WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. During its recent biennial meeting, Friends of the Earth International representatives expressed concern over the growing rise of social and racial injustices, most recently in Ferguson, Missouri. Delegates representing 75 organizations on every continent and whose members comprise the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, have[Read More…]
Opinion
2013 FBI Uniform Crime Report: Marijuana Arrests Down, Still Cost Over 457 Million Annually
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director The FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report was released this morning and provides an updated look at the total number of marijuana arrests law enforcement made across the country in 2013. The good news is that numbers are down slightly from[Read More…]
New Analysis: Winning Senate Candidates Received Immense ‘Dark Money’ Support
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Winning candidates in 2014’s competitive Senate races were overwhelmingly backed by “dark money” groups that conceal their donors, according to a new post-election analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The analysis found that dark money played a record role in[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trans-Pacific Trade Leaders Fail to Reach a Deal on TPP
Another Missed Deadline Evidence of Big Divides Between Countries WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Today, a meeting between trade ministers from the U.S. and the 11 other governments negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Beijing, China resulted in no agreement on the contentious trade pact. In response, Ilana Solomon, Director[Read More…]
United States Could Realize Huge Economic Benefits by Closing Racial and Ethnic Education Gaps
By closing education gaps for black and Hispanic children, U.S. gross domestic product would be 5.8 percent—or nearly $2.3 trillion—larger by 2050 Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. The United States’ changing demographics will have enormous ramifications for both the country’s education system and economy in the decades to come. A new[Read More…]
Free Press: President Obama Calls for Title II as the Best Way to Protect Real Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. President Barack Obama issued an unequivocal statement of support for real Net Neutrality, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband Internet access under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. “Internet providers have a legal obligation not to block or limit your access to a[Read More…]
ACLU Reaction to Obama Statement on Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. President Obama released a statement today unreservedly calling on the Federal Communications Commission to protect net neutrality by reclassifying broadband providers as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. His statement comes on the heels of an unprecedented public outcry in favor of real[Read More…]
Majority of Americans Still Support Marijuana Legalization, According to New Gallup Poll
Poll Conducted Weeks Before Oregon, Alaska and D.C. Voters Decide to Legalize Marijuana Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. A new Gallup poll finds that a majority of Americans still support the legalization of marijuana. The Gallup poll found a slim majority of Americans, 51 percent, favor legalizing the use of marijuana[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on FutureGen Decision from the Illinois Pollution Control Board
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014. Today, the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) granted a motion for summary judgement on the Sierra Club’s challenge to the FutureGen coal plant project in Meredosia, Ill. The Board’s decision would allow the project to move forward without a proper permit or pollution limits. The Sierra[Read More…]
Household Wealth Falls Considerably for Majority of Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014. A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows that most households now have less wealth now than they did in 1989. The report, “The Wealth of Households: An Analysis of the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances,” presents data on household wealth[Read More…]
