Plan offers 70 percent of economically recoverable resources while ensuring protection of critical areas, including the Arctic WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. After considering more than 3.3 million public comments and holding 36 public meetings, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail[Read More…]
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Study Finds Limited Sign of Soil Adaptation to Climate Warming
Measuring carbon flux from soil at Toolik Field Station in Arctic Alaska. Photo by: Jim Tang CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016 By Diana Kenney While scientists and policy experts debate the impacts of global warming, the Earth’s soil is releasing roughly nine times more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than all human[Read More…]
HUD and Census Bureau Announce New Residential Construction Activity in October 2016
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2016: BUILDING PERMITS Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,229,000.[Read More…]
VoteVets Statement on Mike Flynn Being Named National Security Advisor
WASHINGTON DC – (ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2016. The largest group of progressive veterans in America expressed dismay at the naming of Mike Flynn to be National Security Advisor in a Trump administration. Jon Soltz, Iraq War veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, released the following statement: “The appointment of Mike Flynn to[Read More…]
VoteVets Statement on Appointment of Mike Pompeo to Head the CIA
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2016. The largest progressive group of veterans in America today is responding to the selection of Mike Pompeo to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. In a statement, Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org said: “Mike Pompeo said that Muslims who do not issue[Read More…]
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Firmly Opposes Sessions Nomination for Attorney General
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., will be President-elect Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, the office primarily responsible for enforcing our nation’s civil rights laws:[Read More…]
Statement of Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen on the Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. The following statement is from Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “We have known Senator Sessions for many years. As the U.S. attorney in Mobile, Alabama, in the early 1980s, he was extremely helpful to us while we were representing the family of Michael Donald,[Read More…]
National Education Association, Labor, Civil Rights, and Faith Groups Call on Trump to Denounce Hate-Fueled Acts
NEA launches national campaign urging the public to “Speak Up” for students WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)– November 18, 2016 – The National Education Association today joined civil rights, faith leaders, and other advocates to ask President-Elect Donald Trump to leverage his position to call for an end to the recent wave of[Read More…]
Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres Goes Back to School
Ellen DeGeneres Source: ellentv.com NEA’s Substitute Educators Day poll names Ellen top pick Eskelsen García: We are recognizing the important role that public education plays in the future of our students WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016 – The people have cast their vote. This time, for their favorite celebrity substitute teacher.[Read More…]
President of Florida-Based Financial Firm Guilty of Money Laundering in $179 Million Sham Loan Scheme
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. The president of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in connection with the sale of $179 million in sham loans to a Milwaukee investment company. TIMOTHY G. FISHER was the president and chief operating officer of First Farmers Financial[Read More…]
