Vancouver.-(ENEWSPF)- Already having successfully defeated another similar proposed B.C. mining site, the Council of Canadians is disturbed, but unfortunately not surprised, about yesterday’s massive toxic waste spill in the B.C. Cariboo region. The Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley Mine spilled five million cubic metres of toxic waste water – the equivalent[Read More…]
Day: August 5, 2014
Coffee Production Near Record Levels, Sustainable Share Rising
New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in coffee production, practices, and prices Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Although fluctuating from year to year, coffee production has been on an overall steady upward trend, writes Worldwatch Institute Senior Researcher Michael Renner. World coffee production during the 2013/14 crop year was just slightly[Read More…]
It’s Not Just Snowden: US Officials Say There’s a New Leaker
US officials have concluded there is a new person leaking classified documents, CNN has reported. (Photo: Tony Webster) Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United Sates government has determined there is a new person leaking secret documents, CNN reported Tuesday. The news comes the same as day as new reporting by Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux for The[Read More…]
Two Milwaukee Men Indicted in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy and Related Trafficking Offenses
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned a 15-count superseding indictment charging two Milwaukee men, Paul Carter aka “Pimpin’ Paul” and David Moore aka “King David” with conspiracy, sex trafficking and related offenses spanning from the years 2007 to 2013. Carter, 44, and Moore, 46, both of[Read More…]
Former Virginia Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bribe Officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A former employee of a government contracting company was sentenced today to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to bribe public officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command in exchange for favorable treatment in connection with U.S.[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Claim Against New York Nursing Home
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Isabella Geriatric Center (IGC), a nursing home located in New York City, resolving a claim that IGC engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship discrimination during the employment eligibility reverification process in violation of the Immigration[Read More…]
GOP Strategist Margaret Hoover Headlines Marriage Tour Through Iowa
Hawkeye State part of $1 million initiative ahead of 2016 Republican Convention New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry is embarking on a three-city tour of Iowa tomorrow making the case that removing anti-gay language from the national Republican Party platform is both good politics and the[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Takes Animal Rights ‘Terrorism’ Law to Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case challenging the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) as a violation of the First Amendment. The law punishes causing lost profits to an animal enterprise, but makes no distinction between[Read More…]
One Year Later: Iowa’s Battered Soil and Streams Still Unprotected
AMES, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. A new survey of Iowa farmland finds that “ephemeral gullies” are still ravaging many crop fields despite a few welcome signs of improvement compared to a year ago. Unprotected fields were once again battered by spring storms this year, according to a report released today by[Read More…]
Ukraine: Insurgents Disrupt Medical Services
Forces Should Respect Special Protection Requirements Berlin–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Insurgent forces in eastern Ukraine have threatened medical staff, stolen and destroyed medical equipment and hospital furniture, and compromised the ability of civilian patients to receive treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Insurgent forces have also expropriated ambulances and used them[Read More…]
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