Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011. The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 910, the “Energy Tax Prevention Act.” The bill was introduced by Rep. Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce committee. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune made the following statement: “Though we are appalled[Read More…]
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Audubon President David Yarnold Comments on Clean Air Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to Audubon President David Yarnoid. “The U.S. Senate has given all Americans good reason to be heartened and hopeful. A majority stood up for clean air. They rejected the cynical, shortsighted assault that’s raging in the Capitol – threatening vital environmental[Read More…]
ACLU: Obama Administration Will Prosecute 9/11 Suspects In Broken Military Commissions System
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. In a move that undermines civil liberties and the rule of law, the Obama administration today announced that it will prosecute the suspects accused of planning the 9/11 attacks in the Guantánamo military commissions system. In one of the first acts of his new presidency, President[Read More…]
Owning Racism In America, American Style
All of us, regardless of our race, gender or ethnicity, need to talk about racism in America. We need to talk about owning racism.
Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on March Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market improved notably in the month of March. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.8 percent. Over the last[Read More…]
Did Mayor John A. Ostenburg Cause The Great Recession?
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Did Mayor Ostenburg cause the Great Recession? This is America, after all, and we have a right to know. Listening to the rhetoric in the current political campaign, I realize that some of the criticisms of our local economy are also directed at me, and every[Read More…]
Dirty Coal Industry Influence is Clear as Weak Proposed Rule Would Do Nothing to Protect Waterways
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2011. Late Monday Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson proposed a weak new rule that would do almost nothing to conserve the billions of gallons of water wasted or protect the billions of fish shredded by power plant cooling systems nationwide. The new proposed guidelines, which[Read More…]
How to Raise the Status of Teachers? Redesign the System
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. Cynthia Brown, Vice President for Education Policy at the Center for American Progress, wrote the following op-ed published in today’s New York Times on improving teaching quality by addressing structural problems in our education system: Americans are frustrated with the poor academic performance of our students.[Read More…]
Glenn Beck’s Upcoming Documentary: It’s The End Of The World (Again)
Commentary By Ben Dimiero Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Glenn Beck is not not saying it’s the end of the world. As we’ve documented extensively, Beck has made a habit of dabbling in end-times soothsaying over the years, hosting a rotating cast of hucksters warning about impending doom and often openly suggesting that we[Read More…]
Everyone Suffers When Pols Collide
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Earlier this evening, I was doing my (hopefully-regular-into-my-second-straight-week-again-finally) 30 minutes on the treadmill at Quality Classic Health and Fitness Center, DownTown Park Forest. Yes, that was a commercial for Earl and Alia. I was reading the report of the Illinois Municipal Assistance Program prepared by the[Read More…]
