Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.  With sea levels anticipated to rise at accelerated rates and catastrophic flood events occurring at great frequency, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of the value of a coastal buyout program both to communities and the environment. “Buyouts turn floodplain lands from a massive[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A majority of Indiana residents believe that marijuana should be legally regulated like alcohol and nearly 80 percent of Hoosiers support taxing it, according to recently released statewide polling data released by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball[Read More…]

Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Releases Key Findings From Yearlong Series of Hearings in Nine States CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013.  In conjunction with the December 10th 2013 commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, theSamuel DeWitt Proctor Conference (SDPC)  is releasing key findings from community-based hearings it has[Read More…]

Linkoping, Sweden–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. Alcohol is far more likely to be detected in the blood of fatally injured drivers than is the presence of either illicit substances or prescription drugs, according to data published online in the Scandanavian Journal of Public Health. Investigators from the University of Linkoping, Department of[Read More…]

Despite shelves overflowing with colorful packages, increased consolidation of the grocery industry leaves shoppers with diminishing choice and higher grocery bills WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5 – Today, Food & Water Watch released an in-depth analysis of the consolidation of the grocery industry and the range of impacts it has on the[Read More…]

Threat of Draconian Sentences Means Few Willing to Risk Trial New York—(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013 – Federal prosecutors routinely threaten extraordinarily severe prison sentences to coerce drug defendants into waiving their right to trial and pleading guilty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In the rare cases in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013.  A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress finds that carbon pollution resulting from mining and drilling on America’s forests, grasslands, and other public lands has completely canceled out those same lands’ ability to absorb carbon from the air. In fact, the scales[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2013.  The Center for American Progress today released a series of reports demonstrating that income inequality does not produce sustained economic growth. In fact, according to the reports, inequality may actually dampen economic growth. Released on the same day as an address by President Barack Obama sponsored by CAP about growing[Read More…]

Rush Limbaugh and Fox Host Stuart Varney lash out at Pope Francis’s remarks on income inequality. Can you believe it? Yes, sadly, you can. Thank you, Pope Francis! Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamatters4america?feature=watch

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  As we continue a period of fiscal austerity in Washington, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of Guantanamo Bay showing that Congress has chosen to waste nearly $1.5 billion on the prison in just the past three years, even though the U.S. military and intelligence community[Read More…]