Copenhagen, Denmark –(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2014. Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization comprised of the world’s foremost climate scientists — released the final component of its Fifth Assessment Report, the Synthesis Report. The report compiles findings on all aspects of the climate crisis,[Read More…]
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Friends of the Earth, Citing IPCC Report, Calls for a New Era of Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2014. Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the final report of its Fifth Assessment Report, a synthesis of three previous IPCC reports. The synthesis report summarizes findings by thousands of scientists from around the world and delineates the extent to which human-caused climate change[Read More…]
Colorado Congressman Jared Polis Urges Oregon to Legalize Marijuana on Election Day
Regulating marijuana for adult use is sound policy COLORADO—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. By Colorado Congressman Jared Polis Colorado is approaching the first anniversary of legally regulated recreational marijuana for adults. The implementation of our new laws has gone smoothly overall, providing an excellent example for other states to follow. Our success[Read More…]
Court Rejects State of Maine’s Attempt to Restrict Nurse Kaci Hickox’s Liberty
ACLU Response to Second Court Order in Hickox Case MAINE—(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. The following can be attributed to Alison Beyea, Executive Director of the ACLU of Maine: “We are glad the court rejected the state’s attempts to force Kaci Hickox into custody. Today’s ruling is a great reminder that such[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety: GE Salmon Anti-Labeling Ad Rebuttal Statement
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Statement of George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney, Center for Food Safety, and the lead author of Measure 92: The claim in the recent No on Measure 92 tv ad that the U.S. Federal Government will require the labeling of Aquabounty’s proposed genetically engineered (GE) salmon is false. In[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety: GE Salmon Anti-Labeling Ad Rebuttal Statement
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Statement of George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney, Center for Food Safety, and the lead author of Measure 92: The claim in the recent No on Measure 92 tv ad that the U.S. Federal Government will require the labeling of Aquabounty’s proposed genetically engineered (GE) salmon is false. In[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Revelations About Smear Campaigns Targeting Environmentalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. Last night, The New York Times and Bloomberg Businessweek reported on a leaked recording of a Washington-based corporate PR executive that reveals the polluter-backed agenda to attack environmental and climate action organizations like the Sierra Club. In the recording, Rick Berman — who previously served[Read More…]
On Sandy Anniversary, Center for American Progress Report Calls for Investment in Better Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. The second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which took the lives of 117 people and caused billions of dollars in property damage and lost economic output, has renewed the focus on the nation’s aging infrastructure and the effects that more and more powerful storms caused by[Read More…]
Bloated Oil Profits and Corporate Welfare: a Trick to Taxpayers, a Treat to Polluters
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. This morning, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reported its third quarter earnings for 2014 — an eye-popping $8.07 billion. Yet, ExxonMobil paid an effective tax rate of only 10.2 percent on its U.S. income in 2013, and likely received a significant share of the $10.5 billion in[Read More…]
New Analysis Explores Growing Influence of Women of Color in the Electorate
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014. A new issue brief released today by the Center for American Progress explores the current role of women-of-color voters, a bloc that turned out in record numbers in the 2008 presidential election. The brief looks at the national demographic trends turning this emerging voting[Read More…]
