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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 CONTACT: DAN FAROUGH (517) 643-2949 Citizens’ groups rally as McCain visits nuclear power plant in Monroe MONROE – Citizens concerned about the outsourcing of good-paying jobs and bad trade deals gathered at a rally today to hold Sen. John McCain accountable for his failed record of job losses…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Contact: Dan Farough 517.999.3646 Office 517.643.2949 Cell http://progressmichigan.org Groups unleash accountability campaign to protect Michigan’s energy future LANSING – With a 12-foot-tall effigy of Sen. Patty Birkholz and a 20-foot-tall inflatable coal plant looming over the State Capitol grounds, environmental watchdog groups today called on Michigan citizens to…
Do we really need more bottled water? Recent legislation passed by the Michigan Senate certainly moves us in that direction. Among the many things that SB 860 does to help open up Michigan’s water to corporate interests, it allows for up to two million gallons of water to be withdrawn each day without any kind…