MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2012. For nearly two decades the New England Grows trade show has been among our favorite annual dates on the calendar. For me, it’s where I cut my proverbial teeth in the horticulture industry, first as a landscaper, then as a publisher and television host and in recent[Read More…]
Opinion
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on January 2012 Jobs Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2012. We welcome today’s positive signals that the economy is beginning to turn the corner towards a robust recovery. Now we need to make sure current policies support that recovery and don’t choke it off. For the 16th month in a row, the economy added jobs, bringing[Read More…]
The New Bottom Line Blasts Expected AG-Bank Mortgage Deal
Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2012. The proposed $25 billion settlement agreement between state Attorneys General and five big banks involved in the robo-signing scandal would encourage the banks to help homeowners who are in less need of assistance and provide little relief to the most troubled homeowners, according to news reports.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Department of Interior’s Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Findings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. Today the Department of the Interior released its environmental assessment of offshore wind sites along the Mid-Atlantic coast. The DOI found that these sites would create no significant impact to the environment, paving the way for accelerated wind energy development off the coasts of New Jersey,[Read More…]
House GOP Education Plan Would Shortchange Disadvantaged Students and Schools
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. The Center for American Progress yesterday released an analysis finding that legislation to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act, championed by Rep. John Klein (R-MN), chairman of the House Education & Workforce Committee, would actually weaken equity provisions in the law designed to ensure disadvantaged[Read More…]
Child Abuse and Neglect Cost the United States $124 Billion
Rivals cost of other high profile public health problems Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released by the Centers[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka On President Obama’s Plan to Help Homeowners Refinance Underwater Mortgages and Create a Homeowner Bill of Rights
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. President Obama proposed welcome new assistance to homeowners who cannot refinance their mortgages because the bursting of Wall Street’s real estate bubble has led to the precipitous decline of their homes’ value. These underwater mortgages are hampering America’s economic recovery by preventing homeowners who are current[Read More…]
Radioactive Release From California Reactor Indicates Nuclear Power is Neither Dependable Nor Safe
San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. Friends of the Earth called the radioactive release of steam yesterday from the San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego a sharp reminder that a Fukushima could happen here. The organization has called on California Governor Jerry Brown to develop a plan for dependable, clean energy[Read More…]
George Goehl Calls Expected $25 Billion Settlement of Robo-signing Scandal ‘a Paltry Down-payment on Justice for Homeowners’
Urges Obama-Schneiderman task force to require banks to pay at least $300 billion in final deal Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. Any day now, the details of the agreement between state Attorneys General and five big banks involved in the robo-signing scandal are expected to become public. George Goehl, Executive Director[Read More…]
USW Commemorates Black History Month
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2012. Today United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard and USW International Vice-President Fred Redmond released the following statement: The United Steelworkers (USW) will commemorate Black History Month by honoring the sacrifices of all of the Black men and women who fought for dignity and respect in[Read More…]
