Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013.  Today, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of solar installation data from Arizona, California, and New Jersey that found that solar installations are overwhelmingly occurring in middle-class neighborhoods. Interestingly, this finding is in contrast with the current utility industry narrative that distributed solar is[Read More…]

Historian Robert Fogelson’s new book uncovers the origins of rent control in a World War I-era fight between tenants and landlords for control of New York real estate. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013.  In 1920, a Bronx district court judge named William E. Morris heard a series of cases that aroused[Read More…]

Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013.  Legalizing the retail production and sale of cannabis would generate an estimated 1.6 sheckels (approximately $450 million) annually, according to an economic assessment published this month by the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS). The authors estimate the existing Israeli marijuana market to total some 2.5[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013.  Conflict resolution efforts to end the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be unsuccessful if Rwanda’s security, economic, and political interests that play central roles in the war are not addressed within the peace process, argues a new Enough Project report released today. Contentious relations[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013.  With the government shutdown and the threat of a catastrophic debt default behind us, it’s time to turn to the real fiscal task at hand: reversing damaging austerity policies and investing in growth, according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress. Included in the[Read More…]

BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2013.  The fast-food industry costs American taxpayers nearly $7 billion annually because its jobs pay so little that 52 percent of fast-food workers are forced to enroll their families in public assistance programs, according to a report released today (Tuesday, Oct. 15) by researchers at the University of[Read More…]

Finding a solution to the ‘Jane Austen problem’ UK—(ENEWSPF)—11 October 2013. What’s in a kiss? A study by Oxford University researchers suggests kissing helps us size up potential partners and, once in a relationship, may be a way of getting a partner to stick around. ‘Kissing in human sexual relationships[Read More…]

Discrimination Evident in Both States at All Junctures of Death Penalty Process New York—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2013. Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in conditions that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture under international law, according to a new report by the Center for[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  The presence of various controlled substances in blood is associated with an increased risk of fatal crash involvement, according to data published online in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention. Investigators at Columbia University conducted a case-control study to assess the association between drug use[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  A proposed supplemental crop insurance program included in the pending farm bills in both the House and Senate would have boosted windfall profits for farm businesses and increased federally subsidized insurance payouts by $6.8 billion in 2012, according to a new report released today by Environmental[Read More…]