Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012. With nearly half the Supreme Court justices who will pass judgment on the 2010 healthcare law beyond the age where they have to worry about their access to care, the nation’s leading voice of nurses said today that all Americans should have the same[Read More…]
Opinion
Health Care Already Is A Federal Issue: (Uninsured) People Cross State Lines All The Time
Brief Commentary By Gary Kopycinski After reading reports today of the grossly politicized hearings on Obamacare (Yes, Obama cares), it amazes me that Supreme Court Justices can be so obtuse. Comparing health insurance to cellphones? Really? States obligate us to carry automobile insurance to spread the pool, protect the public,[Read More…]
SEIU: CPC Budget – A Budget for the 99%
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. After the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) released “A Budget for All,” its FY13 budget proposal, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “This budget proposal shows that members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are truly champions for[Read More…]
Audubon’s Mike Daulton Comments on EPA’s Historic Rules Limiting Carbon Pollution
“EPA has hit a home run for the planet” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. “The EPA has hit a home run for the planet. The Obama administration’s new air pollution standards announced today are essential for limiting global carbon pollution that is already endangering the health of our children and[Read More…]
EPA Proposes Landmark Standards to Curb Industrial Carbon Pollution from New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Strong step forward to protect the public Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards that will limit industrial carbon pollution from new coal-fired power plants. The following statement is from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen: “The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing precedent-setting standards to[Read More…]
Nuclear Engineer Warns Unresolved Safety Issues Threaten San Onofre Reactors
New report reveals reactor operator SoCal Edison misled federal regulators Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. A new analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers has revealed that serious unresolved safety problems at Southern California Edison’s San Onofre nuclear reactors could lead to significant radiation releases if[Read More…]
Will County Control versus the ALNAC Concept
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Commentary By Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Under traditional airport financing models, cities have built runways at all major airports. Runway construction costs have always been passed on to the taxpayers as a major subsidy to the aviation industry. The problem, mayors and cities can no longer pass these[Read More…]
New Boston University Study on Over the Counter Access to Emergency Contraception
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2012. Statement from Planned Parenthood Federation of America Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, on New Boston University Study on Over the Counter Access to Emergency Contraception “As the country’s most trusted provider of reproductive health care, Planned Parenthood knows how important it is that[Read More…]
New Carbon Pollution Standard is Good for Our Health, Our Economy and Our Planet
NRDC Hails “Historic, Win-Win-Win Proposition” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012 – The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of Natural Resources Defense Council, on the industrial carbon pollution standard proposed by the Obama administration. “This historic step is a win-win-win proposition. “It’s good for our health because it’s a critical[Read More…]
Santorum’s Subliminal Ad Goes Beyond Just ‘Demonizing the Enemy.’ It Is Outright Deceptive
Rick Santorum’s campaign ad "Obamaville" flashes a picture of President Barack Obama as the narrator says "sworn American enemy." This subliminal advertising goes far, far beyond "demonizing the enemy." It is outright deceptive. Stay informed, America. Stay informed.
