WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club, 350.org, Carbon Market Watch, Pacific Environment, and Friends of the Earth U.S. released a report detailing the catastrophic human rights, labor, and environmental violations at Reliance Power’s Sasan coal-fired power plant and mine in Singrauli, India. Even more striking is the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Disappearing Pinto Abalone From Ocean Acidification, Climate Change and Poaching
Once Common From Alaska to Mexico, Abalone Has Declined 99 Percent in Some Places ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. Conservation groups notified the National Marine Fisheries Service today of their intent to sue the agency for delaying Endangered Species Act protection for the pinto abalone, an approximately six-inch snail with an[Read More…]
Nigeria is Now Free of Ebola Virus Transmission
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2014. The lines on the tabular situation reports, sent to WHO each day by its country office in Nigeria, have now been full of zeros for 42 days. WHO officially declares that Nigeria is now free of Ebola virus transmission. This is a spectacular success story that shows[Read More…]
Michigan Luxury Car Mechanic Indicted for Tax Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A mechanic who specializes in repairing exotic foreign cars and other high-end luxury vehicles was arrested on Friday after being indicted on tax charges by a grand jury in Detroit, the Justice Department announced. Terry Myr, a resident of Smith’s Creek, Michigan, was charged with tax[Read More…]
From Dublin to Detroit: Water is a Human Right
Community activists, faith leaders and families without water to march November 1st through downtown Detroit DETROIT —(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. Detroiters will march in solidarity with the people of Ireland against water charges and the privatization of our public water systems on November 1st, at 9:30am at the Spirit of Detroit[Read More…]
How Bruce Rauner Makes Money From For-profit Schools and Worthless Degrees
Students get stuck with a substandard education and crushing debt, while Rauner and his Wall Street buddies run away with profits Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. This morning the Chicago Reader published a piece outlining how billionaire Bruce Rauner attempts to profit from ripping off college students and taxpayers. Both in his[Read More…]
Tale of Two New Yorks Endures Under de Blasio as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrest Crusade
From March to August Under de Blasio/Bratton, NYPD Made More Marijuana Possession Arrests than Bloomberg/Kelly in Same Period of Previous Year; Extreme Racial Disparities Persist as Blacks and Latinos Make up 86% of Marijuana Possession Arrests, Despite Young Whites Using at Higher Rates NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A new report[Read More…]
Oct 22: ‘We Charge Genocide’ Presents Report on Chicago Police Violence and Hosts Silent Protest on National Day of Action Against Police Brutality
Chicago organizers release report they will present to the UN, exposing ongoing, pervasive Chicago Police violations of the Convention Against Torture, as well as call for a protest at the 11th District Police Station, formerly run by disgraced Commander Glenn Evans. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. On October 22, a national day of action against police brutality,[Read More…]
AMS Health Sciences, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Saba Shark Cartilage Complex, 60 Capsule Bottles Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. AMS Health Sciences, LLC is notifying the public that it is recalling 2014 bottles of Saba Shark Cartilage Complex due to possible contamination of Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children frail or elderly people, and others with[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary on Dept. of Defense Support to HHS on Ebola Response
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2014. Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby: “In response to a request by the Department of Health and Human Services — and as an added prudent measure to ensure our nation is ready to respond quickly, effectively, and safely in the event of additional[Read More…]
