NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights released a new PSA featuring Tony and multiple Grammy Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater as part of a new video series following the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic US Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
U.S. Declares Iceland in Defiance of Global Trade Ban on Whale Products
Conservation and Animal Protection Groups Welcome Action and Call for Sanctions WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–6 February 2014 – Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell issued a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) and its prohibition on international[Read More…]
NRDC Experts: EPA Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants Workable, Popular and Would Address Climate Change
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014 – The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed limits on carbon pollution from future power plants are realistic, would deliver real results and have attracted broad support nationwide, experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council will say today in a public hearing. The EPA is holding a daylong hearing[Read More…]
Alaska: Election Officials Affirm Cannabis Legalization Measure has Enough Signatures To Qualify for the 2014 Ballot
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director State election officials have affirmed that a proposed initiative to regulate the production and retail sale of cannabis to adults has obtained the necessary number of signatures from registered voters to appear on 2014 ballot. The initiative’s proponents, The Campaign[Read More…]
Gaia Comes Into Focus
Gaia calibration image EU–(ENEWSPF)–6 February 2014. ESA’s billion-star surveyor Gaia is slowly being brought into focus. This test image shows a dense cluster of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. Once Gaia starts making routine measurements, it will generate truly enormous amounts of[Read More…]
EPA: Harding Street Coal Plant Responsible for 88% of Marion County’s Toxic Industrial Pollution
Toxic pollution linked to cancer and serious health problems INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. Indianapolis Power & Light’s Harding Street coal-fired power plant was responsible for 88 percent of the toxic industrial pollution released in 2012 in Marion County, according to information released this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).[Read More…]
Senate Committee Takes Up Controversial Logging Bills
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today will hold a hearing on the Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 (S. 1784) and the National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 (S. 1966). Both bills include extreme measures to promote or mandate logging,[Read More…]
3T Design Recalls Cervélo Bicycles with Aduro Aero Handlebars Due to Risk of Injury
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 04, 2014 Recall number: 14-099 P5 bicycle with recalled Aduro aero handlebars. Recall Summary Name of product: Cervélo P5 bicycles with3T[Read More…]
Lion Force Recalls Boys’ Puffer Coats Due to Strangulation Hazard
Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 04, 2014 Recall number: 14-100 Front of coat Recall Summary Name of product: Lion Force[Read More…]
Representative Gutiérrez to Boehner & Pelosi: Convene House Classified Briefing Before Deliberating Further Iran Sanctions
“We are facing a crossroads as a nation, we are facing a crossroads as a Congress, and I want us to be as informed as possible.” Rep. Gutiérrez Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2014. Today, Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives (at approximately 10:00[Read More…]
