Archive for June 30th, 2010
US Labor Department provides $27 million to help workers displaced by oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
National News Release 10-908-NAT
June 30, 2010
Contact: Lina Garcia
Phone: 202-693-4661
E-mail: garcia.evangelina@dol.gov
US Labor Department provides $27 million
to help workers displaced by oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Funds to help with job training, placement
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a total of $27 million in National Emergency Grant awards to four key states to assist workers along the Gulf Coast who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The states are Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
“Working families in the Gulf Coast have been dealt a tremendous blow by this oil spill, and they are facing serious long-term challenges. They need and deserve our help now,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “From the start, we have been actively engaged in ensuring workers tackling the cleanup are kept safe and healthy. These grants will help those still looking for work find jobs that are good, safe and will help the region’s economy get back on track.”
The funds are being granted to workforce agencies in the four states experiencing economic hardship as a result of wage decline and job loss in the shrimping, fishing, hospitality and tourism industries. Alabama and Mississippi each will receive $5 million. Florida will receive $7 million, and Louisiana will receive $10 million.
The resources are being provided to the states to increase their capacity to help workers now while they seek reimbursement from BP for the costs associated with retraining and re-employment assistance. Services funded by the grant money may include skills assessment, basic skills training, individual career counseling and occupational skills training.
Since April, the Labor Department has been involved in the Deepwater Horizon response. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is deployed across the Gulf Coast monitoring the cleanup and ensuring BP provides appropriate worker safety and health training and protections. Learn more at http://www.osha.gov/oilspills.
The department’s Employment and Training Administration has created One-Stop Career Centers where workers can receive information on unemployment insurance and job opportunities posted through the public workforce system. Learn more by calling 877-US2-JOBS (872-5627), 877-872-5627 or 877-889-5627 TTY, or visiting http://www.careeronestop.org
Additionally, the department’s Wage and Hour Division has been on the ground consulting with multiple agencies and interested parties, and providing materials to ensure cleanup workers are paid the wages they deserve.
National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary of labor’s discretionary fund and are awarded based on a state’s ability to meet specific guidelines. For more information, visit http://www.doleta.gov/NEG.
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America’s Natural Gas Alliance Names Michelle Bloodworth to Lead its Business-to-Business Efforts
America’s Natural Gas Alliance Names Michelle Bloodworth to Lead its Business-to-Business Efforts
Washington, June 30, 2010 – America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) has named Michelle Bloodworth to be its Vice President of Business Development. The 22-year natural gas industry veteran will start with ANGA on July 1.
Bloodworth joins ANGA as the association seeks to develop key relationships to raise awareness of North American natural gas, which thanks to recent shale play discoveries, can fuel our nation for generations to come. She will be charged with working with utilities, regulators and other business-to-business stakeholders to communicate the economic and environmental benefits of increased natural gas use for clean, efficient power generation.
“Michelle’s breadth of industry experience across the board, including strategic planning, power generation, and government relations, and her technical work in the industry, makes her a perfect fit for this position,” said ANGA President and CEO Regina Hopper. “Her experience with ANGA and the industry will be a great asset in driving awareness of natural gas throughout the market for increased use of clean, efficient power generation.”
Bloodworth was hired after working as a consultant developing ANGA’s business-to-business natural gas demand efforts. Prior to her consulting stint, she worked for over 20 years at Energen’s Alabama Gas Corp., where she served as Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Communications. There she oversaw power generation, distributed generation, and end-use customer markets.
“When used in power generation, natural gas provides the United States with the option for a cleaner, more efficient power source,” Bloodworth said. “By increasing our use of clean, abundant and American natural gas–for power generation, transportation and industrial use–we can propel the United States into a clean and secure energy future.”
Bloodworth was an officer and founding board member of the Council for Responsible Energy and served on the boards of the Energy Solutions Center, NGVAmerica and the Gas Technology Institute’s Utilization Technology Development Program. She has been active on committees of the American Gas Association, the Southern Gas Association and the Southeastern Energy Society. Bloodworth earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University.
America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) represents 34 of North America’s leading independent natural gas exploration and production companies. ANGA members are dedicated to increasing the appreciation of the environmental, economic and national security benefits of clean, abundant, North American natural gas. Learn more about ANGA at www.anga.us.
For More Information Contact
Dan Whitten
America’s Natural Gas Alliance
+1-202-789-2642 x 490
www.anga.us
dwhitten@anga.us
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