape sushi rolls to raw root vegetable and grape salads the recipes are new, diverse, and delicious,” said Jeff Cardinale, commission vice president of communications. “And the videos show the many ways grapes from California are a simple, healthy, tasty addition to meals, snacks; truly one ingredient that can change everything.”
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Under difficult economic conditions in Europe, in 2012 SPIE turned in a highly satisfactory financial performance featuring growth in turnover, a sustained pace of acquisitions and an improved profit margin.
The Group met all its performance targets in terms of margins and business volumes, cash and order intake. These results confirm the relevance of its business model and its strong market positioning.
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http://www.sikanderbook.com From pricey suburbs of Peshawar to war-torn Afghanistan, SIKANDER is about a Pakistani youth's rapid transition to adulthood as a mujahideen warrior. With the aid of American Stinger missiles, Sikander joins in inflicting a Soviet defeat. He finds love and marries, while becoming a successful entrepreneur. But his issues with the Taliban and al-Qaeda throw his world into turmoil following 9/11. Learn more about this book: http://bit.ly/9BoGQN Learn more about this author: http://bit.ly/bCLwqX Media Contact: Book Publicist Scott Lorenz of Westwind Communications book marketing. 734-667-2090 – http://www.book-marketing-expert.com Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Co-Authors Roger Arsht and Caitlin Hawker team together to tackle the horrors of dog fighting in She Bites, a page-turning noir thriller that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
She Bites, (ISBN 978-1-48082-221-4, 2015, Archway Publishing, paperback $15.99 and Kindle $3.99, 224 pages, available on Amazon or http://www.shebitesthenovel.com
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LLNS, a leading healthcare communications company and part of Diversified Agency Services (DAS), is pleased to announce that Sharon Callahan, CEO of LLNS, has been recognized by the Women’s Venture Fund with its “Highest Leaf Award”. The award celebrates exceptional women who have demonstrated remarkable business leadership, developed a vision for business success and made outstanding contributions to their respective industries.
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Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company, today announced its OneFabric Edge architecture, a purpose-built architecture for edge networking to support mobile application delivery. Built on the recently announced OneFabric architecture, OneFabric Edge unifies wired and wireless networks, enabling enterprises to predictably deliver high quality applications to mobile users at any scale, supporting “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) initiatives.
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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), with help from The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Iridium Communications Inc. [Nasdaq: IRDM], has successfully implemented a new space-based system to monitor Earth’s space environment. Known as the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE), the system provides real-time magnetic field measurements using commercial satellites as part of a new observation network to forecast weather in space. This is the first step in developing a system that enables 24-hour tracking of Earth's response to supersonic blasts of plasma ejected from the sun at collection rates fast enough to one day enable forecasters to predict space weather effects.
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In recognition of International Women’s Day, Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault and Avon Products, Inc. CEO Sheri McCoy announced that four global organizations and one government campaign have received 2nd Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their outstanding work to bring attention to the need to end violence against women. The awards, presented at the United Nations Headquarters during the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, are part of the Avon Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program, which has donated nearly $50 million globally to end violence against women since its launch in 2004.
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