Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the appointment of Nancy Mahon as the new Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Ms. Mahon, executive director of the M•A•C AIDS Fund, has many years of experience in leading large philanthropic endeavors. In[Read More…]
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Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. This World AIDS Day is particularly poignant because this year we have marked the 30th anniversary of the first reports of AIDS. Today, as we remember those we have lost, we also celebrate the progress we have made and look expectantly to the future. Together, we[Read More…]
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Encourages Doctors/Hospitals to use Health Information Technology to Lower Costs, Improve Quality, Create Jobs
Cleveland, OH–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2011. Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a report showing that doctors’ adoption of health information technology (IT) doubled in two years. HHS also announced new actions to speed the use of health IT in doctors’ offices and hospitals nationwide,[Read More…]
Organic Grain Production Results in Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. Ongoing research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab (SASL) finds that organic grain production reduces greenhouse gas emissions relative to chemical-intensive no-till and chisel-plow production systems. In fact, the research concludes that the organic system removes more greenhouse gases from the[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: The Beginning of the End of AIDS
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. Today is a remarkable day. Today, we come together, as a global community, across continents, faiths and cultures, to renew our commitment to ending the AIDS pandemic – once and for all. –President Obama, December 1, 2011 Combating a Global Pandemic Since AIDS was identified 30[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — World AIDS Day, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2011. On World AIDS Day, 30 years after the first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported, we stand with the individuals and communities affected by HIV and recommit to progress toward an AIDS free generation. My Administration is taking action to turn the corner on the HIV/AIDS pandemic[Read More…]
Illinois Senate Passes Electric Rate Hikes to Underwrite Dirty Coal
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Novermber 30, 2011.Yesterday, the Illinois Senate voted to force Illinois citizens and businesses to purchase power from a proposed coal plant operated by Tenaska, an out-of-state corporation. The bill, SB 678, has been repeatedly rejected due to concerns about the exorbitant cost of the project, the huge amounts of[Read More…]
New Report Highlights Dangers Associated with Tar Sands Pipeline to British Columbia
Report warns that corrosive oil, dangerous pathway and treacherous seas make Northern Gateway project an unnecessary threat VANCOUVER, BC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2011. A new report released yesterday shines a light on the dangers associated with transporting tar sands oil by Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway project, both along the pipeline pathway and[Read More…]
Syngenta Ordered To Appear in Court in Atrazine Lawsuit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2011. A federal judge in southern Illinois has ordered the Swiss parent company of Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. (SCPI), maker of the herbicide atrazine, to appear in court to defend its actions in a water-contamination lawsuit brought last year by Midwestern public water providers. The suit was[Read More…]
OccupyWashingtonDC Joins OccupyEPA
Call on employees to blow the whistle on policies that harm the planet and cost human lives Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2011. On Wednesday, Nov. 30 at noon, Freedom Plaza – OccupyWashingtonDC will join Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, EPA whistleblower and author of “No Fear: A whistleblower’s triumph over corruption and retaliation at[Read More…]
