WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014.  Tonight, legislation to advance approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline failed to gather sixty votes in the Senate. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “We applaud the Senators who stood up for the health of our families and[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. In response to a vote in the United States Senate on the Keystone XL pipeline, 350.org Executive Director May Boeve issued the following statement: “Once again, Congress tried to play games with our future–and failed. Since Keystone XL has always been President Obama’s decision, this vote[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem that left four worshipers dead, including three Rabbis with American citizenship. In a statement, CAIR said: “We condemn this and any[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. Today, the Senate will vote on whether to move forward with consideration of the USA Freedom Act, a bipartisan reform bill to rein in the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records and metadata under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. This bill would[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. A small town in Massachusetts made national news recently when the local health board moved to make Westminster, Mass. the first place in the country where no one could buy cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco. You can predict the rationale behind the proposed tobacco ban.[Read More…]

An MDR-TB patient receiving treatment at an MSF facility in Swaziland shows some of the drugs that are part of her regimen. Sven Torfinn NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. “The pharmaceutical industry-supported Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development claims it costs US$2.56 billion to develop a new drug today;[Read More…]

Episode mocks water shutoff policy and hypocrisy of no “free water” for poor while corporations and golf courses flow freely DETROIT —(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014.  The Daily Show with Jon Stewart took a shot at Detroit’s aggressive water shutoff program Monday night with a segment featuring Nolan Finley, conservative Detroit News columnist,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “This week McDonald’s, one of the largest fast food chains on the planet, told an agriculture news service that it would not use the J.R. Simplot Company’s Innate GMO potato. This victory for consumers is another[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014 – The House vote today forcing approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline came with a silver lining: There are more than enough lawmakers to sustain a well-deserved presidential veto of the ill-considered legislation. The following is a statement by Danielle Droitsch, Canada Project Director at[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014 – The lame duck Senate soon may consider a bill forcing approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, thus overriding presidential authority. The following is a statement from Danielle Droitsch, director of the Canada Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “This tar sands oil pipeline[Read More…]