Hundreds of Organizations, Leaders Mobilize to Keep Publicly Owned Oil, Gas, Coal—and Up To Half of Potential Emissions from All Remaining U.S. Fossil Fuels—in the Ground Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015.  A coalition of more than 400 organizations and leaders will deliver a historic letter to the White House on[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015.  From Los Angeles to Oklahoma City to Ontario to Hong Kong, more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the more than 180 events planned in over 175 US cities, 41 states and four countries, to celebrate plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) from September 12th through[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Sepember 10, 2015. A young Florida boy and his family are reeling after a routine termite treatment resulted in a devastating outcome. Ten-year-old Peyton McCaughey of Palm City, Florida has been in the hospital for weeks following a severe reaction to chemicals used to fumigate his family’s home. According[Read More…]

Thousands urge Ace and True Value to remove bee-killing pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. Over the month of August, more than 2,000 people across the country urged Ace Hardware and True Value to “save brunch” and stop selling bee-killing pesticides. As part of a national month of action organized[Read More…]

Laws Allow President to Ban New Oil, Gas and Coal Leases on Public Lands, Ocean Areas WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015.  The Center for Biological Diversity released a report today detailing the forms of legal authority that President Obama, as well as future U.S. presidents, possesses to stop new federal fossil fuel[Read More…]

Recipients include Sen. Harry Reid and Alan Rusbridger SAN FRANCISCO –-(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015.  Retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Alan Rusbridger, who recently retired as editor of The Guardian newspaper in London, are among those who will be receiving awards from the Sierra Club this year. Most of the[Read More…]

Photo: FAO/Giulio Napolitano ITALY–(ENEWSPF)–7 September 2015 – While the world’s forests continue to shrink as populations increase and woodlands are converted to agriculture and other uses, over the past 25 years, the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down by more than 50 per cent, the United Nations Food[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2015. Research into neonicotinoid insecticides, a class of bee-toxic chemicals, and their effects on bees, needs to be more comprehensive in order to better reflect their global use, concludes a recent review of the current literature. The authors of the review state that despite considerable research efforts,[Read More…]

MIAMI, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2015.  Over a dozen South Florida businesses and environmental organizations joined Miami Waterkeeper and the Center for Biological Diversity today in demanding that the Army Corps of Engineers revaluate its Port Everglades expansion plan in light of the recent impacts to nearby Miami’s reef during its recent[Read More…]

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