New Global Survey of Studies on Birds and Climate Change Shows Severity of Threats and Diversity of Solutions Red-crowned Cranes. Photo: David Courtenay/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Climate change threatens to shrink and shift the ranges of most of the world’s bird species, and more than[Read More…]
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Millions of Women Severely Undernourished in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Boston/Toronto –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. More than 18 million women in low- and middle-income countries around the world are severely undernourished, according to the first global estimate published in a new study from St. Michael’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. These women tend to be the poorest[Read More…]
COP21: UN Secretary General Ban Tells World Leaders ‘A Political Moment Like This May Not Come Again’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses High-level Meeting on Climate Resilience. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–30 November 2015 – Speaking at the opening of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) which seeks to reach a new universal agreement to protect people and planet, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a political moment[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Condemns Political Rhetoric Around Recent Tragedy
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Yesterday morning many GOP Presidential candidates commented on the recent tragedy in Colorado for the first time — condemning violence while in the same breath repeating the same hateful rhetoric repeated by the shooter after he was arrested for a horrific act of violence[Read More…]
SEIU President Henry: Working Families Worldwide Need Bold Commitments from Global Leaders at U.N. Climate Conference
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement on today’s opening of the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris (COP21). “As part of the largest healthcare and service sector union in America, SEIU members, including the delegation of members[Read More…]
Why Adult Education Matters – Dr. Terri L. Winfree, President, Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. The current Illinois state budget crisis has been getting a lot of attention as more individuals are negatively impacted by the lack of money to operate essential services. Prairie State College (PSC) is facing some difficult decisions on how to continue operating our Adult Education programs[Read More…]
FDA Approves Empliciti, a New Immune-stimulating Therapy to Treat Multiple Myeloma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with two other therapies to treat people with multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior medications. Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer that occurs in infection-fighting plasma[Read More…]
DNA Repair Factor Linked to Breast Cancer May Also Play a Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
NIH-funded research suggests deficient DNA repair may lead to dementia. Scientists reduced levels of BRCA1 in mouse brains and in neurons in a dish to investigate the role of the protein in dementia. Image courtesy of Lennart Mucke, University of California, San Francisco. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Mutant forms of[Read More…]
NRDC President: Paris Climate Agreement Must be Ambitious
PARIS –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – President Obama today addressed leaders from more than 150 nations on the opening day of landmark climate talks in Paris that seek to reach a new and durable international agreement to curb the worst impacts of climate change. Following is a statement from Rhea Suh,[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama Calls For Continued Climate Action At COP21 Climate Negotiations
PARIS, FR –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. During the opening day of the UNFCCC international climate negotiations in Paris– COP21 — President Barack Obama delivered opening remarks that outline the U.S. climate commitment and urged leadership, transparency, and financial support to vulnerable nations. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released[Read More…]
