Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013 – 1:14 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here on this Monday. It’s Monday, right? Good. Before I take your questions, I have something to say about health care reform and saving consumers money. Today we are focusing on[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Court Ruling Against NSA
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013 – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a federal judge declared that the bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records by the National Security Agency is likely to violate the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches and probably is not effective in fighting[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling on Bulk Collection of Phone Records
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court’s ruling on bulk collection of phone records. “Judge Leon’s ruling hits the nail on the head. It makes clear that bulk phone records collection is intrusive digital surveillance and not simply inoffensive data[Read More…]
Study: Cannabidiol Holds Promise For Treating Psychosis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Cananbidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, alleviates psychotic symptoms and may hold promise as an alternative antipsychotic treatment, according to a review published in the November issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Investigators in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom reviewed[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Heller Urge Renewal of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Call on Banking Committee to Provide Certainty to Employers, Insurers WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) today urged the Senate Banking Committee to provide certainty to businesses that purchase terrorism risk insurance by beginning work on reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) when[Read More…]
Precedent-Setting Fracking Court Battle Advances In New York’s Highest Court
Case on local bans comes as growing number of communities take similar action Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A precedent-setting court battle over fracking before New York’s highest court advanced today, with lawyers filing briefs asking the court to uphold the Town of Dryden’s gas drilling ban. The decision by the[Read More…]
Groups Blast Governor Cuomo’s $650 Million Fossil Fuel Plant Bail Out
Expensive, unnecessary plan represents a huge setback for state’s green energy efforts Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. Groups are blasting an announcement yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo to invest $650 million in an uneconomic fossil fuel plant in Dunkirk, NY foregoing a far cheaper and cleaner option to invest in transmission[Read More…]
Whales & Dolphins: Lawsuit Seeks to Reduce Harm from Navy Sonar in Pacific
Millions of marine mammals face injury, death off Hawaiʻi, Southern California Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A lawsuit filed in Hawaiʻi federal court today challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a 5-year plan by the U.S. Navy for testing and training activities off Hawaiʻi and Southern California. The Navy[Read More…]
Judge Rules Against NSA on Phone Data Collection
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A federal court ruled today that the NSA’s mass call-tracking program violates the Constitution. The lawsuit was filed in Washington by activist Larry Klayman. The American Civil Liberties Union is currently litigating a similar legal challenge in New York, ACLU v. Clapper. ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jameel[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s Call with Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon, December 16, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. Assistant Press Secretary Carl Woog provided the following readout: Secretary Hagel called Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon today to continue their close consultations on shared regional security challenges and the strong defense cooperation between the United States and Israel. During the call, they discussed[Read More…]
