New MIT analysis shows there’s enough room to safely store at least a century’s worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions. CAMBRIDGE, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. A new study by researchers at MIT shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a[Read More…]
Day: March 20, 2012
States Make School Improvement Dollars Harder to Obtain
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released a new report documenting the growing trend among states to make school improvement funds more competitive. The report found that states changed the way they allocate federal dollars to low-performing schools and districts in 2009, in response to a[Read More…]
Testimony of Secretary Geithner before the House Financial Services Committee on the State of the International Financial System
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Written testimony as prepared for delivery. Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on developments in Europe. Europe is a key strategic and economic partner of the United States, and we have an enormous stake in[Read More…]
Madigan Testifies in D.C. on Alarming Student Debt Level in For-profit Schools Industry
Attorney General Relays Abusive Tactics Seen in Illinois For-Profit Colleges to Support Durbin’s Bill to Allow Student Debt to Be Discharged in Bankruptcy Washington–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan testified today on the increasingly high level of debt students are undertaking to obtain a degree in the for-profit[Read More…]
Afghans & Iraqis Tortured by U.S. Military Bring Case Before International Human Rights Tribunal
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday filed a petition against the U.S. with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) on behalf of three Afghans and three Iraqis who were tortured while held by the American military at detention centers in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were[Read More…]
Health Reform Provides More Than 45 Million Women Access to Preventive Health Care Services
Millions more see lower prescription drug costs, stand to gain health insurance coverage Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Under the Affordable Care Act, 45.1 million women – including 20.4 million women with private health insurance and 24.7 million women with Medicare – can receive recommended preventive services with no cost-sharing, new[Read More…]
Unemployment Rate for Gulf War-era II Veterans at 12.1% in 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2012. The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–was 12.1 percent in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate for all[Read More…]
Consumers Pressure Walmart to Reject GE Sweet Corn
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Several environmental groups have collected nearly half a million petition signatures as part of a campaign to pressure Walmart to not stock a variety of genetically engineered (GE) sweet corn developed by St. Louis-based chemical giant Monsanto Company. The groups, including the Center for Food Safety,[Read More…]
Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer on the Ryan Republican Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. The House budget once again fails the test of balance, fairness, and shared responsibility. It would shower the wealthiest few Americans with an average tax cut of at least $150,000, while preserving taxpayer giveaways to oil companies and breaks for Wall Street hedge fund managers. What’s[Read More…]
Remarks of President Obama Marking Nowruz
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Note: A link to the video can be found here in English, Persian, and Arabic. Today, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to all those who are celebrating Nowruz around the world. In communities and homes from America to southwest Asia, families and friends are[Read More…]
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