Historic Step Authorizes Transmission Line for Offshore Wind Energy from Block Island to Rhode Island Mainland WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014.  As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014.  In anticipation of the lawsuit by agrichemical giants following a newly passed initiative to suspend the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops in Maui, five residents preemptively filed a lawsuit last Wednesday, November 12 beating their opponents by one day. The moratorium is only a temporary[Read More…]

State Water Board hearing pits marine protection against PG&E’s profits SACRAMENTO, CA – (ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. For almost 30 years, the antiquated cooling system at Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant has killed billions of fish, endangered marine mammals and sea turtles, and degraded the ocean[Read More…]

Coalition includes Conservation, Latino, Progressive, Religious, Labor Groups WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014.  A diverse coalition of groups today urged House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic caucus to elect Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the next ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources. In today’s letter, the groups[Read More…]

AUSTRALIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2014. Making good on our commitment to support efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resilience worldwide, the United States and Japan announced a total of up to $4.5 billion in pledges to the Green Climate Fund (GCF).  This includes up to $3 billion from the[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014.  Chicagoans can now add free public charging to the long list of benefits of buying an all-electric Nissan LEAF. Nissan today launched its “No Charge to Charge” promotion that provides two years of no-cost public charging with the purchase or lease of a new LEAF from Nissan[Read More…]

Dozens of “Brewers for Clean Water” campaigners send comment letter in support of protections for streams and wetlands CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014 – Some of the nation’s most respected and beloved breweries weighed in on the national debate over clean water protections today. Thirty-two members of the “Brewers for Clean Water”[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. This Friday the House passed H.R. 5682 by a vote of 252-161 to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. This sets up the tenth attempt by the House to bypass presidential authority and force a decision on the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The bill is[Read More…]

Photo: UNESCO/Pierre Gaillard VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–13 November 2014 – The illegal killing of elephants for their ivory is now at “critically high levels” in Africa with increased involvement by organized crime groups, leading to their possible extinction in parts of the continent, the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today.[Read More…]

An active archaeological site, New Philadelphia played a significant role in America’s history WASHINGTON, DC–-(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014.  U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) announced today that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed a bill that takes the first step toward a National Park designation for[Read More…]