Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Yesterday, Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Chris Collins (NY-27) introduced the bipartisan Cider Industry Deserves Equal Regulation (CIDER) Act. The Act, HR 600, would amend the section of the tax code that deals with wine and related beverages, 26 USC § 5041, to support the growing[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Proposed Piñon Pipeline Draws Huge Outpouring of Opposition
More than 10,000 comments against the pipeline submitted to BLM before tomorrow’s deadline Chaco and New Oil and Gas Wells– WildEarthGuardians Farmington, NM–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. In what is one of the largest outpourings of its kind in New Mexico’s history, more than 10,000 citizens from around the U.S. submitted comments[Read More…]
Adult-Child Baseball Camps Starting to South Suburban College in February 13
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. The South Suburban College Baseball Program and Head Coach Steve Ruzich will be conducting Adult-Child Baseball Camps February 13th through 22nd for boys and girls 6-14 years of age. The camps will feature sessions for pitching, hitting, advanced hitting, and fielding while providing adults[Read More…]
South Suburban College PLAYHOUSE to Host Open Auditions for ‘Six Degrees Of Separation’ on February 17th
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. The SSC PLAYHOUSE of South Suburban College announces Auditions for its production of John Guare’s Tony-Award and Pulitzer-Prize winning 1990 classic American play, ‘Six Degrees Of Separation’ on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 4:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall A on the Main Campus in[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Despite Dropping Crude Prices, Black Gold Still Buoys Shell in the Arctic
WASHINGTON, DC. —(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. The Financial Times reported Shell’s (NYSE: RDS) annual profits for 2014, and even as oil prices came down from record highs, Shell’s 14 percent rise to $19.04 billion in profits rank it among the world’s most profitable corporations. In addition, Shell will likely receive a[Read More…]
More Than 50,000 People Call on Last Remaining Georgia ‘Rattlesnake Roundup’ to Switch to Humane Wildlife Festival
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake photo © D. Bruce Means. ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. This weekend Whigham, Ga., hosts its annual “rattlesnake roundup” — a lethal and cruel contest in which hunters compete for prizes by capturing rare eastern diamondback rattlesnakes to be displayed and then sold for their meat and skins. As[Read More…]
Study: Livestock Grazing on Public Lands Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion Over Past Decade
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. A new analysis finds U.S. taxpayers have lost more than $1 billion over the past decade on a program that allows cows and sheep to graze on public land. Last year alone taxpayers lost $125 million in grazing subsidies on federal land. Had the federal government charged[Read More…]
NYCLU Provides Body Camera Guidelines to White House Policing Task Force
January 29, 2015 — On Saturday, Jan. 31, the New York Civil Liberties Union will testify on police body cameras during a White House hearing on 21st century policing. In its testimony, the NYCLU encourages police departments to adopt sensible and enforceable policies that ensure body cameras are used for the[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Shell Announces Plans for 2015 Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Shell Oil announced today that it will seek drill in the Arctic Ocean this summer, despite its dismal record in the area and a number of outstanding challenges, including the fact its permits to drill in the Chukchi Sea have not been approved. The company has[Read More…]
A Huge Win for Pennsylvania’s Public Lands
Sierra Club applauds Wolf Administration’s Order to Protect State Parks and Forests from New Oil and Gas Leases PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Today, Governor Wolf signed an executive order placing a moratorium on new leasing for oil and gas drilling in our state parks and forests. This action reinstates a 2010[Read More…]
