57th Commercial Renewable Energy Project Approved on Public Lands, Moving Closer to $40 Billion of Capital Investments in Clean Energy Development WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources, U.S. Secretary of[Read More…]
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UN Atomic Energy Watchdog Will Need More Than $10 Million a Year to Assess Iran’s Nuclear Capacity
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano (centre) addresses a special meeting of the Agency’s Board of Governors on Iran held at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Photo: IAEA/Dean Calma AUSTRIA–(ENEWSPF)–25 August 2015 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today presented to its member States for approval a[Read More…]
How To Pass A Drug Test For Marijuana
Myths, Options & FAQ About Marijuana Drug Testing OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Passing a drug test for marijuana is an unfortunate reality for many Americans who get tested for new jobs or by their existing employer. Even with the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in states throughout the country private[Read More…]
National Nurses United Director RoseAnn DeMoro Named to 100 Most Influential in Healthcare List
One of Just 4 Named Every Year in Healthcare Industry Poll RoseAnn DeMoro with Sen. Bernie Sanders Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. It’s 14 for 14. On a list dominated by hospital, insurance, pharmaceutical, and other healthcare industry corporations, National Nurses United Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro has again been named[Read More…]
NIH Study Shows No Benefit of Omega-3 or Other Nutritional Supplements for Cognitive Decline
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. While some research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can protect brain health, a large clinical trial by researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that omega-3 supplements did not slow cognitive decline in older persons. With 4,000 patients followed over a[Read More…]
NRDC: New Jersey Court Approves Bad Deal Between Christie Administration & ExxonMobil Over Decades of Oil Refinery Pollution
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015 – A New Jersey court today approved a settlement between ExxonMobil and Governor Chris Christie’s administration over damages due for decades of toxic soil and water contamination in the northern part of the state. The settlement gives the oil giant a more than 98 percent[Read More…]
For Alaska Native Communities, the Devastating Effects of Climate Change Are Already Here
An abandoned house at the west end of Shishmaref, Alaska, sits on the beach after sliding off during a fall 2005 storm, December 2006. Source: AP/Diana Haecker Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Alaska Native communities are already feeling the effects of climate change in a way that puts their very[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Paper Says It Is Time to Deal with the Turkey We Have, Not the One We Want
U.S. President George H.W. Bush meets with Turkish President Turgut Özal prior to talks in Ankara on July 20, 1991. Source: AP Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. As a NATO member and majority-Muslim, secular democracy, Turkey has often been held up as a model partner to the United States and[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Paper: EPA’s Methane Rule Would Lower Emissions in a Way Oil and Gas Industry Can Easily Afford
Pipes for the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline are stacked at a staging area in Worthing, South Dakota, on May 9, 2015. Source: AP/Nati Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, released a new rule to regulate methane emissions in the oil[Read More…]
Minneapolis, MN Passes Organic, Pollinator-Friendly Resolution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Last Friday, the City Council of Minneapolis, MN unanimously passed a resolution declaring Minneapolis a pollinator-friendly community and urging city residents to take steps to protect dwindling pollinator populations. A groundswell of public support from a wide range of local and national groups, including Beyond Pesticides,[Read More…]
