NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union admonished Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States. ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said: “Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from entering our country based solely on their faith is[Read More…]
Opinion
Anti-Muslim Sentiment Is a Serious Threat to American Security
A Muslim woman holds up a peace flag in Milan, Italy, during a protest against violence on November 21, 2015. Source: AP/Luca Bruno Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. The incredible barbarism perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, too often dissuades those in the West from[Read More…]
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Investigation of Pig’s Head Thrown at Mosqu
PHILADELPHIA, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 — The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today welcomed the ongoing investigations by Philadelphia police and FBI of an incident in which a severed pig’s head was tossed at a mosque on Sunday night. Surveillance video outside the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, in[Read More…]
AARP Praises Passage of Transportation Safety Measures in FAST Act, Pushes for More Action
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Today AARP praised Congress for passing, and President Obama for signing into law, the bipartisan Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) which addresses the disturbing trend of rising pedestrian fatality rates. The FAST Act will provide states and communities with the certainty they need to[Read More…]
State Politicians Continue Crusade Against Safe, Legal Abortion in 2015 With Crop of New, Extreme Restrictions
Politicians introduce nearly 400 bills, enact 47 new laws restricting reproductive health care in the states this year Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Politicians in statehouses across the country continued to attack women’s access to vital health care services in 2015, introducing nearly 400 bills and enacting 47 new laws restricting[Read More…]
Oct. 2015 Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 337 of 387 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 300
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. Unemployment rates were lower in October than a year earlier in 337 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 38 areas, and unchanged in 12 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-four areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and three[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Bernie Sanders’ Clean Energy Plan
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Today, Senator Sanders released a new energy plan as part of his campaign for the Democratic Nomination for President. Among other things, the plan including a commitment to cut dangerous carbon pollution 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050; repeal fossil fuel[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Shows Major Role Energy Storage Technology Can Play in Future Energy Production
Power transmission lines stand against a sky of gathering storm clouds in Lansing, Michigan, on August 21, 2003. Source: AP/Al Goldis Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Energy storage technology has become an integral part of our personal, electrified lives. However, throughout most of the 20th century, technological limitations and[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Bureau of Land Management Postpones Oil and Gas Lease Sale Amid Activist Pressure
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. The Bureau of Land Management announced today the postponement of the December oil and gas lease sale for the Eastern States. The 160 acres in Arkansas and 427 acres in Michigan will be made available at the March 17, 2016 lease sale. A number of[Read More…]
Council on American-Islamic Relations Welcomes President Obama’s Rejection of Islamophobia in Oval Office Address
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Obama’s rejection of Islamophobia during tonight’s prime-time address to the nation on his plans to combat terrorism and to defeat ISIS. In his address, President Obama repudiated[Read More…]
