NRDC: “There are no quick fixes” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012 –- With a presidential press conference set for this afternoon, can a new public debate over rising gas prices be far behind? The following is a statement from Franz Matzner, associate director of Government Affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council:[Read More…]
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Vice President Biden Gives Flimsy Defense of Drug Prohibition in Response to Growing Calls from Latin American Presidents for Legalization Debate
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2012. Statement from Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance Vice President Joe Biden, on a two-day visit to Mexico and Central America, said that while the legalization debate is worth discussing, there is no possibility that the Obama Administration will change its policy. Biden’s[Read More…]
Female Veterans Call for American Forces Network to Drop Rush Limbaugh
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2012. The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets.org, is today releasing a statement from three female Iraq war veterans calling on Rush Limbaugh’s show to stop being broadcast by the American Forces Network (AFN). The veterans pointed to recent controversial statements made by Limbaugh[Read More…]
NOW Political Action Committee Proudly Endorses Elizabeth Warren for US Senate
Statement of NOW/PAC Chair Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2012. The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee is proud to announce its endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts. Warren is the most prominent of three Democrats vying to run against incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown in[Read More…]
Upper Class More Likely To Be Scofflaws Says New Research From UC Berkeley and UofT’s Rotman
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2012. The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie “Wall Street” – that “greed is good,” according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University[Read More…]
NOW Calls for Clear Channel to Pull the Plug on Limbaugh
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2012. Bigoted bully Rush Limbaugh has been rewarded for his hostile, hate-filled speech for far too long. The National Organization for Women calls on Clear Channel Communications to pull the plug on Limbaugh’s gilded microphone immediately. In addition, we call on[Read More…]
NOW: One Victory Down, How Many More to Go in Ongoing Attack on Birth Control Coverage?
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. The Senate’s defeat of the so-called “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act” today saved countless U.S. women from being denied contraception coverage in their employee health plans. The amendment, which Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) tried to force through as an[Read More…]
Clean Energy Legislation Is Important Step in Right Direction
NRDC: “Sen. Bingaman has established strong cornerstone for cleaner future” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Legislation introduced today by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) is a long overdue step toward reducing life-threatening carbon pollution and expediting our progress toward a cleaner energy future, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. The following is[Read More…]
Chicago Coal Plant Closures Point to Energy Source as Risky Investment
Banks That Finance Coal Should Heed Warning From Plant Closures SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012. Today, Midwest Generation, a subsidiary of Edison International, announced the retirement of the Fisk and Crawford coal plants, two of the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country. Agreements signed by Midwest Generation, Chicago’s[Read More…]
FTC Releases Top Complaint Categories for 2011
Identity Theft Once Again Tops the List Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2012. The Federal Trade Commission today released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints topped the list. Of more than 1.8 million complaints filed in[Read More…]
