Human Rights Attorneys and Survivors of Clergy Sexual Violence Submit Report in Advance of Hearing New York—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2014. Late on Friday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), representing the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), filed a report with the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) documenting[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
How a Silly Putty Ingredient Could Advance Stem Cell Therapies
University of Michigan researchers have found that mechanical forces in the environment of human embryonic stem cells influences how they differentiate, or morph into the body’s different cell types. To arrive at the findings, they cultured the stem cells on ultrafine carpets made of microscopic posts of a key ingredient[Read More…]
‘High Speed Mitigation Train Needs to Leave the Station,’ Concludes Long-awaited UN Climate Report
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Greenland at the end of March 2014 to see first-hand the impacts of climate change. UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the findings of a long-awaited United Nations report on the mitigation of climate change released earlier today in[Read More…]
UN Experts Issue Dire Warning about Climate Change
NRDC: “We’re running out of time, but not out of solutions” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014 — The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change yesterday issued its latest report with an urgent call to action. The following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “The[Read More…]
From Red Mars to Green Earth
Jolyon Tidmarsh with the sensor EU–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2014. How can a sensor for analysing the atmosphere of Mars help us to cut greenhouse emissions on Earth? By going where no human or machine has been before. Parts of our planet are so hostile they are unreachable. But if we are[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Waxman, Harkin, Rockefeller & Members of Congress: Report Shows E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Lighting Up Among Young Users
With Critical FDA Regulations Still Under Review, Report Finds Evidence of E-Cigarette Marketing Reaching Substantial Youth Audiences WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014. Eleven Democratic lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives today released a report that shows a dramatic recent increase in the marketing of electronic cigarettes – or[Read More…]
Texas Railroad Commission will No Longer Accept Empty “Self-Bonding” for Energy Future Holdings’ Mining Operations
Public Citizen, Sierra Club Ask Regulators to Stay Vigilant to Protect Taxpayers, Environment from Wall Street Abuse AUSTIN–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014. After nearly two years of advocacy, the Sierra Club and Public Citizen have learned that when Energy Future Holdings files for bankruptcy, the Texas Railroad Commission will no longer accept[Read More…]
Herbicide Ban Put on Hold In Sri Lanka
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014. Bowing to political pressure and agrochemical industry opposition Sri Lanka’s government has taken a step back from its original decision to place a ban on one of the most widely used herbicides worldwide —glyphosate. Scientific evidence has tied glyphosate to the incurable, deadly kidney disease that[Read More…]
Statement by Energy Secretary Moniz on IPCC’s Working Group Report on Climate Change Mitigation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2014. Today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group report on climate change mitigation: “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on mitigation makes it clear that the next ten to twenty years are critical if we[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Shootings in Kansas, April 13, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2014. This afternoon we heard reports of a horrific shooting in Overland Park, Kansas. Michelle and I offer our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends who lost a loved one and everyone affected by this tragedy. I have asked my team to stay in close[Read More…]
