Day: November 15, 2016

Center for Biological Diversity: Public Lands Bills Would Strip Federal Regulation of Fossil Fuels, Give Away 7 Million Acres in Nevada

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016.  The Center for Biological Diversity today condemned three bills being considered in the lame-duck session of Congress that would strip federal regulation from all forms of energy production on America’s public lands and give away 7.2 million acres of federal land in Nevada. “These bills, sponsored by[Read More…]

Lawsuit Launched to Prompt ‘Endangered’ Status for African Elephants

Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016.  The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect Africa’s two gravely imperiled elephant species as “endangered.” Unprecedented poaching for ivory and accelerating habitat loss has decimated both[Read More…]

Army Corps of Engineers Statement Regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016.  Yesterday, the Army informed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Energy Transfer Partners, and Dakota Access, LLC, that it has completed the review that it launched on September 9, 2016.  The Army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history[Read More…]

Today: Mass Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline Starts at Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016.  A peaceful sit-in and rally will be held by Indigenous leaders from Standing Rock, environmentalists, and supporters, at the Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., with a march to the White House calling for an end to the Dakota Access Pipeline. “The Native-led[Read More…]

‘Mike Pence’ Has Donated to Planned Parenthood Thousands of Times This Week

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Jen Hayden Mike Pence fuels Planned Parenthood donations Vice President-elect (gag) Mike Pence is one of the most anti-choice politicians in the entire country. In Congress he led the national effort to defund Planned Parenthood. He even threatened to shut down the federal government. As the Governor[Read More…]

Trump’s Senior White House Advisor Says in Radio Interview That Liberal Women Are a ‘Bunch of Dykes’

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Jen Hayden Steve Bannon has a new title to add to his resume—chief strategist and senior planner. He’s Donald Trump’s top man in the White House. Bannon is known for his anti-Semitism, white nationalism and conspiracy theories, but he’s also not a fan of educated, progressive women.[Read More…]

Trump Has Asked for Three of His Children to Be Given Highest Level, Top Secret Security Clearance

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Jen Hayden One week you are selling overpriced high-heeled shoes, the next you are reading top secret military briefings? Nah. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that three of his children—Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump—will run his companies in a blind trust. It’s a claim Rudy Giuliani[Read More…]

National Trump Protest Calendar and Information

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Mark Sumner These are the Trump protests I’m currently aware of. If you have additional events, please let me know. If you are staging an event, and want help getting out the word, let me know. If you’re thinking about having an event, but aren’t sure.[Read More…]

NOW Statement on Donald Trump’s Appointment of Steve Bannon as White House Advisor

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016.  Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: By appointing Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counsel, Donald Trump is elevating a leader of the “alt-right” who has consistently denigrated women and trafficked in white nationalist, racist and anti-Semitic propaganda. At Breitbart, Bannon ran articles that[Read More…]

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