Statement of Audubon President and CEO David Yarnold Rebecca Field Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. The U.S. Senate’s $109 billion surface transportation funding bill passed yesterday by an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 74-22. The bill includes provisions to support both Gulf of Mexico restoration and American land preservation, which were[Read More…]
Opinion
The Complexities of the U.S. Decision on Chinese Solar Panel Imports
We Need to Think Long Term About U.S.-China Clean Energy Trade Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. The U.S. Department of Commerce early next week will issue a preliminary verdict on a trade petition filed by SolarWorld Industries America, Inc., which alleges that the Chinese government unfairly subsidizes crystalline silicon photovoltaic solar[Read More…]
Many Cannabis Users Substitute Booze For Pot After Age 21, Study Says
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. Many adolescent consumers of cannabis increase their use of alcohol and decrease their use of marijuana shortly after turning 21 years of age, according to data published in the Journal of Health Economics. A team of international investigators from the United States and Mexico estimated the[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement Opposing Cynical “JOBS Act”
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2012. The statement below was just passed by the AFL-CIO Executive Council AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement Opposing Cynical “JOBS Act” America needs jobs. Yet Congress cannot enact such basic legislation as the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill that would create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Instead,[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Citizens United
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. The statement below was just passed by the AFL-CIO Executive Council AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Citizens UnitedTwo years ago, the Supreme Court seriously undermined our democracy when, continuing a trend of deregulatory campaign finance decisions, it ruled to allow unlimited independent campaign spending by business[Read More…]
Senate Approves Balanced Transportation Legislation
NRDC: Passage Proves Bipartisan Bills Still Possible WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012 — The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the Senate’s approval of S.1813, a transportation bill. “The Senate has shown that it’s still possible for bipartisan legislation to move forward in[Read More…]
Texans to Perry: Don’t Mess with Texas Women
“Women’s Health Express” makes last stop in Austin AUSTIN–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. Tonight, on the eve of implementation of a new Texas rule sabotaging the Medicaid Women’s Health Program, hundreds of Texans rallied to make clear their disappointment that once again Texas politics is interfering in the health care decisions of[Read More…]
USW Applauds Administration Trade Actions
Requesting Consultations with China on Export Restraints on Rare Earth Minerals, Other Products; Signing Legislation to Ensure that Government Can Apply Countervailing Duties to Subsidized Chinese Products Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. This statement was released today by United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard: “President Obama and Ambassador Kirk[Read More…]
Statement by Richard Trumka President, AFL-CIO On the Endorsement of Barack Obama for a Second Term as President
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. As president, Barack Obama has placed his faith in America’s working men and women to lead our country to economic recovery and to our full potential as a nation. With our endorsement today, we affirm our faith in him—and pledge to work with him through the[Read More…]
Catholic Bishops Still Morally Challenged in Sex Abuse Cases
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is at it again. In addition to playing a major role in the right-wing war on women, the all-male hierarchy of the Catholic Church is trying to silence an organization dedicated to helping women[Read More…]
