Bill Would Require Department of Energy to Conduct Study to Quantify Cost Savings, Increasing Use of Energy Efficiency Technologies Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have introduced a bipartisan bill directing the U.S. Department of Energy to quantify the cost savings from operational[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
At UN Forum, Secretary General Ban Urges World Leaders Aim to Set Global Roadmap for Education Until 2030
Photo: UNESCO Republic of Korea–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2015 – Education is not a privilege but rather a birthright that secures human rights and fights violent extremism, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in Incheon, Republic of Korea, as he opened the World Education Forum 2015 which aims to set the[Read More…]
South Sudan: UNICEF Warns Women and Children Being Victimized ‘With Frightening Regularity’
Women and children have suffered devastating attacks in South Sudan’s Unity State. Photo: UNICEF/South Sudan/Sebastian Rich GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2015 – Almost two years since the eruption of the conflict in South Sudan, the situation continues to deteriorate with women and small children making up the majority of most recent casualties,[Read More…]
Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Introduced to Ensure All Foreign Medical Schools Are Held to Same Standards
2013 investigation by Bloomberg Markets revealed offshore loophole that off-shore medical schools have been exploiting to access additional federal funding WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined U.S. Representatives Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) today to introducebipartisan, bicameral legislation that[Read More…]
Leading African American Neuroscientist, Dr. Cart Hart, Challenges Lawmakers and Pundits About Drugs and Addiction
Award-Winning Author of High Price Has Pivotal TED Talk Released on 90th Anniversary of Malcolm X’s Birth; Ebony.com Covers Hart’s Special Telephone Townhall About Drugs, Families, and What We Really Need to Do to Ensure Community Safety NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2015. Carl Hart, PhD, a neuroscientist and associate professor of psychology[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group 2015 Guide To Safer, More Effective Sunscreens
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2015. A whopping 80 percent of U.S. sun protection products analyzed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) contain harmful ingredients or offer inadequate protection against dangerous ultraviolet radiation — or both, according to a new shopping guide released today by EWG. EWG scrutinized 1,700 products, including sunscreens,[Read More…]
New Demos Report Shows Higher Education’s Debt-Financed System Biased Along Class and Racial Lines
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. During the next few weeks thousands of students across the country will graduate from college, an accomplishment that used to symbolize a step toward financial independence and entry into the middle class. However, unlike previous generations, today’s students will graduate with nearly $30,000 in student[Read More…]
Nearly 25,000 Flee Ramadi Amid ISIL Attacks and Heavy Fighting, Says UN Relief Wing
Iraqis displaced from Ramadi District in Anbar Governorate. Photo: UN Iraq GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2015 – With stocks running low and funds running out, United Nations aid agencies are rushing humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the city of Ramadi in central Iraq for the second time this month, according to the[Read More…]
FTC, All 50 States and D.C. Charge Four Cancer Charities With Bilking Over $187 Million from Consumers
Complaint Alleges Defendants Falsely Claimed Donations Would Help Pay For Pain Medication, Hospice Care & Other Services; But Spent Donations on Cars, Trips, Sports Tickets, & Professional Fundraisers Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. The Federal Trade Commission and 58 law enforcement partners from every state and the District of Columbia have[Read More…]
NASA TV Airs U.S. Cargo Ship Departure from International Space Station
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule is seen here docked to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station. SpaceX’s sixth commercial resupply flight arrived at the station on April 17. Credits: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. After delivering more than two tons of supplies and research to[Read More…]
