http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/kingsway-announces-pennsylvania-files-action,1059727.shtml TORONTO, Nov. 23 - As it had previously announced, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department filed its own action on November 20, 2009 in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to attempt to challenge the... PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:14:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/kingsway-announces-pennsylvania-files-action,1059727.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvania-commission-on-crime-and,1059707.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six Pennsylvanians who have worked to support crime victims, improve the programs that serve them, and prevent future acts of violence recently received the Governor's Victim Service Pathfinder Award from the Pennsylvania Commission on Cri... PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvania-commission-on-crime-and,1059707.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvanias-employment-situation-october,1055850.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted civilian labor force - the number of people working or looking for work - fell by 27,000 in October to 6,340,000. Resident employment was down 29,000 in October, while resident unemployment was u... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvanias-employment-situation-october,1055850.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pa-public-utility-commission-approves,1055810.shtml PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Kinney, CEO of SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America LP, today issued the following statement following the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's (PUC) unanimous decision to approve the sale of Dominion Peoples Natural Gas Company to Peopl... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:12:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pa-public-utility-commission-approves,1055810.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pa-lottery-introduces-six-new,1060123.shtml MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery carolers will perform at six mall locations around the state from Saturday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 20 to promote the Lottery's six new holiday instant games. The Lottery carolers will sprea... PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:56 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pa-lottery-introduces-six-new,1060123.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/governor-rendell-says-12-million,1060035.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today $1.2 million in coastal zone management grants to organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving Pennsylvania's coastal zones along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary, saying the investm... PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:04:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/governor-rendell-says-12-million,1060035.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/abc-honors-top-contractors-and-construction-projects-in-delaware-valley,1055744.shtml EAST NORRITON, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC SEPA) honored the top Merit Contractors and construction projects in the Greater Philadelphia region at its 19th Annual ... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:51:53 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/abc-honors-top-contractors-and-construction-projects-in-delaware-valley,1055744.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/eaton-vance-pennsylvania-municipal-income-trust-report-of-earnings,1055440.shtml BOSTON, Nov. 19 -- Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Amex: EVP) (the "Trust"), a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings of the Trust for the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2009.... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:24:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/eaton-vance-pennsylvania-municipal-income-trust-report-of-earnings,1055440.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/2009-keystone-achievement-awards-recognize-pennsylvania-schools-for-academic-achievement,1055347.shtml 1,939 schools reach academic targets for two consecutive years HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 1,900 Pennsylvania schools are being honored with Keystone Achievement Awards for showing sustained academic achievement over the past two school year... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:54:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/2009-keystone-achievement-awards-recognize-pennsylvania-schools-for-academic-achievement,1055347.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvania-dep-lake-erie-region,1055366.shtml ERIE, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An impressive 1,257 volunteers picked up 72,763 pieces of trash adding up to 19,395 pounds during the seventh Pennsylvania-Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup, according to the Department of Environmental Protection. The resul... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvania-dep-lake-erie-region,1055366.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/new-report-ranks-pennsylvania-among-terrible-10-most-regressive-tax-states,1054777.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Working families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than their wealthiest counterparts, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP). In 2007, middle-cl... PressRelease Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/new-report-ranks-pennsylvania-among-terrible-10-most-regressive-tax-states,1054777.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/governor-rendell-urges-usda-congress,1062286.shtml Requests USDA Release $290 Million in Funds, Make $60 Million in Cheese Purchases; Asks Congress to Consider Risk Management Subsidy for Producers HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Pennsylvania's dairy farmers continuing to struggle with low milk prices... PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:56:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/governor-rendell-urges-usda-congress,1062286.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/exco-resources-inc-closes-sale,1062075.shtml DALLAS - EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) (“EXCO”) today closed the previously announced sale of certain Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania producing assets to EV Energy Partners, L.P., (Nasdaq: EVEP), along with certain institutional partnerships managed by EnerVest, Ltd. The sa PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:20:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/exco-resources-inc-closes-sale,1062075.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/first-day-bear-harvest-ranks-second,1062044.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced that hunters started the 2009 black bear season by taking a preliminary harvest of 1,897 black bears in 50 counties on the first day of the three-day statewide bear season. PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:09:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/first-day-bear-harvest-ranks-second,1062044.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/87-cadets-graduate-from-pennsylvania-state-police-academy,1059682.shtml Newest Troopers Assigned to Locations Around Commonwealth HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that 87 men and women joined the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Police following their graduation Friday from the State Police A... PressRelease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:59:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/87-cadets-graduate-from-pennsylvania-state-police-academy,1059682.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvanias-us-senators-bob-casey,1061443.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Robert Casey, Jr. and Senator Arlen Specter stood up for the working families of Pennsylvania by voting to break the Republican filibuster and begin formal debate on a solution to the health care problems that tormen... PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pennsylvanias-us-senators-bob-casey,1061443.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/gdf-suez-subsidiary-sponsors-ldquocaps-offrdquo-program-hosted-by-witf-tv,1061406.shtml HOUSTON - GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, today announced it is co-sponsoring WITF-TV’s “Caps Off” program, airing Wednesday, November 25th at 8:00 pm. This public forum will provide Pennsylvania viewers PressRelease Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/gdf-suez-subsidiary-sponsors-ldquocaps-offrdquo-program-hosted-by-witf-tv,1061406.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/flight-to-freedom-for-puppy-mill-dogs--ohio-dog-auction,1063636.shtml PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last week, Humane Police Officers with the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed criminal complaints against six Pennsylvania commercial dog breeders after agents and volunteers purchased twelve dogs at a... PressRelease Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:11:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/flight-to-freedom-for-puppy-mill-dogs--ohio-dog-auction,1063636.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/insurance-department-takes-action-in-commonwealth-court-against-kingsway-financial-services,1057675.shtml HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Insurance Department today filed a complaint in Commonwealth Court to force Kingsway Financial Services to unwind a set of sham transactions that negatively impacted one of its subsidiaries in Pennsylvania. ... PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/insurance-department-takes-action-in-commonwealth-court-against-kingsway-financial-services,1057675.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pacecontrols-visited-by-pa-state-representative-depasquale,1057346.shtml YORK, Pa. - PaceControls, a manufacturer of energy-efficient HVAC retrofits, was pleased to host Pennsylvania State Representative Eugene DePasquale (D-York). He toured PaceControls’ new facility in York and met with PaceControls EVP/COO Dr. Steve Costantino, and Dr. Tom Tuffey, Direct PressRelease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pacecontrols-visited-by-pa-state-representative-depasquale,1057346.shtml