SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. A new report, China Development Bank’s overseas investments: An assessment of environmental and social policies and practices, released today by Friends of the Earth U.S. and BankTrack, concludes that the China Development Bank, which is rapidly becoming an important player in international development finance, currently lacks[Read More…]
Day: July 2, 2012
Obama Administration Announces New Investments to Advance Biofuels Industry and Enhance America’s Energy Security
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to deploying every available source of American energy and reducing our reliance on imported oil, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced new funding available to pursue[Read More…]
GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Fraud Allegations and Failure to Report Safety Data
Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in U.S. History Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. Global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of certain prescription drugs, its failure to report certain[Read More…]
Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid Pesticide Thiamethoxam Banned in France
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012, The French Ministry of Agriculture has issued a ban on the neonicotinoid pesticide thiamethoxam due to concerns over the chemical’s impacts on pollinators, especially honey bees. The pesticide product containing thiamethoxam, Cruiser OSR, is manufactured by Swiss chemical giant Syngenta and has been used as[Read More…]
Video: An Amazing Celebration of Dance
An amazing celebration of dance. Please, please, watch this full screen. I usually don’t watch YouTube videos to the end (who does?). This one is worth the watch. Kudos to Keri Miller, who shared this on Facebook.
Video: Mitch McConnell: Covering 30 million uninsured is `not the issue’
From the Washington Post: The most charitable reading of McConnell’s quote is that he meant that Republicans see no need to come up up with a single overarching reform plan that would cover those millions of uninsured, and instead will advocate a step-by-step approach. But even Wallace saw McConnell’s quote in far[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for July 2, 2012
Commander Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of July 2, 2012
A rare solar rainbow over Park Forest last week. The heat is on. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2012. Park Forest residents are reminded that due to construction projects around the Village, the July 4th fireworks will be displayed at Rich East High School rather than in Central[Read More…]
Physicians Group: ACA Is A Weak Law; We Need Medicare for All
By Frederick W. “Rick” Ford, writing for From an organization I came across for the first time today, Physicians for a National Health Program: Although the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the law is not a remedy to our health care crisis, as it leaves at[Read More…]
Physicians Ask: Did John Roberts Give Mitt Romney a Gift?
By Marcia Angell, M.D., writing for From an organization I came across for the first time today, Physicians for a National Health Program: Although there are some provisions to curb the worst abuses of the insurance companies, such as excluding people with preexisting conditions, there is nothing in the law[Read More…]
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