New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 10:10 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution. For most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires. Divisions[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Remarks by the First Lady at the United Nations General Assembly Spousal Luncheon
New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 12:23 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you all. It’s wonderful to see you all. Please, please rest. I am beyond thrilled to have you all here today. I want to start by, of course, thanking Thelma, not[Read More…]
Grotto Sculpin Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Protection for Rare Missouri Fish Protects Clean Water for People Too COLUMBIA, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protected a rare cave- and stream-dwelling fish found only in Perry County, Mo., under the Endangered Species Act today, but decided against protecting any critical habitat for the fish[Read More…]
Rare Mountain Fox in California and Oregon Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity reached a legal agreement late Monday requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a decision on Endangered Species Act protection for the Sierra Nevada red fox. The Center petitioned for protection for the fox in 2011, leading to a[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wild and Scenic Smith River From Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project
Caltrans Oblivious to Public-safety Concerns, Rare Ecological Values, Critical Salmon Habitat Along Scenic Smith River Canyon CRESCENT CITY, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) highway-widening project that threatens endangered salmon runs, ancient redwoods and public safety along the wild[Read More…]
New Agreement Will Speed Federal Protection for Boreal Toads
Toads in Southern Rockies, Utah, Nevada, Idaho Suffering From Disease, Habitat Destruction DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity reached a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late Monday giving the agency four years to consider Endangered Species Act protection for boreal toads in the southern Rocky[Read More…]
Agreement Will Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for Northeast Songbird
Mountain-dwelling Bicknell’s Thrush Imperiled by Climate Change RICHMOND, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity reached a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late Monday giving the agency four years to consider whether to protect the Bicknell’s thrush under the Endangered Species Act. The thrush nests only[Read More…]
Imperiled Coastal Florida Bird, Lizard Threatened by Sea-level Rise Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service committed late Monday to making Endangered Species Act findings on whether protections are warranted for the MacGillivray’s seaside sparrow and the Florida Keys mole skink, in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Both species[Read More…]
Dim the Lights: Study Aims to Get Teen Night Owls to Bed Earlier
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Dim lights, board games, and no bedside electronics: An old-fashioned sleepover? Not exactly. This overnight takes place at UC Berkeley and involves dozens of undergraduate research assistants, some in white lab coats and goggles, who collect saliva samples to gauge the hormone levels of teenage night owls.[Read More…]
University of Oregon’s MBA Program Rated Ninth Worldwide on Sustainability List
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – The University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business is second in the U.S. and ninth worldwide in a new ranking of the “Top 30 Global Green MBA schools” by the Canadian business magazine Corporate Knights. On the magazine’s list of the top 10 small MBA[Read More…]
