As U.S. Pulls Out of Paris Climate Accord, Sierra Club, CREDO, U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN), Friends of the Earth and Others, Representing Over 13 Million Supporters, Take Action Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. Coming on the heels of last week’s announcement to abandon the Paris Climate Accord, a group[Read More…]
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Progressive Coalition Launch Petition to Tell International Community: The American People Reject Trump’s Reckless Climate Moves
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. This week, the Center for American Progress, together with a diverse coalition of environmental and progressive groups, launched “I Am Still In,” a citizen petition to tell the international community that President Donald Trump does not represent the American people on climate. Following the president’s[Read More…]
White House to Warming World: Bake On
President Trump needlessly backs out of the most important climate plan the world has ever seen. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2017. “Scrapping the Paris climate agreement is an abdication of American leadership in the fight against the biggest threat facing people and birds,” said David Yarnold (@david_yarnold), Audubon’s president and CEO, in[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Welcomes EU Support for Self-Regulation of Online Hate Speech
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2017. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomes EU Commissioner for Justice, Vera Jourova’s statements in support of a self-regulatory approach to online hate speech. Following yesterday’s release of an EU evaluation of industry responses to online hate speech, Commissioner Jourova called the self-regulatory approach “a success.” The[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on Paris Accord
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. Statement from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: “The President’s decision to pull out of the Paris Accord is a poor attempt to pit environmental protection and economic growth against each other. It’s a false choice. Chicago has proven you can create jobs while reducing your carbon footprint, and[Read More…]
Sierra Club on Trump’s Paris Withdrawal: “One of the Most Ignorant and Dangerous” Actions of Any President
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. Today, Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the terms of the Agreement, no country can begin the withdrawal process until three years after the Agreement enters into force and the withdrawal would not take effect[Read More…]
Earthjustice: Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal is a Profound Failure of Global Leadership
President Trump forfeits American leadership, willfully ignores the climate crisis and costs U.S. workers clean energy jobs Trump, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2014 at National Harbor, Maryland. Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. The following is a statement from Earthjustice President Trip[Read More…]
Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Is an Attack on Prosperity of All Americans, Says Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden
Washington, D.C.— Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is reckless with our economy, national security, and public health. Climate change is already imposing staggering costs, threatening our military assets, and increasing the risks of political instability[Read More…]
Patriotic Millionaires: Illinois Minimum Wage Vote is a Victory for Workers and the Economy
“In an economy that is 70% driven by consumer demand, giving a third of the working population a raise is the best economic stimulus available.” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2017. This morning, following the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of a bill to gradually raise the state minimum wage to $15/hour, the[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
Taos –(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2017. Today, President Trump stated he will withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement. This would deliberately reject the will of over 70 percent of Americans who support the agreement and the increasingly alarmed warnings from the scientific community that climate change, if left[Read More…]
