WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2014 –Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director of the International Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made this statement in response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, today about the urgent global need to fight the ravages of climate change: “Sec. Kerry is right: The global[Read More…]
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Medical Marijuana Advocates Welcome Long Awaited Change in Banking Policy for Licensed Businesses
Advocates vow to continue pressure on Obama Administration to establish comprehensive medical marijuana policy Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Medical marijuana advocates are applauding a new memorandum issued today by the U.S. Departments of Treasury (DOT) and Justice (DOJ) giving long-awaited guidance to financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions,[Read More…]
Free Press: Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Would Be a Disaster for Consumers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. According to press reports late Wednesday night, Comcast is preparing to announce a $44 billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable. The proposed takeover would unite the nation’s largest cable TV and Internet service provider with the second-largest cable company. The combined companies would offer service to[Read More…]
SEIU: President Obama Stands Up for Federally Contracted Workers
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014. In advance of President Obama’s signing of an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay employees $10.10 per hour, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Today’s action by the president is a welcome step toward raising[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the President’s Executive Action to Increase the Wages of Government Contractors
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014. David Madland, Managing Director of Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following reaction to the news today that President Barack Obama signed an executive order to raise the wages for employees who work for federal contractors: The president took a big step[Read More…]
Americans for Safe Access: Congress Calls on President Obama to Use His Authority to Reclassify Marijuana
Letter signed by eighteen federal legislators says marijuana’s current status “makes no sense” Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. Eighteen Members of Congress joined together today in calling on President Obama to use his authority to reclassify marijuana from its current position as a dangerous drug, alongside heroin and LSD, with no[Read More…]
HootSuite is NOT Working Any More!
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Dear Friends (and especially people I work for during my "Day Job"): I want you to know that I do NOT spend all day posting links from eNews Park Forest to my personal profile. Here’s what happens. My Associate Editor Rosemary Piser, who does not have[Read More…]
U.S. Considering Targeted Killing of American
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. The U.S. government is considering whether to kill an American abroad suspected of planning terrorist attacks, according to an article published today by The Associated Press. A separate story by The Intercept reported that the U.S. government is using primarily NSA surveillance to target people for[Read More…]
Op-ed by President Obama and President Hollande: An Alliance Transformed
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. The full text of an op-ed by President Obama and President Hollande of France is printed below. The piece, published today in the Washington Post and in Le Monde, can be read online HERE. Obama and Hollande: France and the U.S. enjoy a renewed alliance By Barack[Read More…]
Massive Resistance Building to Stop KXL
Massachusetts—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. Last week, the State Department has released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed northern leg of the controversial and long-embattled TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. As Steve Horn, of DeSmog Blog notes: “In a familiar “Friday trash dump” — a move many expected the[Read More…]
