Despite denials, heavily redacted communiqués demonstrate collusion WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. Internal emails show that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may have worked together to counteract widespread news coverage. Numerous outlets reported that the former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon power plant[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Study Finds That Grass Height Drives Sage Grouse Nest Success
Livestock Grazing Implicated in Reduced Survival Rates of Rare Birds LARAMIE, Wyo.—(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2014. A scientific study by sage grouse scientists, published in the December issue of Wildlife Biology, confirms that the height of grass cover in nesting habitat is a key factor in determining the nesting success of imperiled[Read More…]
Physicians for Human Rights Releases Expert Analysis of CIA Torture Report, Calls for Federal Commission to Hold Health Professionals Accountable
Doctors and Psychologists Played Central Role in Torture, More Than Previously Known New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. Health professionals played an essential role at every stage of the CIA’s torture program, committing at least eight violations of ethics and law, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today in an[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Obama Administration for Detaining Asylum Seekers as Intimidation Tactic
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s policy of locking up asylum-seeking mothers and children to intimidate others from coming to the United States. The case was brought on behalf of mothers and children who have fled extreme[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry’s Press Availability in London, Dec. 16, 2014
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Obviously, the last few days have been fairly intensive set of discussions, and we’ve covered a lot of ground, so I thought it was important to try to bring everybody up to speed on the road journeyed and the[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Statement on Pakistan School Terrorist Attack
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. “On behalf of all the men and women of the U.S. Defense Department, I extend our deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan following today’s ruthless attack on the army public school in Peshawar. This heartless slaughter of over 100 innocent students and teachers was an[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Terrorist Attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s horrific attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims, their families, and loved ones. By targeting students and teachers in this heinous attack, terrorists have once[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Confirmation of Vivek Murthy as the Surgeon General
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. I applaud the Senate for confirming Vivek Murthy to be our country’s next Surgeon General. As ‘America’s Doctor,’ Vivek will hit the ground running to make sure every American has the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe. He’ll bring his lifetime of[Read More…]
Future of Israeli-Palestinian Peace ‘More Uncertain Than Ever,’ Warns Senior UN Official
An Israeli Security Forces vehicle lights a gate in the security fence that separates farmers in the Biddu enclave from their land in the Seam Zone, which is the land between the 1949 Armistices Line and the West Bank Barrier. Photo: Alaa Ghosheh/UNRWA Archives NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2014 – The[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Feinstein and Gillibrand Ask Interagency Task Force About Efforts to Combat Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animals
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today sent a letter to Secretaries Hagel, Vilsack, and Burwell, co-chairs of the newly formed interagency Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, to ask about how the Task Force plans to address[Read More…]
