New Delhi –(ENEWSPF)–25 August 2014 – Mr. Suresh P. Prabhu, head of the Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, and former Union Minister, released a series of reports on Renewable Energy Jobs and Finance published by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Council[Read More…]
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New CAP Report Explores Changing the Economics of Communities of Color and Improving Social Security’s Long-Term Outlook
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress highlights the value of improving Social Security’s long-term finances while lowering unemployment, raising earnings, reducing disability incidences, and cutting premature mortality risks in communities of color. It is undeniable that the rate at which communities[Read More…]
Oregon State University Sociologist: Policy Will Determine Economic Impact of Legal Marijuana
CORVALLIS, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. The economic impact of legalizing marijuana in Oregon is difficult to estimate because the potential market will depend in large part on what kind of policies would be adopted if a proposed ballot measure passes in November, according to an Oregon State University sociologist who studies[Read More…]
Poll: Two-Thirds Of Americans Say Private Consumption Of Cannabis Should Be Legal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Sixty-six percent of Americans believe that an adult ought to legally be able to consume cannabis in the privacy of one’s own home, according to results of a newly released nationwide HuffingtonPost/YouGov survey. Seventy-two percent of self-identified Democrats and 70 percent of Independents said that the[Read More…]
Poll: Majority Of Pennsylvanians Support Reforming State’s Marijuana Laws
Harrisburg, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Nearly seven out of ten Pennsylvania voters believe that marijuana should be legal for either medicinal or recreational purposes, according to the results of a statewide survey released by Keystone Analytics. Sixty-nine percent of respondents said that cannabis should be made legal under state law, with[Read More…]
Scandal: Taxpayer Money Funding Political Anti-Marijuana Campaign
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. The two leading opponents of sensible drug policies are using taxpayer money to run their campaign against marijuana legalization in Oregon How can this be legal? Kevin Sabet and Josh Marquis are two of the biggest anti-marijuana zealots on the planet. They are also leading opponents of[Read More…]
Amnesty International: Attorney General Holder Should Press for Police Reform
Ferguson Unrest Shows Need for Effective Oversight, Transparency Ferguson, MO–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2014. US Attorney General Eric Holder should press state and local officials during his visit to Ferguson, Missouri, on August 20, 2014, to reform police practices to improve respect for basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Holder should[Read More…]
‘Not Every Job Should Be in America’ Bruce Rauner Says in Defense of His Outsourcing Record
Rockford, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2014. Yesterday, Bruce Rauner fiercely defended his record of outsourcing U.S. jobs,saying “not every job should be in America.” Neal Waltmire, Communications Director for Illinois Freedom PAC, released the following statement in response to Rauner’s remarks: Spoken like a true vulture capitalist, Rauner defends his record of[Read More…]
Where Oil Meets Water: Energy East an Unacceptable Risk to Waterways
Ottawa, ON–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2014. Drinking water, beluga habitat, and fishing and swimming holes are all at risk if TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline is approved, says a new report. Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water estimates that Energy East could spill more than one million litres of crude oil, including[Read More…]
Proposed Exports of Federal Coal Will Result in as Much Carbon Pollution as 35 Million New Cars
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2014. On the heels of a setback yesterday for the coal industry’s plans to build a new export facility near Boardman, Oregon, the Center for American Progress released an analysis finding that proposed coal-export projects on the West Coast of the United States would—if approved—cause an increase[Read More…]
