Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. In response to Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit, which convenes today in Denver, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement: “It’s about time Walmart figured out that America’s workers are the most qualified and the best skilled at getting the job done. For decades, Walmart has[Read More…]
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Governor Hickenlooper’s Marijuana Prevention Campaign Reminiscent of Failed ‘This is Your Brain’ Effort
Approach Emphasizes Scare Tactics over More Effective Reality-Based Education Denver, CO—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Governor John Hickenlooper has introduced his administration’s marijuana prevention campaign to deter underage consumption. The theme of the campaign is marijuana’s potential impact on the developing adolescent brain, using the slogan “don’t be a lab rat.” The[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Condemns Threats Made by Swazi Prime Minister to Union Leaders
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014 — Today, the AFL-CIO condemned remarks by Swaziland Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, calling for the strangulation of union representatives participating in a White House summit on Africa. “The AFL-CIO deplores the threat made by Swaziland’s Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini calling for the strangulation of[Read More…]
Clean Power Lake County Coalition Statement on NRG Decision to Continue Burning Coal at Waukegan Coal Plant
Local coalition urges responsible transition away from coal to local clean energy development WAUKEGAN, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. Today, New Jersey-based NRG Energy announced it would continue to burn coal with interim pollution controls at the 60-year-old Waukegan coal plant on the shore of Lake Michigan. “”Every family has the right[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on NRG Energy Illinois Pollution Plan
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Today, New Jersey-based power producer NRG Energy announced its plan to reduce pollution from its fleet of aging Illinois coal-fired power plants. NRG will cease burning coal at one generating unit at the Will County plant in Romeoville and at its Joliet 29 and 9 coal plants,[Read More…]
What the New York Times Did on Marijuana Was Big!
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. By: Ethan Nadelmann I’m a New York Times junkie. I got hooked in my early teens and have rarely gone a day without a fix. It is, apart from email, the first and principal thing I look at on my mobile. All of which is to[Read More…]
Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice Urges ‘Yes’ Vote On Measure 91 Legalizing, Regulating and Taxing Marijuana for Adults Over 21
Hon. Judge R. William Riggs favors measure to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for adults 21 and over OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. With decades on the bench in Oregon, including more than 8 years as a justice on the state Supreme Court, retired judge Riggs knows a good law when he[Read More…]
As Congress Adjourns, GOP Declares ‘Omission Accomplished’
(Credit: flickr/cc/Jack Says Relax) Our long national nightmare is over – for the moment. Congress has adjourned for summer recess after a session that can safely be described as “historic,” both for its historic lack of accomplishment and the historically low regard in which it is now held by the public. But let’s[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Arkadi Gerney on the Legacy of Jim Brady
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. Arkadi Gerney, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after reports of the passing of former White House press secretary and gun-violence survivor and activist, Jim Brady. Gerney heads CAP’s gun-violence-prevention program. Thirty-three years ago, Jim Brady was grievously injured when[Read More…]
New York Times Continues Historic Editorial Series in Support of Legalizing Marijuana
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2014. The New York Times continues their historic editorial series in support of legalizing marijuana. Today’s powerful piece looks at the experience from Colorado, the first state to legally regulate marijuana sales. The punchline from the Times: So far, so good! Statement from the Drug Policy Alliance’s[Read More…]
