Power transmission lines stand against a sky of gathering storm clouds in Lansing, Michigan, on August 21, 2003. Source: AP/Al Goldis Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Energy storage technology has become an integral part of our personal, electrified lives. However, throughout most of the 20th century, technological limitations and[Read More…]
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International Case To Be Brought Against Monsanto for Health and Environmental Crimes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Monsanto will be put on trial for crimes against nature, humanity, and ecocide in The Hague, Netherlands, home to the United Nation’s International Court of Justice. The Organic Consumers Association (OCA), IFOAM International Organics, Navdanya, Regeneration International (RI), and Millions Against Monsanto, joined by dozens of[Read More…]
Marine Missing From World War II Accounted For, Dec. 7, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced last week that the remains of a serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Marine Cpl. James D. Otto, 20, of[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Bureau of Land Management Postpones Oil and Gas Lease Sale Amid Activist Pressure
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. The Bureau of Land Management announced today the postponement of the December oil and gas lease sale for the Eastern States. The 160 acres in Arkansas and 427 acres in Michigan will be made available at the March 17, 2016 lease sale. A number of[Read More…]
Facing ‘Keep it in the Ground’ Protest, Feds Halt Fossil Fuel Auction Coinciding With Paris Climate Talks
Second Auction Halted in a Month Following Growing Protests WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Facing a climate protest from a growing “Keep It in the Ground” movement, the Bureau of Land Management today halted an oil and gas auction scheduled for Thursday in Washington, D.C. The auction was scheduled as the Obama[Read More…]
Another Endangered Species Act Success Story: Rare California, Oregon Fish Declared Recovered
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the removal of the Modoc sucker, a fish native to the Pit River basin in southern Oregon and northeastern California, from protection under the Endangered Species Act. The sucker’s recovery was due to habitat restoration, including fencing[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reacts to U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division Decision to Investigate Chicago Police Department Practices
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement that its Civil Rights Division will launch an investigation to determine whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the Constitution and federal law. Madigan issued the following statement regarding the decision: “I’m[Read More…]
Electrolux and General Electric Abandon Anticompetitive Appliance Transaction After Four-Week Trial
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015. Electrolux and General Electric Company announced today the termination of the agreement under which Electrolux was to purchase General Electric’s appliance business. The department brought suit on July 1, 2015, to challenge the $3.3 billion acquisition because it would combine two of the leading manufacturers of[Read More…]
In Speech, Hillary Clinton Discusses Threat from ISIS and Reiterates Her Plan to Defeat Global Terror
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. At a speech yesterday on the alliance between the United States and Israel, Hillary Clinton reiterated her plan to combat terrorism and defeat the Islamic State. In her remarks to the Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum 2015, Clinton stressed the importance of cracking down on the ability[Read More…]
Arctic Ecosystem to be Discussed at Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club Meeting on December 14
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, December 14th at 7:15 pm. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library, 2119 Pfeiffer Road. The presenter for this program will be Christy Mazrimas-Ott, a polar bear keeper at the Brookfield Zoo.[Read More…]
