Brown Pelican – Gary Stolz, usfws New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnold released the following statement upon news today that BP has settled criminal charges arising from the 2010 gulf oil disaster with the Department of Justice for $4.5 billion. “This settlement matches[Read More…]
Opinion
NRDC: BP Will Pay Record Fine and Admits Guilt for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012 — British Petroleum (BP) announced today it would pay a record $4.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which remains the largest environmental disaster in American history. Below is a[Read More…]
Upper-income Bush-Era Tax Cuts Should Be Replaced With Effective Job-Creation Measures
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. In a new report, Josh Bivens and Andrew Fieldhouse propose a blueprint for policymakers trying to navigate the so-called “fiscal cliff” that would boost real GDP by 1.7 percentage points and generate more than 2 million jobs in 2013, relative to current policy. Notably, this approach[Read More…]
If Unemployment Insurance Extensions Expire, Economy Will Lose 400,000 Jobs in 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. If the federally funded extended unemployment insurance benefits expire at the end of 2012, as they are currently scheduled to do, the economy will lose 400,000 jobs in 2013, a new EPI analysis finds. In Labor market will lose 400,000 jobs in 2013 if UI extensions[Read More…]
Amnesty International Responds to Reports that Myanmar to Release Political Prisoners on Eve of Historic Obama Visit
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. Amnesty International USA released the following statement in response to breaking news reports that the government of Myanmar (Burma) has decided to release 450 prisoners on the eve of the historic visit of President Obama to Rangoon. It is unclear at this time whether Prisoners of[Read More…]
U.S. Job Recovery: Half Way There
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. Over the next two years, the U.S. economy will regain the rest of the nearly 9 million jobs lost in the Great Recession, say economists at the University of Michigan. Employment fell by 8.8 million jobs during the 2008-09 economic downturn, but the economy has recovered[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Welcomes Pelosi’s Continued Leadership
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement welcoming Representative Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will remain House Democratic leader: “I am thrilled that Nancy Pelosi will continue as House minority leader. She is a tireless advocate for women’s health and economic security[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden on Leader Pelosi’s Continued Leadership
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. In response to the news that Leader Nancy Pelosi will continue her role as House Minority leader, President of the Center for American Progress Neera Tanden issued the following statement: I welcome the news of Leader Nancy Pelosi’s continued leadership in the United States House of[Read More…]
New Poverty Data Provide Crucial Information on Effectiveness of Public Policies and Offer Insights into Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. In response to the release of U.S. Census Bureau data on poverty and hardship yesterday, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of how this new information should inform Congress’s approach to deciding the fate of many critical programs for low-income Americans during the year-end[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Plan Yields $385 Billion in Health Care Savings Without Harming Beneficiaries
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2012. As our nation’s leaders prepare for the upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations, the Center for American Progress today released a comprehensive plan to reduce federal health care spending by $385 billion over 10 years without harming patients. CAP’s Senior Protection Plan is an alternative to proposals that[Read More…]
