Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/london-and-nyc-mayors-call-every-major-city-world-divest-climate-destroying-fossil Published on Tuesday, January 07, 2020 by Common Dreams “Instead of having to move cities, let’s move money!” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (L) and London Mayor Sadiq Khan (R) … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/economists-surprised-americans-arent-revolting-over-8000-tax-they-pay-each-year-due Published on Tuesday, January 07, 2020 by Common Dreams The payments made to the U.S. healthcare system are “like a tribute to a foreign power, but we’re doing it to ourselves.” By Julia Conley, staff writer “We … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/study-shows-medicare-all-could-save-us-600-billion-annually-paperwork-and-other Published on Tuesday, January 07, 2020 “Industry wants you to think universal healthcare is too expensive. In reality, it’s our current system that’s a wasteful, unsustainable disaster.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer A demonstrator holds a sign … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The PA legislature needs to enact an extreme risk protection order bill. This bill creates a civil court process family members and law enforcement can use to temporarily bar access to firearms by a family member at … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): As the calendar turned to January 2020, our Social Security benefits saw a 1.6% increase over last year’s, due to the automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). That amounts to just an average of $24 a month—a … Continued
From Churches for Middle East Peace (https://cmep.org/): Last week’s assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani, the military commander of Iran’s Quds Force, has significantly increased tensions with Iran, opening up the very real possibility of war. A war with Iran … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Join Us for Our Engaging Active Hope Virtual Workshop Series Tuesdays, January 14, 28; February 11, 25; March 10, 24, 7:00 – 8:15 pm Register Now! Our Engaging Active Hope virtual workshop series … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/because-insects-are-key-our-own-survival-73-scientists-unveil-global-roadmap-battle Published on Monday, January 06, 2020 by Common Dreams The immediate “no-regret” measures they propose include aggressively curbing planet-heating emissions and the use of synthetic pesticides. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer International scientists on Monday unveiled a … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-07/environment/dep-lifting-ban-on-mariner-east-pipeline-permits/a68780-1 January 7, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window An explosion and fire along the Revolution Pipeline destroyed a house and caused six high-voltage transmission towers to collapse. (berkut_34/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-23/water/epa-fails-to-hold-pa-accountable-as-clean-water-plan-falls-short/a68696-2 December 23, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s clean water plan has an annual funding gap of more than $300 million. (Chesapeake Bay Foundation) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s Phase … Continued