Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2015 By: Julie Netherland, Drug Policy Alliance As we commemorate World AIDS Day today, we need to remind ourselves that today is more than remembrances and reflections. As we look back to honor those who have died, we should also look forward and take action to prevent[Read More…]
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Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Announce Your Resignation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. The City said in a news release that Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce today the creation of a Task Force on Police Accountability. The news release describes the task force as follows: “Actively engaging a range of community members–including victims’ rights representatives, law enforcement organizations, youth, religious[Read More…]
NRDC: India’s New International Solar Alliance Will Propel Clean Energy and Protect the Climate
PARIS–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 —India formally launched an International Solar Alliance today at the COP21 climate negotiations as part of its effort to advance a low-carbon economy powered substantially by solar energy, demonstrating once again its global leadership in clean energy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President François Hollande today announced[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Obama Administration Ethanol Proposal A ‘Missed Opportunity’ for Climate
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. The Obama Administration’s unprecedented decision today lowering the amount of corn ethanol that refiners must add to gasoline misses an opportunity to go even further and pave the way for second-generation biofuels, EWG said. In its decision finalizing the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014, 2015, and[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Condemns Political Rhetoric Around Recent Tragedy
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Yesterday morning many GOP Presidential candidates commented on the recent tragedy in Colorado for the first time — condemning violence while in the same breath repeating the same hateful rhetoric repeated by the shooter after he was arrested for a horrific act of violence[Read More…]
SEIU President Henry: Working Families Worldwide Need Bold Commitments from Global Leaders at U.N. Climate Conference
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement on today’s opening of the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris (COP21). “As part of the largest healthcare and service sector union in America, SEIU members, including the delegation of members[Read More…]
NRDC President: Paris Climate Agreement Must be Ambitious
PARIS –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – President Obama today addressed leaders from more than 150 nations on the opening day of landmark climate talks in Paris that seek to reach a new and durable international agreement to curb the worst impacts of climate change. Following is a statement from Rhea Suh,[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama Calls For Continued Climate Action At COP21 Climate Negotiations
PARIS, FR –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. During the opening day of the UNFCCC international climate negotiations in Paris– COP21 — President Barack Obama delivered opening remarks that outline the U.S. climate commitment and urged leadership, transparency, and financial support to vulnerable nations. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released[Read More…]
The Growing Population of Latinos Will Redefine U.S.-Mexico Relations
Members of a Latino family walk past a reflection of a patriotic mural in Fremont, Nebraska, on July 21, 2010. Source: AP/Nati Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Today, the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, or CIDE, the Center for American Progress, and the Mexican Council on Foreign[Read More…]
Should Our Children Be Genetically Engineered?
Call for ban on germline genetic engineering of human beings BERKELEY, CALIF. —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. On the eve of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine International Summit on Human Gene Editing, the Center for Genetics and Society and Friends of the Earth released a new report today,[Read More…]
