WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Following the results of Monday night’s Iowa caucus, the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz issued a statement: “Tonight, Ted Cruz and the Republican Party can officially surrender any hopes of capturing the votes of all working families who are fighting for a[Read More…]
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New EPA Data: I&M Facility 2nd Most Toxic Power Plant in Indiana
New information highlights public health cost of I&M’s $6 billion plan to keep burning coal at AEP-Rockport ROCKPORT, Ind. –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Indiana & Michigan Power’s AEP-Rockport coal-burning power plant dumped nearly 6 million pounds of toxic pollution into Indiana’s air, land and water in 2014, according to an[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Iowa Caucuses
Party Caucuses Illustrate Dramatic Differences on Climate Policy Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2016. Tonight, Iowa caucus goers made their choices to represent their parties in the Presidential general election. In response, Sierra Club Political Director Khalid Pitts released the following statement: “Tonight brings into clear focus the gulf between the[Read More…]
Low Global Oil Prices Are Urging Oil Exporters to Reform Subsidy Programs
An oil pump works at sunset on September 30, 2015, in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Source: AP/Hasan Jamali Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. As global oil prices continue to tumble, countries that rely on oil exports are reforming their fossil fuel subsidy programs. The Center[Read More…]
CAIR Releases Results of Muslim Voter Survey Ahead of Primary Elections
73 percent of Muslim voters say they will go to the polls in state primaries, Islamophobia top issue WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the results of a six-state survey indicating that 73 percent[Read More…]
New Report: U.S. Adult Use Marijuana Sales Up 184%
New Frontier & ArcView collaborate on most comprehensive report ever SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2016 — New Frontier, the cannabis Big Data and analytics authority in partnership with ArcView Market Research, the leading publisher of cannabis market projections and information, has released the executive summary of the 4th edition of the[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: There are too many Flints
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016 By: Hillary Clinton What’s happening in Flint, Michigan, is unconscionable. A city of 99,000 people — 56 percent African-American, 40 percent living below the poverty line — has spent nearly two years with poisoned water. Nearly two years of boil orders, foul smells and false reassurances that[Read More…]
If Our Presidential Candidates Think Drug Use Is a Health Issue, Here are 8 Ways to Prove It
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016 By: Tony Newman Substance use and abuse touches virtually every family in the United States. The New York Times ran a front page story last week documenting the explosion of overdose deaths throughout the country. 47,000 Americans died from an overdose in 2014 — more than[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Stephen Colbert All-Trump Debate (Video)
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. As promised, Donald Trump skipped last night’s Republican Presidential Candidate Debate on the FOX network because Trump could not dictate the terms of the debate. On his Thursday night show, Stephen Colbert said, “If Fox News has no Trump, then I am all Trump.” Enjoy “The 2016[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Yet Another Blow to Anti-Abortion Politicians and Extremists
Court Orders North Carolina to Pay Fees in Lawsuit Against Forced Ultrasound Law WASHINGTON DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. In another blow to anti-abortion politicians and extremists, a district judge in North Carolina ordered that the state pay a sum of over $1 million in payments to Planned Parenthood, Center[Read More…]
