Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. National Nurses United (NNU), the largest organization of nurses in the U.S., would like to express disappointment regarding ABC show The View’s disparaging, patronizing and misinformed comments on nursing. This week, in discussing the talent portion of the Miss America pageant, hosts of The View mocked[Read More…]
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AFL-CIO: Federal Reserve Makes Right Rate Decision for Working People
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. In response to the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: We are pleased that the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged. We know the economic recovery still has not reached working families and even a small increase[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Defeat of Right to Work is a Win for Working Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the defeat of Missouri’s Right-to-Work bill: Governor Nixon’s veto of right to work legislation in Missouri sends a message loud and clear that working men and women will not sit back while our rights are under attack. We will[Read More…]
New EPRI-NRDC Report Finds Widespread Adoption of Electric Transportation Could Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Air Quality
PALO ALTO, Calif. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released today an analysis that finds widespread adoption of electric transportation, including electrification in the off-road sector, could lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and could improve[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Republican Resolution on Acknowledgement of the Threats Posed by Climate Disruption
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Today, Congressman Chris Gibson (R- NY) introduced a resolution along with 10 other Republican co-sponsors that acknowledged the threats posed by climate disruption and pledged to address them. In response, Melinda Pierce, Sierra Club’s Legislative Director, released the following statement: “This is a welcome step[Read More…]
Sierra Club Responds to House Energy and Commerce Committee Voting to Remove Crude Oil Export Ban
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed legislation that would remove the Crude Oil Export Ban. In response, Lena Moffitt, Director of Sierra Club’s Dirty Fuels Initiative released the following statement: “It’s disappointing but not at all surprising that Big Oil’s friends on the[Read More…]
Overwhelming Majority of Florida Latino Voters Want Climate Action Now
74 percent support state measures to combat climate change A farmworker harvests ferns in Florida. An Earthjustice and GreenLatinos study on Florida Latinos and the environment found that the majority of Latinos in the state say it is very or extremely important to reduce the use of pesticides and GMOs[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on Federal Reserve Decision to Hold Off on Interest Rate Hikes
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Michael Madowitz, Economist at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today after the Federal Reserve announced its intent to hold off on raising interest rates. The announcement arrives after the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, met yesterday and today in Washington.[Read More…]
A Lack of Federal Data on LGBT Americans Hinders Effective Policymaking and Resource Allocation
A married couple is pictured with their infant daughter, July 2014. Source: AP/Rick Bowmer Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. When the data from the American Community Survey, or ACS, were released yesterday, they offered a treasure trove of new information about the state of America today. However, important data on[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: House Committee Aims to End Crude Oil Export Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted today to repeal the 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil. In 2014, sixty-nine percent of voters opposed allowing oil and gas companies to export more U.S. oil and gas to foreign countries. Were the ban lifted, estimates suggest[Read More…]
