Documents Show US Aggressively Pushing Corporate Agenda, Isolated From Other Countries, Scores of Unresolved Issues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been shrouded in secrecy from the beginning because the Obama administration knows that the more people know about it, the more they will oppose the[Read More…]
Day: November 13, 2013
Medical Marijuana Advocates Hold Press Conference Ahead of Public Hearing on Fate of Washington State Program
Stakeholders speak out to defend state’s 15-year-old law and urge legislators to preserve, strengthen patients’ rights Seattle, WA—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. Patient advocates and various stakeholders will hold a press conference today at 4pm at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey to draw attention to this evening’s statewide public hearing on the[Read More…]
Climate Change Increases Storm Severity and Toxic Chemical Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2013. As the world sheds tears from reading the reports of human suffering and looks on in horror at the pictures of devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, the debate of whether increased occurrences of super-storms like Haiyan are just over the horizon because of man-made climate change[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, November 12, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013 – 1:03 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had an enjoyable Veterans Day, which reminds me that, as you probably know by now, the President is enjoying lunch with servicemembers at Molly Malone’s, an[Read More…]
Marriage Equality is Coming to the Aloha State
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)-Today the Hawaii state Senate passed marriage equality legislation, putting the Aloha State on track to become the next state where gay and lesbian couples can legally marry. The legislation now heads to the desk of Gov. Neil Abercrombie for signature. "The unprecedented momentum for LGBT equality in America[Read More…]
Bill Lifting Ban on HIV Organ Donation Heads to President Obama for Signature
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – is praising the passage of bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives that lifts the federal ban on the donation of HIV-positive organs to HIV-positive recipients. The HOPE Act passed[Read More…]
Judge Orders Disclosure of Documents Detailing Publication of Regnerus’ Junk Science
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In an opinion released today, a Florida state court judge ruled that the University of Central Florida must turn over records related to the publication of a debunked 2012 study conducted by Mark Regnerus that demonizes gay and lesbian parents. Regnerus’ research has been called into legal question[Read More…]
New Prevention Guidelines Address Blood Cholesterol, Obesity, Healthy Living and Risk Assessment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and other specialty societies, have released four guidelines focused on the assessment of cardiovascular risk, lifestyle modifications to reduce cardiovascular risk and management[Read More…]
Weight-Loss Infomercial Pitch-Man Kevin Trudeau Convicted of Criminal Contempt
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. Author and television pitch-man KEVIN TRUDEAU was convicted today of criminal contempt for violating a 2004 federal court order that prohibited him from making deceptive television infomercials that misrepresented the contents of his weight loss cure book. A federal jury deliberated approximately an hour after a week-long[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Reduces Costs and Acquires Cleaner Energy with New Electricity Supply Agreement for City Facilities
Agreement Eliminates Coal from City’s Portfolio for the First Time And Saves City $1.2 Million in Electricity Costs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Fleet and Facility Management (2FM) have selected Constellation NewEnergy, an Exelon company, as the electricity supplier for the City of Chicago’s facility[Read More…]