Juanes, Kenny Chesney, and K’naan Join Previously Announced Artists Lady Gaga, The Edge & Bono, and Usher at 10pm EST/7 PST on October 15th NEW YORK, NY—(ENEWSPF)—October13, 2011 – The William J. Clinton Foundation and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced Juanes, Kenny Chesney and K’naan will join previously announced artists Lady Gaga,[Read More…]
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Protesters Interrupt Defense Secretary Panetta with ‘Troops Home’ Message
Seven People Occupying DC Arrested Protesting Wars at House Armed Services Committee Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011. Dozens of people who are part of Occupy DC, camping out in Freedom Plaza and McPhearson Square, packed the line to get into the House Armed Services Committee where Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was[Read More…]
NOW Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Brewer’s Yeast Tablets
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. NOW Foods is voluntarily recalling selected lots of its Brewer’s Yeast Tablets (Product Code 2410 and 2412) due to the presence of an undeclared milk allergen. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic[Read More…]
Sugar High for Bees
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. A field of flowers may seem innocuous — but for the birds and bees that depend on it for sustenance, that floral landscape can be a battlefield mined with predators and competitors. The more efficient a pollinator is in feeding, the less chance it has of[Read More…]
The Protect Life Act Would Actually Threaten Women’s Lives
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. The House of Representatives today will consider H.R. 358, “The Protect Life Act,” sponsored by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA). Abortion coverage was heavily debated during health reform. The Stupak Amendment would have effectively banned coverage of abortion from health plans sold in insurance exchange markets. But[Read More…]
New Report Charges ‘Natural’ Cereal Industry Is Deceptive
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. A new report released by The Cornucopia Institute reveals the deceptive marketing practices in the natural foods industry by some of the nation’s largest breakfast cereal manufacturers, demonstrating the importance of the organic label in order to avoid synthetic pesticides and genetically engineered food. In some[Read More…]
Permitted, Unpermitted Actions to Hail Launch of OccupyPittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011. Saturday will see Pittsburgh join the hundreds of cities across the country and hundreds more overseas where the Occupy movement has taken hold. Kicking off the local movement, established in solidarity with all Occupy movements and inspired by OccupyWallStreet, OccupyPittsburgh will hold a permitted march and[Read More…]
Mr. Auctioneer! New Yorkers Call for Moratorium on Foreclosures, Oct. 13
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. New Yorkers will gather outside the Kings County Supreme Court on Thursday, October 13 at 3 pm to raise awareness of the foreclosure auctions that take place there each week. Every week in New York City, in all five boroughs, homes are put up for auction[Read More…]
Anti-drone Movement Grows, Oct. 13, 2011
LAS VEGAS–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011, 7:56 am A friend of mine once called Las Vegas “the Lourdes of America.” People come looking for a miracle, but it’s the casinos that mostly cash in. This doesn’t stop the 36 million pilgrims who travel annually to this neon oasis, searching for some indefinable[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Denounces Passage of Unjust Trade Agreements
President Obama broke his campaign promises in backing Bush-era trade pacts that repeat mistakes of NAFTA WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. With President Obama’s backing, Congress yesterday passed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are based on the flawed model of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Erich[Read More…]
