Front Groups & Extensive Spending Aimed at Curbing California’s Clean Energy Action SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014 – Major oil companies are propping up at least eight front groups in a last-ditch campaign to subvert California’s climate action law requiring them to pay for their carbon pollution beginning in January 2015,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
A First Look at the Fossil-Fuel and Anti-Environment Agenda of the Next Congress
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2014. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress examines how massive political spending by the Koch brothers and other special interests in yesterday’s election will guide an aggressive fossil-fuel and anti-environment agenda in the next Congress. Although media coverage has largely focused[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Outraged by ICC Refusal to Investigate Israel War Crimes in Flotilla Attack that Left Nine Dead
New York –(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2014. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following response to the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) would not be opening a full investigation into the 2010 Israeli attack on a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza. Israeli forces killed nine people, including 18-year-old U.S.[Read More…]
Election Day Rundown on Pesticide Restrictions and GE Labeling: Victories and Setbacks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014. A mixed day for environmental and public health advocates everywhere, election day, November 4, 2014, brought victories and setbacks. While campaigns to advance public health and environmental protections faltered, as did supportive candidates, bright spots did poke through, leading the way forward for future grassroots efforts. Ogunquit, Maine Pesticide[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Nov. 1, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 278,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 287,000 to 288,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Department of Defense Briefing by Lt. Gen. Anderson in the Pentagon Briefing Room via satellite from Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2014. Presenter: International Security Assistance Force Joint Command Commander Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson COL. STEVE WARREN: Welcome members of the fourth estate. It’s great to see you here. Today we have a great honor to welcome to our briefing room the commander of the International Security Assistance[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Press Conference, Nov. 5, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2014 – 2:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Have a seat. Today, I had a chance to speak with John Boehner and congratulated Mitch McConnell on becoming the next Senate Majority Leader. And I told them both that I look forward to finishing up this[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department’s Annual Honors Ceremony to be Held on November 8
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. The Park Forest Police Department’s Annual Honors Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 8 beginning at 9 a.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. The program includes details on numerous police incidents over the past year in which police personnel serving Park Forest are[Read More…]
Chicago NEIU College Students Going to United Nations in Geneva Switzerland November 11-13
Members of the NEIU delegation discuss their plans to travel to Geneva and observe the inner workings of the United Nations Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2014. Between November 11th and 13th, a delegation of sixteen students from Northeastern Illinois University will visit Geneva, Switzerland and attend the U.S. government’s review formal[Read More…]
Governors State University to Address Violence Crisis in Communities and Schools on November 18
Live multi-media event free to area high school and college students; Special Guest Appearance by Rapper DLOW University Park, IL – (ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2014. Respond to Violence: Reaching Our Youth – a live multi-media event – will take place in Governor State University’s Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, November 18,[Read More…]
