New TV spot charges that Edison’s reactor restart plan gambles with Southern Californians’ safety LOS ANGELES, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2012. Southern California Edison’s controversial plan to restart one of the damaged San Onofre nuclear reactors is rolling the nuclear dice — a dangerous experiment that gambles with the safety of millions[Read More…]
Opinion
Facts Matter and Mitt Romney Didn’t Deliver Them
Facts DO Matter and Mitt Romney is Unwilling to Give Them to the American People CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. While Mitt Romney’s rhetoric may have sounded polished during last night’s Presidential debate, it just wasn’t true. On issue after issue, Romney avoided giving specifics and, in several instances, told flat-out falsehoods.[Read More…]
AARP Statement on Presidential Debate
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. Last night the Presidential candidates discussed AARP, Social Security and Medicare during the first Presidential debate of the 2012 general election. AARP, a sponsor of activities at all four of the 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, released the following statement in response. AARP Senior Vice[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Presidential Debate
Mitt Romney loves Big Bird and Big Oil Denver, CO –(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. Last night, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney had their first presidential debate on domestic policy. In response, Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director issued the following statement: “Mitt Romney said that he loves Big Bird, but[Read More…]
Fact Check: Romney’s Proposals Stated in First Presidential Debate
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2012. FACT CHECK: Romney’s Energy Plan Is Written By Big Oil for Big Oil, And Can’t Get Us To Energy Independence Despite Mitt Romney’s claims that his plan would make North America energy independent, the truth is that Romney’s energy plan was written by Big Oil, focuses principally[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Camden Police Department Layoffs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. City leaders in Camden, New Jersey, should learn a lesson from the NFL referee debacle. It took only a few short weeks for the entire nation to realize using replacement referees instead of highly trained union referees endangered player safety and diminished the game. It’s unfathomable[Read More…]
The 99% React to Romney’s Empty Retorts and Applaud President Obama
Watch party delivers live translation for Spanish-speaking Latino viewers DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2012. In both English and Spanish, members of the 99% lauded President Barack Obama’s debate performance and his continued support of working families and the middle class, while rejecting Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s empty retorts and murky plans. The[Read More…]
SEIU: Americans Can’t Afford Romney Economics
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. After the first Presidential debate last night, Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Mitt Romney doesn’t have a single idea to create new jobs other than going back to the failed trickle-down policies of the past.[Read More…]
Half of All Teens Feel Uncomfortable Talking to Their Parents About Sex While Only 19 Percent of Parents Feel the Same, New Survey Shows
New Nationwide Survey from Planned Parenthood, Family Circle Magazine, and the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health Shows How Parents and Teens Talk about Sex – and How They Can Communicate Better NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPSF)–October 2, 2012 — A new nationwide survey released today shows that most parents and[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Judge’s Decision Enjoining Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. Elections are serious events, with lasting consequences for working families. That’s why it’s so important that our laws be written and applied in a way that makes it possible for as many people as possible to cast ballots. Voter ID laws like Pennsylvania’s work in the[Read More…]
