GENEVA –(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2015. Today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against the dolphin-saving U.S. labeling program for tuna, calling it a “technical barrier to trade.” Mexico brought the case against the U.S. Since 1990, the United States has maintained a “dolphin-safe” labeling program for tuna that allows consumers to[Read More…]
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Friends of the Earth: FDA’s Approval of GMO Salmon Denounced
More than 60 grocery chains, majority of consumers already reject “Frankenfish” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Today scientists, environmental and consumer groups and fishermen lambasted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of genetically engineered salmon created by AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (ABTX:LSE), a majority owned subsidiary of synthetic biology company[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on the Endorsement of the Service Employees International Union
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Hillary Clinton released the following statement after the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has 2 million members, endorsed her campaign for President. “As a lifelong fighter for workers and families, I am deeply honored to have earned the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Efforts to Restrict Refugee Resettlement to US
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Following the attacks in Paris, some U.S. governors and federal lawmakers have moved to restrict the planned resettlement of Syrian refugees to the United States. Cecillia Wang, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, said: “Some politicians have attempted to fabricate[Read More…]
CAIR Decries GOP Governors’ ‘Un-American’ Refusal to Accept Syrian Refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2015. – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried the “un-American” statements by a growing number of Republican governors in opposition to the acceptance of Syrian refugees into their states. SEE: Multiple Republican Governors Say They Oppose[Read More…]
Chicago Immigrant, Latino, and Arab and Muslim Communities Respond to Illinois Governor’s Rejection of Syrian Refugees, Call on Mayor Emanuel to Keep Chicago a Welcoming City
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Chicago immigrant communities are sickened by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner rejection of Syrian refugees in the state, an act of fearmongering following the recent attacks in Paris and Beirut. In response, the Chicago-based organizations Arab American Action Network (AAAN) and Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD)[Read More…]
Forget “IS,” “ISIS,” or “ISIL.” Call Them “Da’esh.” It’s More Than They Deserve
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Referring to the heinous terrorists in Iraq and Syria as ISIS, ISIL, or simply IS, provides them with a false legitimacy. ISIS is short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The problem rests in the[Read More…]
CAIR Condemns Paris Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned terror attacks in Paris that left many people dead and injured. In a statement, CAIR said: “These savage and despicable attacks on civilians, whether they occur in Paris,[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: We Must Revitalize and Prioritize Coal Communities
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. By: Hillary Clinton – Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail For more than a century, the coalfields of Appalachia, the Midwest, and the Rocky Mountains have kept America’s lights on and our factories humming. Coal powered the Industrial Revolution and the 20th-century expansion of the middle class, and created[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Clinton’s Coal Community Plan Helps ‘Ensure That All Workers, and All Communities, Benefit From the Booming Clean Energy Economy’
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. Hillary Clinton released a proposal today to help communities that have been historically reliant upon coal by protecting coal worker pensions and other retiree benefits, while also ensure those communities benefit from our transition toward an economy driven by clean energy. In response, Sierra Club[Read More…]
