GE Labeling Fight Moves to Washington, DC After Close Election Portland, OR—(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014. Center for Food Safety yesterday expressed deep disappointment that a multi-million dollar opposition campaign narrowly defeated an Oregon ballot initiative that would have mandated labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food. Measure 92 lost by a mere[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Appeals FutureGen Decision from the Illinois Pollution Control Board
Coal Plant’s Permit Still Does Not Reflect the Project’s Promise to Illinois Citizens SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014. Yesterday, the Sierra Club filed an appeal in Illinois’ Fourth District Appellate Court, appealing the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s (IPCB) decision to allow the FutureGen project to move forward as permitted. The Sierra Club argued[Read More…]
Oregon Refuses to Protect Public From Oil Terminal’s New Air Pollution
Increased Pollution from Oil Train Facility on Columbia River Remains Unchecked PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014. Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality yesterday rejected a petition submitted on behalf of tens of thousands of Oregonians asking the agency to protect Oregon’s air from harmful new oil terminal pollution by requiring Global Partners[Read More…]
Study Revealing 5 Trillion Pieces of Plastic in World’s Oceans Adds Urgency to Call for Action
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014. A new study says the world’s ocean is awash in 5 trillion pieces of plastic — from tiny beads and toys to shopping bags and bottles — weighing more than 250,000 tons. One of the researchers said it’s the equivalent of two-liter plastic bottles stacked end-to-end[Read More…]
‘The More We Delay, the More We Will Pay,’ Says UN Secretary General Ban, Urging Action on Climate
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) samples food prepared on fuel-efficient cook stoves at the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. Photo: UNFCCC Lima, Peru–(ENEWSPF)–11 December 2014 – The more action that is taken today on climate change, the more likely countries will push for stronger agreements tomorrow, United Nations Secretary-General[Read More…]
Remarks on Climate Change by Secretary of State Kerry at COP-20
Lima, Peru–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Todd, thank you very, very much. Thank you all for being here. Thank you very much, and it’s a privilege for me to be able to share a few words here on what is, by necessity, a quick trip, and I apologize for that,[Read More…]
More Than 16 Million Children Live in States Where They Can Buy E-cigarettes Legally
More than 300 million Americans live in states without protection against indoor e-cigarette aerosol exposure State laws and e-cigarettes – Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District[Read More…]
Rosetta Fuels Debate on Origin of Earth’s Oceans
First measurements of comet’s water ratio EU–(ENEWSPF)–11 December 2014. ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has found the water vapour from its target comet to be significantly different to that found on Earth. The discovery fuels the debate on the origin of our planet’s oceans. The measurements were made in the month following[Read More…]
NOAA, Partners Reveal First Images of Historic San Francisco Shipwreck, SS City of Rio de Janeiro
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. NOAA and partners yesterday released three-dimensional sonar maps and images of an immigrant steamship lost more than 100 years ago in what many consider the worst maritime disaster in San Francisco history. On Feb. 22, 1901, in a dense morning fog, the SS City of Rio[Read More…]
Representatives Pocan and Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Representatives Pocan and Schakowsky Take the Strongest Federal Action to Date Against Fracking in the U.S. Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced a bill to ban fracking for oil and gas on federally owned, public lands with Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09). This is the strongest[Read More…]
