On Eve of Inhofe Vote to Repeal EPA Mercury Standards, Report Links Emissions to Lobbying Efforts by AEP, Ameren, DTE Energy, Energy Future Holdings, FirstEnergy, GenOn, PPL and Southern Company WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012 – As eight leading U.S. utilities spent millions of dollars lobbying and litigating to block, weaken or[Read More…]
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Progress 2050 Releases New Infographic: Who voted for the DREAM Act?
Washington, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Today Progress 2050 released an infographic showing who voted for the DREAM Act in 2010 in the House and Senate after President Barack Obama’s announcement last Friday on a new immigration policy that will allow some undocumented students to receive work authorization and avoid deportation. Recent[Read More…]
Job Openings Declined to 3.4 Million in April
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2012. There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of April, down from 3.7 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were essentially unchanged in April. This release includes estimates[Read More…]
Conservatives Are Hitting Rock Bottom
Michael Stafford. (Photo: Michael Stafford) TruthOut.org By D. R. Tucker and Michael Stafford Ayn Rand and Jim Crow have driven the American right into moral bankruptcy. Two conservatives argue that there’s no comeback in sight until they repudiate both. In mythology, the phoenix is a beautiful bird that bursts into flames at the[Read More…]
Big Utilities Trying to Block Public Health Protection Emit Millions of Tons of Pollution
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) will continue this week to support the utility and coal industries’ attack on essential health protections by pushing a vote to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. In anticipation of this vote, the Center for American Progress released[Read More…]
Report: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Hurting Global Economic Growth
NRDC: Instead of subsidizing corporations that destroy planet, governments should support clean and renewable energy RIO DE JANEIRO—(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012 – Ending fossil fuel subsidies would save governments nearly $1 trillion while also improving environment and economic conditions worldwide, according to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other[Read More…]
Polls: Majority Of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. Two-thirds of US adults believe that the drug war is failing, and a majority of respondents say that marijuana ought to be legalized, according a recent Angus Reid Public opinion poll of 1,017 Americans. According to the poll, only 10 percent of respondents believe that the[Read More…]
Jobless Rates Up in 18 States, Down in 14 in May; Payroll Jobs Up in 27 States, Down in 22
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2012. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Eighteen states recorded unemployment rate increases, 14 states and the District of Columbia posted rate decreases, and 18 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-nine states and the District of[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Releases New Report: Triumphs and Challenges on the 30th Anniversary of Plyler v. Doe
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. The Center for American Progress today released a report, “Triumphs and Challenges on the 30th Anniversary of Plyler v. Doe,” which examines the landmark Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe, which guaranteed the right to a public education for all children, regardless of their immigration status.[Read More…]
CPI All Items Falls in May as Decline in Gas Prices Offsets Other Increases
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2012. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The gasoline index declined[Read More…]
