Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013. A group of mothers working to disclose donors of the No-on-522 campaign, which opposes genetically engineered (GE) labeling in Washington State, has been fined $10,000 plus attorney’s fees for bringing a suit against Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) for allegedly violating state campaign finance disclosure laws in[Read More…]
Environmental
Honolulu Joins National Call for Climate Change Action
City Urges EPA to Use Clean Air Act to Cut Greenhouse Gas Pollution HONOLULU–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Honolulu, Hawaii has joined more than 70 other U.S. communities in calling on President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Air Act to cut the greenhouse gas pollution that[Read More…]
Investors Call For Food Companies to Stay out of Washington State GMO Battle
Companies that gave $46 million to stop California GMO labeling risk negative brand reputation if they fund effort to stop I-522 initiative for transparent labeling of food Seattle, Washington–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Companies that donated funds to oppose ballot initiatives to require the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs)[Read More…]
Report Finds Pesticides as the Cause of Bee-Kills in Minnesota
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. A recent investigation into the death of thousands of bees last month in Minnesota revealed that fipronil, a widely used insecticide, was to blame. In mid-September, three colonies of bees in Minneapolis were found twitching and dying on the ground. Local apiarist Mark Lucas paints a[Read More…]
California Passes Bill to Tackle Pesticide Drift
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2013. California Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 304, a bill designed to protect people from harmful pesticides identified as Toxic Air Contaminants (TACs). The bill will require the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to develop mitigation measures for the use of harmful pesticides that vaporize[Read More…]
New Report: America’s Energy Productivity and Security Has Never Been Better
Energy Efficiency Key to Energy Sector’s Success WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013 – Key economic, security, and environmental indicators show the state of the U.S. energy economy has never been better, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council. One key finding: the United States has found so many[Read More…]
Coal on the Decline — 150 Coal Plants Set for Retirement
Movement sparks shift to clean energy, major carbon reductions SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(ENEWSPF)—October , 2013. Today the Sierra Club and a growing coalition of local, regional and national allies announced the retirement of its 150th coal plant — a significant milestone in the ongoing campaign to move the country beyond coal[Read More…]
Audubon Technique Benefits Rare Seabird
Chinese Crested Tern – Copyright Dan Roby New York, New York—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. Until this year, there were only two known breeding colonies of the critically endangered Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini, both in island archipelagos close to the east coast of the People’s Republic of China: the Matsu Islands[Read More…]
Scientists Link Pesticide-Related Stress to Bee Colony Collapse
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Stress brought about by chronic exposure to sublethal levels of neonicotinoid pesticides causes bee colony failure, according to a new study published in the journal Ecology Letters. Scientists at Royal Holloway University of London have determined that low-level exposure to the pesticide imidacloprid at levels bees[Read More…]
Summit Tackles Rise of Vehicle Sharing in Mainstream Travel
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. Could the family car become passé? New forms of carsharing, bikesharing and other ridesharing services are a growing presence on city streets, and an upcoming summit aims to focus attention on how this industry will help shape the future of urban transportation. At right, cyclists pass a[Read More…]
