DOI Proposing to Allow Seismic Exploration in Atlantic WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2012 – The Obama administration today announced plans to move forward in opening our Mid- and South Atlantic coastline for offshore oil and gas exploration, which could allow oil companies to use  dangerous high-pressure air guns and other seismic exploration methods[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012.   With nearly half the Supreme Court justices who will pass judgment on the 2010 healthcare law beyond the age where they have to worry about their access to care, the nation’s leading voice of nurses said today that all Americans should have the same[Read More…]

Brief Commentary By Gary Kopycinski After reading reports today of the grossly politicized hearings on Obamacare (Yes, Obama cares), it amazes me that Supreme Court Justices can be so obtuse. Comparing health insurance to cellphones? Really? States obligate us to carry automobile insurance to spread the pool, protect the public,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012.  After the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) released “A Budget for All,” its FY13 budget proposal, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This budget proposal shows that members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are truly champions for[Read More…]

“EPA has hit a home run for the planet”    Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012.  “The EPA has hit a home run for the planet.  The Obama administration’s new air pollution standards announced today are essential for limiting global carbon pollution that is already endangering the health of our children and[Read More…]

Strong step forward to protect the public Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012.  Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards that will limit industrial carbon pollution from new coal-fired power plants. The following statement is from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen: “The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing precedent-setting standards to[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Commentary By Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Under traditional airport financing models, cities have built runways at all major airports. Runway construction costs have always been passed on to the taxpayers as a major subsidy to the aviation industry. The problem, mayors and cities can no longer pass these[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2012.  Statement from Planned Parenthood Federation of America Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, on New Boston University Study on Over the Counter Access to Emergency Contraception “As the country’s most trusted provider of reproductive health care, Planned Parenthood knows how important it is that[Read More…]

NRDC Hails “Historic, Win-Win-Win Proposition”  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012 – The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of Natural Resources Defense Council, on the industrial carbon pollution standard proposed by the Obama administration. “This historic step is a win-win-win proposition. “It’s good for our health because it’s a critical[Read More…]

DAVID L. HUDSON JR. FIRST AMENDMENT SCHOLAR Ice-T is best known to millions as the actor who plays police officer Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on the hit TV show “Law & Order: SVU.” But Ice-T has been a public figure since the 1980s, bursting on the scene with his particular style[Read More…]