California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Targets are Achievable and Will Drive Growth SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015 – California is capable of tripling its use of alternative fuels over the next 10 years, according to a new report by the fuels and energy consulting firm Promotum. The study examined the growth[Read More…]
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NRDC: President’s Budget is Important Step for Public Health, Environment, Feb. 2, 2015
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015—President Obama’s new budget proposal would start closing the books on a sad chapter in recent U.S. history, in which Congress slashed investments in our parks and other natural resources – while depriving the Environmental Protection Agency of the necessary funds to fully enforce our basic environmental protection[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on President Obama’s Budget, Feb. 2, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. Today, the Obama Administration released a new budget proposal for FY2016 that includes: Increases in funding to the Environmental Protection Agency to support climate change initiatives and the implementation of the Clean Power Plan. Increases in funding to the Department of the Interior to permit[Read More…]
Department of Defense Briefing by Deputy Secretary Work and Adm. Winnefeld on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, Feb. 2, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BOB WORK: Well good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us as we preview the FY 2016 defense budget request. Now, in my time with you, I’d like to hit three key things. One, we believe very strongly that this[Read More…]
Statement of Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the President’s 2016 Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. President Obama is proposing a surprisingly ambitious budget that would make progress — in some cases modest, in others large — in various areas in which policy sclerosis has prevented the nation from addressing significant problems. It would expand opportunity, especially for children; reform various programs[Read More…]
Food and Water Protections Weakened Under President’s 2016 Budget
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget contains several provisions that would weaken long-standing public health programs that protect consumers from unsafe food, while also undermining community water systems. It is yet another example of this administration’s misplaced[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Infrastructure Proposals in President Obama’s FY2016 Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. President Obama’s budget proposal to increase infrastructure investment is an important step in the right direction. But it does not go nearly far enough. Our economy needs trillions of dollars in investment to drive the productivity growth vital to raising wages. Our current infrastructure deficit, taken[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President Obama’s FY2016 Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. In the State of the Union, President Obama forcefully advocated for working families and the bold actions we need to create an economy that truly works for all working people. His budget follows through with a number of proposals that would benefit American workers, such as repeal[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: President’s Budget Focuses on Climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. President Obama’s $4 trillion FY2016 budget proposal aims to improve infrastructure and quality of life for the American middle class. The president’s budget would also increase taxation on businesses and the wealthy, end sequestration and make investments in renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions[Read More…]
Exxon-Mobil Announces Mega-profits as President Obama Challenges Congress to End Big Oil Subsidies
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. This morning Exxon-Mobil (NYSE: XOM) announced $32.5 billion in annual profits for 2014. Even with crude prices down from record highs, the largest oil company in the U.S. still ranks among the most profitable companies in the world. Within hours of this announcement, President Obama[Read More…]
