NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”) is engaged in a multi-year drilling programme to explore for new oil & gas resources in high-potential blocks in offshore Alaska. Important progress has been made with this programme, with two drill ships, more than twenty support vessels, an approved capping stack, and[Read More…]
Day: September 17, 2012
Center for American Progress’ Conathan on Shell’s Arctic Drilling Postponement
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. As Royal Dutch Shell announced today that it would postpone its Arctic oil drilling operations until 2013, the Center for American Progress released the following statement from Michael Conathan, Director of Ocean Policy: Ever-shifting sea ice and technical challenges have proven too much for[Read More…]
FACT CHECK: Romney’s Investments in China
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. “As Mitt Romney tries to convince Americans he is a modern day trade warrior, it’s clear that his hypocrisy knows no bounds. Before Mitt Romney started claiming he’d stand up to China and its unfair trade practices, he was profiting off of them. Governor Romney even maintained[Read More…]
Scott Brown Attempts to Mislead Voters with ‘Pro-Choice’ Claim
NARAL Pro-Choice America sets the record straight on senator’s choice history Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, vowed on Friday that her organization will not let stand Scott Brown’s assertion that he is pro-choice. “Scott Brown’s support for women’s reproductive health is inconsistent at best,”[Read More…]
Virginia Board of Health Vote Forces Existing Abortion Clinics to Comply with Onerous, Unwarranted Regulations
All reproductive health care facilities offering abortion care will be forced to comply with new hospital construction standards VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. Caving under intense political pressure from the governor and attorney general, the Virginia Board of Health voted Friday to require existing reproductive health care providers to comply with new[Read More…]
Late-night Comedy Television Increases Political Discussion
President Barack Obama laughs during the taping of his appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York, Monday, September 21, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete SouzaANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. The jokes by late-night comedy television hosts can be just as effective as regular political[Read More…]
Syria: End Opposition Use of Torture, Executions
Abuses Show Need for Accountability New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. Armed opposition groups have subjected detainees to ill-treatment and torture and committed extrajudicial or summary executions in Aleppo, Latakia, and Idlib, Human Rights Watch said today following a visit to Aleppo governorate. Torture and extrajudicial or summary executions of detainees in[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Chicago Teacher’s Union Choice to Continue to Strike
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2012. “I will not stand by while the children of Chicago are played as pawns in an internal dispute within a union. This was a strike of choice and is now a delay of choice that is wrong for our children. Every day our kids are kept out[Read More…]
Sequester Cuts Could Restrict Women’s Access to Health Care, Says Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement after the White House released a new report on the impact of automatic budget cuts known as “sequestration” that will kick in if Congress does not reach a debt reduction agreement. The non-defense discretionary[Read More…]
Study: U.S. Underestimates Costs of Carbon Pollution and Climate Change
NRDC: “A Wake-Up Call to Invest in Clean, Renewable Energy Sources” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012 – The federal government is significantly underestimating the costs of carbon pollution because it is using a faulty analytical model, according to a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. A more[Read More…]
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