Advocates urge Obama to release ill medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval and re-sentence numerous others San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August6 12, 2013. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a speech today to the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in which he outlined a new sentencing and enforcement strategy as America[Read More…]
Opinion
AC Demand in Developing Countries Could Put Chill on Energy Supply
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The United States uses more energy for air conditioning than all other countries combined, but its status as the world’s largest AC energy hog may soon be in jeopardy, said a University of Michigan researcher. A new study by Michael Sivak, research professor and director of[Read More…]
Smart Enough to Know Better: Intelligence is Not a Remedy for Racism
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers—they’re just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a University of Michigan study. “High-ability whites are less likely to report prejudiced attitudes and more likely to say they support racial integration in principle,” said Geoffrey[Read More…]
Targeting Product Design for the Developing World
The key, MIT study finds, is designing products that make money for the microentrepreneur CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Designing products for the developing world can be a hit-or-miss endeavor: While there may be a dire need for products addressing problems, such as access to clean water, sanitation and electricity, designing[Read More…]
White House Council of Economic Advisers and Energy Department Release New Report on Resiliency of Electric Grid During Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The White House Council of Economic Advisers and the U.S. Department of Energy today released a new report that assesses how to best protect the nation’s electric grid from power outages that occur during natural disasters. This week marks the tenth anniversary of one of the worst[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on DOJ Plans to Reduce Non-Violent Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Laura W. Murphy, director of American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office, responded to Attorney General Eric Holder’s proposed policy to reverse the growth of the federal prison population in advance of a speech today at the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting: “Today, the attorney general is[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Proposed Surveillance Reforms
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero responded to President Obama’s four recommendations to reform the government’s surveillance policies and programs made at a press conference today with the following statement: “While the initial reforms outlined by the president are a necessary and welcome first[Read More…]
FCC Approves Cap on Skyrocketing Prison Phone Rates
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. The Federal Communications Commission today approved rules to bring down exorbitant prison phone rates. Previously an unregulated part of the phone industry, prison calling costs have reached as high as $20 for a 15-minute call in some states. Beginning immediately, the FCC will cap rates at 25[Read More…]
Sudan: The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing
Darfuri youth line up along a fence in a refugee camp in eastern Chad. Source: ENOUGH Project WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Economic imperatives are now a major driving force for escalating violence in Darfur, says a new Enough Project report. Based on research from a recent trip to the[Read More…]
New Survey Shows: Voters Do Not Want Obamacare Repealed; Are Less Likely to Vote for Republicans Obsessed with Undermining the Law
Less Likely to Vote for Republicans Who Refuse to Help Their Constituents Take Advantage of Law’s Benefits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. With Republicans in Congress in disarray and disagreement on their anti-Obamacare strategy, leading health law advocates — SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry and Counselor to Center for American[Read More…]
