Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. Today, President Obama and the governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania announced a deal that will ensure efficient and responsible approval of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes. These offshore wind turbines could produce as much as 700 gigawatts of energy —[Read More…]
Opinion
Marijuana Legalization Winning By 5% In New Poll
A New Poll Out States What Most People Already Know – Time To Legalize OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. A new poll was released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports that states 47% of people surveyed support ending marijuana prohibition, versus 42% that want to keep marijuana illegal. 10% of respondents were undecided. I[Read More…]
Statement from Reverend Al Sharpton and NAN Re: the Continued Calls for Justice on Behalf of Trayvon Martin
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012. “Since the time that Attorney Ben Crump, representing the parents of Trayvon Martin, reached out to me and National Action Network (the first national civil rights group to get involved in the case), I have called for the arrest of George Zimmerman for probable cause[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Senate Rejects Effort to End Tax Breaks for Biggest Oil Companies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Today, a minority of U.S. Senators blocked legislation that would end the costly and unnecessary tax subsidies currently doled out to the nation’s five biggest oil companies. According to the Congressional Research Service, ending these tax breaks would have “little to no impact” on gas prices,[Read More…]
Mitt Walker: Failed Walker Ideas + National Romney Platform
Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Dian Palmer, a nurse for more than 25 years and now President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Wisconsin and Chair of the National Nurse Alliance released the following statement on Mitt Romney’s support of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s anti-worker and job-killing agenda during a[Read More…]
LIUNA: House GOP Failure on Highway Bill Shows Incompetence, Dysfunction
Duct-Tape Approach to Nation’s Roads and Bridges Risks Safety, Jobs Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012 – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement on the U.S. House’s passage of a 90-day extension of the surface transportation bill: LIUNA is[Read More…]
Fannie and Freddie Can Prevent Foreclosures and Protect Taxpayers Through Principal Reduction
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report making the case for why the government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should embrace a targeted principal reduction strategy for deeply underwater borrowers. The report outlines how this is sound business practice and can[Read More…]
White Paper: Drug Testing Results Often Inaccurate, Unreliable
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Drug screening results, including those from federally certified labs, may not always be reliable, according to a white paper published online by the National Workrights Institute (NWI). “[Government] certified drug testing laboratories have significant reliability problems and that the government’s assurances that false positive test results[Read More…]
NRDC: ‘GOP Obstinacy Stands in Way of America’s Transportation Needs’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012 — The following is a statement from Deron Lovaas, federal transportation policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the House approval of an extension of federal transportation legislation. Funding under the current transportation law expires March 31. “Instead of fiddling around while our infrastructure falls[Read More…]
Offshore Exploration Proposal Good for Oil Companies; Horrible for Oceans and Coasts
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…]
