Donor Disbursements In 2012 Totaled US $7.86 Billion Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. As world leaders prepare to meet to review progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) evaluates international efforts to finance the response to[Read More…]
Opinion
Food and Water Watch on Outsourcing Our Meat to China
Statement from Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. “The recent USDA decision to allow processed chicken imports from China, coupled with news of the Smithfield-Shuanghui merger approval by shareholders and a federal review commission, shows that U.S. regulators are paving the way for[Read More…]
Earthjustice Statement on SB-4, California’s Controversial Fracking Bill
State has abdicated responsibility, should expect an uptick in local bans Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. On Friday, California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed SB-4, a controversial bill that fails to protect the public from hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) and other extreme methods of oil and gas development. The following is[Read More…]
Study Estimates £1.25 Billion Annually From Tax and Regulation of Marijuana in England
UK–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2013. The Institute for Social and Economic Research, with the University of Essex, recently concluded a study into a cost benefit analysis of regulating and taxing marijuana in England and Wales. The study examined the potential economic benefits of regulation, as well as examining the possible social costs[Read More…]
Sierra Club Letter to White House: Canada’s Rubber Check on Keystone Pipeline Carbon Mitigation Will Bounce
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune today sent a letter to the White House rejecting the notion that the Canadian government could do anything to mitigate the carbon pollution from the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, amid reports that the Harper Government was proposing a[Read More…]
Earthjustice: Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants Proposed
Earthjustice celebrates this long overdue action to protect our climate Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Today, the Obama administration proposed first ever standards to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. Power plants are the biggest polluters driving climate change, and there are currently no limits on their carbon emissions. Scientists[Read More…]
Sierra Club Applauds EPA’s Carbon Pollution Protections for Power Plants
Safeguards Mark First Step in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan AUSTIN, TX–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed carbon pollution protections for new power plants. Carbon pollution is the leading contributor to climate disruption and is linked to life-threatening air pollution like smog, which triggers[Read More…]
Report Finds Successes and Challenges in the First Year of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress offers a nationwide analysis of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, finding that a year after its implementation, close to 600,000 people have applied, and more than 430,000 people have received the status—a monumental[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On New Rule Ensuring Wage Standards to Home Care Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. The rule issued today by the U.S. Department of Labor finally recognizes the value of the work done by millions of people who take care of our aging parents as well as our sisters, brothers and children with disabilities. Congress intended that these hard working individuals,[Read More…]
SEIU: Census Numbers Underscore Why Movement to Boost Wages Must Succeed
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. The U.S. Census today released annual data on income, poverty and health insurance. The data revealed household income fell slightly and is now 8 percent less than it was before the 2007-2009 economic recession. The federal poverty rate remained at 15 percent or 46.5 million living[Read More…]
