Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton to Roll out Annual Trafficking in Persons Report Today Background Call on Trafficking in Persons Report with Ambassador CdeBaca Today PAKISTAN Supreme Court Decision on Gillani RUSSIA/SYRIA Reports of Russian Ships to Syria President Obama Meeting with President Putin[Read More…]
Day: June 19, 2012
America Leading the World in CO2 Emission Decrease Thanks to Reductions in Coal Use
Grassroots Fight to Move “Beyond Coal” Having Clear Effect WASHINGTON DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Since 2006, the U.S. has seen the largest reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of any country or region, according to a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report states that, during this time, U.S.[Read More…]
SEIU Launches Largest Field Campaign in Union’s History for 2012 Election
SEIU Members and Volunteers Will Target Communities of Color, Working Families and Union Households to Win Presidential and Down-Ballot Races Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The Service Employee’s International Union (SEIU), the nation’s fastest growing union with 2.1 million members, today is launching the largest and most-targeted political field campaign in[Read More…]
At House Hearing, JP Morgan Chief Jamie Dimon Evades Simple Question: Why Do You Deny the People Cleaning Your Buildings a Living Wage?
Rep. Green (D-TX) Raises Plight of Janitors, Says “Too Small to Live Off” WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Earlier today, following JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s testimony in front of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Committee regarding his company’s recent massive banking loss, Adriana Vasquez, a janitor who[Read More…]
Air Movers Recalled by EDIC Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
New Report Sounds the Alarm on Central Canada and New England Tar Sands Pipeline Scheme
Broad coalition highlighting threats to Ontario, Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine from tar sands pipeline proposals WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012 — Controversial new pipeline plans threaten drinking water and many beloved natural areas in Central Canada and New England according to a new report released today. A broad coalition of[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds HIV-positive Young Men at Risk of Low Bone Mass
Researchers recommend monitoring, exercise, vitamin D to prevent future fracture risk Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Young men being treated for HIV are more likely to experience low bone mass than are other men their age, according to results from a research network supported by the National Institutes of Health. The[Read More…]
Two Years Past, Federal Coal Ash Protections Still in Limbo, Congress on the Attack
Amendment to must-pass transportation legislation contains unrelated coal ash “rider” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Two years ago this week, the EPA proposed the first-ever federal standards for coal ash disposal and storage. The announcement came 18 months after the largest toxic waste spill in our nation’s history when a coal[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Meets with Amtrak Chairman Tom Carper as House Delay Threatens Improved Illinois Amtrak Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. With only twelve days until the current transportation bill expires, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the House-Senate transportation bill conference committee, today met with Tom Carper, Chairman of the Board of Amtrak, to discuss critical funding for Illinois passenger rail and other[Read More…]
Durbin, Jackson, Rush and Emanuel Announce Chicago’s 95th Street Station to Receive $20 Million Investment Through the TIGER Grant Program Terminal
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Mayor Emanuel announced today that Chicago’s CTA has secured $20 million in critical funding which will allow the 95th Street Terminal Improvement Project to proceed. The intermodal project will reduce pedestrian[Read More…]
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