Day: December 5, 2011

108 House Members Send Letter to Appropriation Chairs to Reject Riders That Threaten Women’s Health

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011. Today Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Mike Quigley and 106 of their House colleagues sent a letter to House Appropriations Chair Harold Rogers and Ranking Member Norm Dicks urging them to reject any language jeopardizing women’s health in upcoming federal funding legislation. The Appropriations Committee is working on[Read More…]

Where Have All the Quasars Gone?

Record-breaking black holes discovered, U of T astronomer on international team   TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011. An international team of astronomers has discovered two gigantic black holes with masses about 10 billion times the mass of our sun. These black holes have a mass more than 50 per cent greater[Read More…]

48 Marian Class of 2012 members meet Illinois State Scholar criteria

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School has had 41 members of the Class of 2012 earn recognition as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission recognizes Illinois high school students for outstanding academic achievement based on standardized test scores and class rank. Another seven students who met the[Read More…]

Wisconsin Medical Marijuana Opponents Are Heartless Idiots

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011.  People like Rep. Scott Krug (R-Wisconsin Rapids) need to do basic research before they talk to the media about medical marijuana policy in Wisconsin.  Avoidance tactics and anti-medical marijuana catch phrases might work for people in Wisconsin that aren’t educated on the topic of medical marijuana.  However,[Read More…]

Sierra Club Rallies for Mercury Awareness Week

Dozens of events nationwide, new resources come just ahead of expected mercury protections from the Obama administration Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011. The Sierra Club celebrates Mercury Awareness Week December 5-11 as President Obama prepares to issue the first nationwide protections against toxic mercury from coal plants later this month. Americans[Read More…]

MIT Report Shows With New Policies, U.S. Electric Grid Could Handle Expected Influx of Electric Cars and Wind and Solar Generation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011. Over the next two decades, the U.S. electric grid will face unprecedented technological challenges stemming from the growth of distributed and intermittent new energy sources such as solar and wind power, as well as an expected influx of electric and hybrid vehicles that require frequent recharging.[Read More…]

Statement by President Obama on Extending the Payroll Tax Cuts

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011 – 2:10 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  My number-one priority right now is doing everything that I can, every single day, to create jobs faster and to provide more security for middle-class families and those trying to get into the middle class.  And at[Read More…]

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