Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2015. Hi everybody. Wednesday is Earth Day, a day to appreciate and protect this precious planet we call home. And today, there’s no greater threat to our planet than climate change. 2014 was the planet’s warmest year on record. Fourteen of the 15 hottest years on record have all fallen[Read More…]
Day: April 18, 2015
Farmers Mobilize around the World Against Free Trade Agreements and for Food Sovereignty
Zimbabwe, Harare–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015. Today thousands of women and men farmers of the international peasant movement La Via Campesina mobilize worldwide against Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) which affect peasant and small-scale agriculture and national food sovereignty. Since April 17, 1996[1] La Via Campesina celebrates this day[Read More…]
Retired Marine Charged with Murdering His Girlfriend, Dismembering Her Body, and Dumping Her Remains in the Panamanian Jungle
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2015. Brian Karl Brimager, 37, prior boyfriend of murdered Los Angeles woman Yvonne Baldelli, was indicted by a federal grand jury in San Diego, California, today on first degree murder charges. Brimager was arraigned in court on the superseding indictment and pleaded not guilty. Brimager has been[Read More…]
Four Companies and Five Individuals Indicted for Illegally Exporting Technology to Iran
Seven Foreign Nationals and Companies Placed on Department of Commerce’s Entity List Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2015. A 24-count indictment has been unsealed today charging four corporations and five individuals with facilitating the illegal export of high-tech microelectronics, uninterruptible power supplies and other commodities to Iran in violation of the International[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: VA Vet Centers and Administration Progress on Mental Health
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2015 Vet Centers Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services including professional readjustment counseling to Veterans and active duty Servicemembers (including members of the National Guard and Reserve components) and their families. A core value of the Vet[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy in Joint Press Conference, April 17, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015 – 12:04 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: It is a great pleasure to welcome my partner and friend, Prime Minister Renzi, to the White House. Benvenuto. I actually should say welcome back. Not many people know this, but Matteo came to the White House several years[Read More…]