FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Since the Pittsburgh Summit, the Group of Twenty (G-20) has responded decisively to the global financial crisis with an international financial regulatory reform agenda that is extraordinary both for its breadth and its level of heightened international cooperation. The agenda has strengthened the resilience of the world’s[Read More…]
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G-20: Fact Sheet on Common Global Challenges
FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Today, at the Cannes Summit, G-20 Leaders reconfirmed their commitment to trade and development as important drivers for long-term global economic growth and stability as well as progress in energy, climate change, and anti-corruption efforts. Doha Development Round: The G-20 Leaders made clear that they will not[Read More…]
G-20: Fact Sheet on Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Jobs
FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. G-20 Leaders today agreed to implement a comprehensive set of policies that will help reinvigorate global economic recovery. Under the “Cannes Action Plan for Jobs and Growth,” G-20 Leaders agreed that “strengthened international policy cooperation is needed now” and that their “ultimate objective is to provide more[Read More…]
Indiana Waste Treatment Company, Its Owner and a Manager Charged with Conspiracy and Violating the Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2011. Tierra Environmental and Industrial Services, Inc., a centralized waste treatment facility in East Chicago, Ind., its owner and a manager were charged yesterday with conspiracy and felony violations of the Clean Water Act in a seven-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury, the Department of Justice[Read More…]
Madigan Sues Two Prepaid Calling Card Companies
Companies Targeted Immigrant Communities, Sold Cards with Up to 50% Fewer Minutes than Advertised and Hidden Fees Leer en español Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on November 2 that the arrest of a La Salle County man on child pornography charges marks the 27th arrest in “Operation Glass House,”[Read More…]
Confederate Flag to be Removed from Outside Louisiana Courthouse
SHREVEPORT, La.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. A Confederate flag flying outside a Louisiana courthouse will be removed today, six months after the American Civil Liberties Union argued to the state’s highest court that its presence prevents the death penalty from being fairly administered. Caddo Parish commissioners voted 11-1 late Thursday to take[Read More…]
Members Of Congress Condemn Obama Administration’s Crackdown On Medicinal Cannabis Providers
“No longer should the federal government’s laws supersede the wishes of local citizens who have decided that their fellow neighbors ought … to legitimately use medical marijuana” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Members of Congress are urging President Obama to halt the Justice Department’s crackdown on California’s medical cannabis providers and[Read More…]
Survey: Cannabis Use Associated With Reduced Intake Of Prescription Drugs
Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Survey data collected from the members of a prominent Berkeley, California medical marijuana collective indicates that most patients reduce their intake of conventional medications following their initiation of cannabis therapy. The results of an anonymous survey found that 66 percent of respondents said that they consumed[Read More…]
Occupy Chicago Plans Citywide Day of Engagement to Celebrate Bank Transfer Day
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. This weekend, Occupy Chicago will offer a variety of participatory events, inviting the whole family to get involved in the Occupy Together movement. Saturday, November 5th is International Bank Transfer Day, when individuals are encouraged withdraw as much as they can from their corporate banks and open[Read More…]
White House to be Encircled by Tar Sands Activists on Sunday
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011, 2:08 am A lot has happened since 65 people (including myself) were arrested in front of the White House on August 20th to protest a planned 1,400-mile pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. For starters, over a thousand more people[Read More…]
