WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement on today’s opening of the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris (COP21). “As part of the largest healthcare and service sector union in America, SEIU members, including the delegation of members[Read More…]
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Why Adult Education Matters – Dr. Terri L. Winfree, President, Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. The current Illinois state budget crisis has been getting a lot of attention as more individuals are negatively impacted by the lack of money to operate essential services. Prairie State College (PSC) is facing some difficult decisions on how to continue operating our Adult Education programs[Read More…]
FDA Approves Empliciti, a New Immune-stimulating Therapy to Treat Multiple Myeloma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with two other therapies to treat people with multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior medications. Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer that occurs in infection-fighting plasma[Read More…]
DNA Repair Factor Linked to Breast Cancer May Also Play a Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
NIH-funded research suggests deficient DNA repair may lead to dementia. Scientists reduced levels of BRCA1 in mouse brains and in neurons in a dish to investigate the role of the protein in dementia. Image courtesy of Lennart Mucke, University of California, San Francisco. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Mutant forms of[Read More…]
NRDC President: Paris Climate Agreement Must be Ambitious
PARIS –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – President Obama today addressed leaders from more than 150 nations on the opening day of landmark climate talks in Paris that seek to reach a new and durable international agreement to curb the worst impacts of climate change. Following is a statement from Rhea Suh,[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama Calls For Continued Climate Action At COP21 Climate Negotiations
PARIS, FR –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. During the opening day of the UNFCCC international climate negotiations in Paris– COP21 — President Barack Obama delivered opening remarks that outline the U.S. climate commitment and urged leadership, transparency, and financial support to vulnerable nations. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released[Read More…]
Climate Talks Must Heed the Call of Pope Francis and the Multifaith Movement
Pope Francis addresses the 70th session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, September 25, 2015. Source: AP/L”Osservatore Romano Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. As global leaders convene today at the opening of the Paris climate talks—officially known as the United Nations’ 21st Conference of the Parties—a new column from the Center for American[Read More…]
The Growing Population of Latinos Will Redefine U.S.-Mexico Relations
Members of a Latino family walk past a reflection of a patriotic mural in Fremont, Nebraska, on July 21, 2010. Source: AP/Nati Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Today, the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, or CIDE, the Center for American Progress, and the Mexican Council on Foreign[Read More…]
Studies Add to Mounting Evidence of Neonic Dangers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Last week, two studies were published that link neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticide exposure to detrimental effects in bees and butterflies. The first study, published in the international scientific journal Nature, found that bumblebees exposed to neonics suffered pollination services impairment that reduces their delivery to apple crops.[Read More…]
Should Our Children Be Genetically Engineered?
Call for ban on germline genetic engineering of human beings BERKELEY, CALIF. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. On the eve of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine International Summit on Human Gene Editing, the Center for Genetics and Society and Friends of the Earth released a new report today,[Read More…]
