Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/15/rapidly-falling-prices-renewables-set-outcompete-fossil-fuels-2020 Published on Monday, January 15, 2018 by Common Dreams “These cost declines across technologies are unprecedented and representative of the degree to which renewable energy is disrupting the global energy system.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer (Photo: TLPOSCHARSKY/Flickr/cc) … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): The benefits keep going and going and… There’s no argument about the success-building power of high quality pre-k in the early learning years of children. But there are critics of the early education pillar still … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Back in 1993 two HUGE things happened. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law and the movie Jurassic Park broke box office records. Now, 25 years later Jurassic Park will see its … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Governor Tom Wolf said that he would cut methane and harmful air pollution from natural gas operations across Pennsylvania two years ago. Despite the Governor’s promise, 1.5 million Pennsylvanians who live within a half-mile … Continued
Call Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller Today and Tell Them to #ShutDownBerks Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller could end the illegal and immoral incarceration of immigrant families in PA but are not taking action. Call them today and tell them … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The Trump administration has been engaging in systematic attacks against our immigrant neighbors. Since September 2017, the administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian, Sudanese, Nicaraguan, and Salvadoran TPS holders in the United … Continued
About the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Established over 50 years ago, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the nation’s leading conservation organization dedicated solely to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay, our nation’s largest estuary. With over 240,000 members, an annual … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, it is important to remember that African Americans continue to face many of the same inequalities today that Dr. King gave … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/19/payday-lending-cycle-debt-desperation/#.WmI_oa6nEdU By David Elliot January 19, 2018 During the past year, payday lenders and those who issue car-title loans have taken more than $8 billion in fees and interest from families in the U.S. who took out loans that operate as … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-19/livable-wages-working-families/wolf-plans-to-give-more-workers-overtime-pay/a61101-1 January 19, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Assistant managers in fast food restaurants may work 60 hours, but many get no overtime pay. (Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma/US Air Force … Continued