Weekly Address: Taking Control of Our Energy Future

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Ohio’s Largest County Extends Health Benefits To Partners, Children Of Gay Employees

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Energy Turbines May Be Spinning in New York’s East River by 2013

The currents of New York City’s East River may soon be harnessed to produce electricity that can be sold to Consolidated Edison Inc. or the New York Power Authority. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday awarded closely held Verdant Power Inc. of New York the agency’s first license for a tidal-energy project, which will generate power from turbines to be installed on the river’s floor.

Verdant, which develops marine clean-energy technologies, plans to use the 10-year contract to “demonstrate the commercial viability” of the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project, Trey Taylor, the company’s co-founder and president, said in a phone interview.

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Report: 50,000 Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Find Coverage As A Result Of Health Reform

 The Affordable Care Act’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) is credited with providing comprehensive health coverage to nearly 50,000 Americans with high-risk pre-existing conditions, according to a report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. The PCIP is a temporary program intended to make health coverage available and more affordable for individuals who are uninsured — and were likely denied coverage based on their pre-existing conditions — and are ineligible to receive Medicare and Medicaid. Once the health reform law is fully implemented, in 2014, insurers will be prohibited from refusing coverage to any American with a pre-existing condition.

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Democrats Reject GOP Efforts to Limit Women's Healthcare

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