Parker Solar Probe honors Prof. Eugene Parker for his solar wind discovery Illustration courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017 By: Steve Koppes NASA has named the first mission to fly a spacecraft directly into the sun’s atmosphere in honor of Prof. Eugene Parker, a pioneering physicist[Read More…]
Day: June 1, 2017
United Nations: US Decision to Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord a ‘Major Disappointment’
“Climate action is not a burden, but an unprecedented opportunity” Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric for the UN Secretary-General, reads a statement on the United States decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change. UN Photo/Manuel Elias NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 June 2017 – The Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General today[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Selection of Team to Redevelop Venerable State Street High-Rises
$141 Million Project Will Revitalize Stretch of Marquee Downtown Street and Create Hundreds of Jobs This story updated on June 5 at 1:37 p.m. with information provided by Taylor Johnson. The original story on the City of Chicago’s website contained an error. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–UPDATED June 5, 2017 — June 1, 2017. Mayor[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on Paris Accord
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. Statement from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: “The President’s decision to pull out of the Paris Accord is a poor attempt to pit environmental protection and economic growth against each other. It’s a false choice. Chicago has proven you can create jobs while reducing your carbon footprint, and[Read More…]
Sierra Club on Trump’s Paris Withdrawal: “One of the Most Ignorant and Dangerous” Actions of Any President
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. Today, Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the terms of the Agreement, no country can begin the withdrawal process until three years after the Agreement enters into force and the withdrawal would not take effect[Read More…]
Earthjustice: Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal is a Profound Failure of Global Leadership
President Trump forfeits American leadership, willfully ignores the climate crisis and costs U.S. workers clean energy jobs Trump, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2014 at National Harbor, Maryland. Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. The following is a statement from Earthjustice President Trip[Read More…]
Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Is an Attack on Prosperity of All Americans, Says Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden
Washington, D.C.— Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is reckless with our economy, national security, and public health. Climate change is already imposing staggering costs, threatening our military assets, and increasing the risks of political instability[Read More…]
U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes to Defeat ISIS, June 1, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 30 strikes consisting of 51 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
Patriotic Millionaires: Illinois Minimum Wage Vote is a Victory for Workers and the Economy
“In an economy that is 70% driven by consumer demand, giving a third of the working population a raise is the best economic stimulus available.” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. This morning, following the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of a bill to gradually raise the state minimum wage to $15/hour, the[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
Taos –(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2017. Today, President Trump stated he will withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement. This would deliberately reject the will of over 70 percent of Americans who support the agreement and the increasingly alarmed warnings from the scientific community that climate change, if left[Read More…]