Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014 – 11:19 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: As a dad, when you — Tori’s parents are here. And I have to imagine they are awfully proud of this remarkable young lady, and we really appreciate you taking the time to introduce me. I want to welcome everybody[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, USDA has Failed to Protect Farmers
Wheat farmers and advocates demand immediate action from USDA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. On the one-year anniversary of the Department of Agriculture’s announcement of finding an unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) wheat in an Oregon field, farmers and allies are demanding an end to the approval of GE traits until measures[Read More…]
Penn. Republican Congressman Dent Supports the Freedom to Marry
New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. Yesterday Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) endorsed the freedom to marry. His support comes as loving, committed gay and lesbian couples begin marrying in Pennsylvania after Governor Corbett, a Republican, did not appeal a federal court ruling last week. Marc Solomon, national campaign director for Freedom to[Read More…]
Chicago Investment Fund Manager Facing Criminal Charge for Allegedly Defrauding 41 Investors of $11.3 Million
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. A Chicago investment fund manager fraudulently obtained more than $11.3 million from 41 investors and misused the funds for his own benefit, as well as to repay certain investors in a Ponzi-type scheme, according to a criminal fraud case announced today by federal law enforcement officials. The[Read More…]
30,000 Consumers Call on McDonald’s to Fight Climate Change With Meatless Meals
OAK BROOK, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. More than 30,000 people have already joined a consumer campaign started by the Center for Biological Diversity earlier this month that urges McDonald’s to reduce the carbon footprint of its menu by adding meat-free alternatives. This campaign comes in the wake of McDonald’s recent announcement[Read More…]
Measles Cases in the United States Reach 20-year High
CDC urges vaccination as summer travel season approaches Measles, U.S., 2001-2014: Cumulative Number by Month of Rash Onset Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1[Read More…]
FDA to Require Warnings on Sunlamp Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final order reclassifying sunlamp products and ultraviolet (UV) lamps intended for use in sunlamp products from low-risk (class I) to moderate-risk (class II) devices. The order also requires that sunlamp products carry a visible black-box warning[Read More…]
Communities Speak Out Against Antibiotic Abuse on Factory Farms
Grassroots effort across the country combats industry efforts to maintain status quo of overuse despite looming public health crisis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. After several decades of insufficient action to curtail the abuse of life-saving antibiotics on factory farms by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a string of American[Read More…]
EPA Plan To Reduce Corn Ethanol Mandate Would Cut Carbon Emissions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. A proposal now being considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cut the amount of corn ethanol required in gasoline would lower greenhouse gas emissions by 3 million metric tons, according to a new report released by the Environmental Working Group. If the EPA reduces[Read More…]
Poets and Writers to Discuss Arabic Literature at Teacher Conference at DePaul University
Nesreen Akhtarkhavari, assistant professor and director of Arabic Studies program in the DePaul Department of Modern Languages, helped organize a day-long Arabic Literature conference May 31 on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2014. Poetry, song, film and plays will be among the cultural performances at a teacher conference on[Read More…]
