Day: April 14, 2014

Herbicide Ban Put on Hold In Sri Lanka

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014.  Bowing to political pressure and agrochemical industry opposition Sri Lanka’s government has taken a step back from its original decision to place a ban on one of the most widely used herbicides worldwide —glyphosate. Scientific evidence has tied glyphosate to the incurable, deadly kidney disease that[Read More…]

Statement by Energy Secretary Moniz on IPCC’s Working Group Report on Climate Change Mitigation

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2014.  Today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group report on climate change mitigation: “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on mitigation makes it clear that the next ten to twenty years are critical if we[Read More…]

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