MEDIA RELEASE *** Thursday, June 18, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 Cell: 248.321.4579 Coalition to Fight Diesel Pollution, Call for Tough Action Diesel pollution harms Detroit-area kids the most, puts jobs at risk DETROIT – A new coalition of concerned citizens and organizations, Alliance for Healthy Air, today called on the Legislature to crack down…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ (517) 999-3646 GM bankruptcy, plant closings, pending new layoffs create new urgency for thousands of suffering Michigan families LANSING – Citizens groups today called on the Michigan Senate to move on legislation that would bring $138 million into Michigan’s economy and provide real relief to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CATHY BACILE TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 (517) 333-1606 Scientists’ letter: Cut CO2 pollution, protect Michigan’s future LANSING – More than 150 scientists, researchers and academics from across Michigan have signed a letter of support calling on Michigan’s U.S. representatives and senators to take action against climate change and support measures to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Fifelski Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Office: (517) 999-3646 Cell: (248) 321-4579 Major Bank Refusing to Help Chrysler auto employees, support American Workers LANSING – Progress Michigan and FireDogLake.com are calling for a sweeping, nationwide boycott of JP Morgan Chase today in protest over the bank’s refusal to help out struggling…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 Progress Michigan, a strong voice for the state’s progressive community, has named former reporter and non-profit national communications director David Holtz as its new Executive Director. “We are incredibly fortunate to have David leading the great Progress Michigan team,” said Ray Plowden, chair of the…
Overwhelming Support for Making Health Care Affordable and Available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Fifelski Thursday, March 12, 2009 Office (517) 999-3646 Cell: (248) 321-4579 DEARBORN – Members of Health Care for America Now (HCAN), health care reform advocates, and concerned citizens gathered in Dearborn today to listen to Governor Jennifer Granholm and Melody Barnes,…
Remark Offensive to Voters and to the Electoral Process FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 5, 2009 CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI 517-999-3646 LANSING – Progress Michigan, Michigan Election Coalition and Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan joined the Michigan Education Association in blasting the Michigan Association of School Boards today and its executive director, Kathy Hayes, over…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 23rd, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 w 248.321.4579 c Michigan Grassroots Groups Demand Quality, Affordable Health Care for All to Move Michigan’s Economy Forward Lansing – A new report released today by Michigan Health Care for America Now (HCAN) shows why we must fix our health care system now in order…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Contact: Dan Farough 517-643-2949 c 517-999-6343 Leigh Fifelski 248-321-4579 TIME Exposes ‘Clean Coal’ Myth; Coal-Burning Puts MI Future at Risk MI citizens urge end to state’s coal rush, which threatens health and economy LANSING – TIME Magazine this week exposed the myth of so-called “clean coal” at plants…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Jan. 6th, 2009 Contact: Dan Farough (517) 999-3646 Office (517) 643-2949 Cell Leigh Fifelski (248) 321-4579 Cell Citizens Hit by Coal Rush Urge Governor to Crack Down on CO2 MI DEQ opening floodgates to coal, which will chase out clean energy jobs; citizens take a stand at hearing on Rogers City…