WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2015 — Upcoming global climate talks in Paris have already teed up the largest carbon cut pledges in history, but even those will leave the world far short of what we’ll need to avert the worst impacts of climate change, the influential group Climate Interactive noted in an[Read More…]
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Report: Revitalizing Chicago’s Waterways Could Enrich Communities and Rebuff Invasive Species
Barges vs. Fish Narrative is bogus; Investment needed to address both issues CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2015 – A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) highlights the need for investment in the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) to revitalize its economic value, enrich communities and rebuff the advance of[Read More…]
Congressional Leaders Play Games with Defense Budget at Expense of Key Defense and Foreign Policy Programs
At Tacloban airport in the central Philippines, U.S. troops load relief supplies to a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey aircraft for airdrop to typhoon-ravaged remote places in 2013. Source: AP/Bullit Marquez Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. As congressional budget battles loom, leaders in the House and Senate are once again playing[Read More…]
Sustainable Development Goals Are an Opportunity to Ensure That We Leave No One Behind
A young boy flies a kite on a garbage heap in Mumbai, India. Source: AP/Rafiq Maqbool Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Next week, at a U.N. Summit that is likely to be the largest gathering of global leaders ever convened, nations will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, a[Read More…]
New Poll: GOP Rhetoric On Abortion Is Hurting The Party With Independent Voters In Swing States
Ahead Of Debate, New NARAL Pro-Choice America Poll Shows The Leading Candidates’ Rhetoric and Records On Abortion Makes Voters In Swing States Less Likely To Support Them Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2015. A new poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America of self-identifying independent voters in[Read More…]
Federal Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Flat, Use Of Alcohol, Cigarettes at Record Lows
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Current use of marijuana by those between the ages of 12 to 17 has remained largely unchanged over the past decade, while young people’s self-reported consumption of alcohol and cigarettes has fallen to record lows, according to federal data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental[Read More…]
New EPRI-NRDC Report Finds Widespread Adoption of Electric Transportation Could Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Air Quality
PALO ALTO, Calif. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released today an analysis that finds widespread adoption of electric transportation, including electrification in the off-road sector, could lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and could improve[Read More…]
Overwhelming Majority of Florida Latino Voters Want Climate Action Now
74 percent support state measures to combat climate change A farmworker harvests ferns in Florida. An Earthjustice and GreenLatinos study on Florida Latinos and the environment found that the majority of Latinos in the state say it is very or extremely important to reduce the use of pesticides and GMOs[Read More…]
A Lack of Federal Data on LGBT Americans Hinders Effective Policymaking and Resource Allocation
A married couple is pictured with their infant daughter, July 2014. Source: AP/Rick Bowmer Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. When the data from the American Community Survey, or ACS, were released yesterday, they offered a treasure trove of new information about the state of America today. However, important data on[Read More…]
For First Time in History, a State Generates More Annual Tax Revenue From Marijuana Sales Than From Alcohol Sales
Colorado’s ‘marijuana tax holiday’ on Wednesday will be a ‘much-deserved day off’ — the state raised nearly $70 million from marijuana-specific taxes in FY 2014-2015, compared to just under $42 million from alcohol-specific taxes DENVER —(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2015. For the first time in history, a state has generated more annual revenue from taxes imposed on[Read More…]
