Alliance of Indigenous and Climate Communities Stopped Them Before, Will Again WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. In response to news that Trump plans to restart the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines, Greenpeace Executive Director Annie Leonard said: “A powerful alliance of Indigenous communities, ranchers, farmers, and climate activists stopped the Keystone[Read More…]
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CREDO Statement on Trump’s KXL and DAPL Executive Orders
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. CREDO released the statement below in response to reports that Pres. Trump plans to sign executive orders to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines:“President Trump is showing that he’s in the pocket of big corporations and foreign oil interests,†said CREDO Deputy[Read More…]
350.org on Trump’s Executive Orders on Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Today, Donald Trump is expected to issue two executive orders on the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. In response, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben issued the following statement: “More people sent comments against Dakota Access and Keystone XL to the government than any project in history.[Read More…]
Audubon Society: Removing Mentions of Climate Change from White House Website Ignores Reality
Deleting words from the internet does not eliminate the threat climate change poses to birds and people. Brown Pelican. Photo: Steve Torna/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK, N.Y.—(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. On Friday, the White House website erased any mention of climate change. Climate change is the biggest threat facing birds and[Read More…]
New Research Proposes Tying Vehicle Fuel Standards to Gas Prices
Harris scholar says indexed approach offers greater benefits than current system CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017 By Vicki Ekstrom High Volatile gasoline prices have caused regulators and carmakers alike to question the cost and effectiveness of fuel economy standards in the United States, with some arguing they are too stringent and others[Read More…]
New Data Analysis Shows Extreme Weather Events from Climate Change Even More Costly and Deadly
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. New data analysis conducted by the Center for American Progress has shown that, over the last six years, there have been 66 extreme weather and climate disasters that have each resulted in at least $1 billion in damage. These events and disasters have resulted in[Read More…]
Mobilizing to Increase Monarch Habitat; Together We Can Save the Monarch Butterfly
Oak Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. “North American monarch butterflies are in trouble. Threats, including climate change, pesticide use and habitat loss are having a devastating impact on their populations. Unless we act now to help the Monarch, this amazing animal could disappear in our lifetime.” — US Fish & Wildlife[Read More…]
Colorado Department of Transportation Finalizes I-70 Decision Despite Discriminatory Impact
Civil Rights Complaint still pending with U.S. Department of Transportation A view of the wall of I-70, from the Globeville neighborhood. “Our neighborhood has long endured the noise, pollution, and ugly physical barriers that I-70 has imposed on us and CDOT’s decision to triple the impact is simply too much[Read More…]
Consumer and Environmental Groups Praise Klobuchar, Question if Sessions Can Be Trusted on Antitrust Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. Yesterday, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, questioned Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) on his commitment to enforce antitrust laws, after President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with agrichemical giants Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Rick Perry Uniquely Unqualified to Lead Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2017. Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee is holding its hearing on Donald Trump’s nominee for the Department of Energy, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Friends of the Earth Senior Political Strategist Ben Schreiber issued the following response: Perry is uniquely unqualified to run[Read More…]
