Press Release: John Carney releases statement on census tract level cancer report
August 27, 2010
WILMINGTON, DE –John Carney, Democratic candidate for the Delaware at-large, congressional seat and a member of the Delaware Cancer Consortium, released the following statement today regarding a report issued earlier this week by the Delaware Division of Public Health analyzing cancer rates at the census-tract level.

Press Release: John Carney Calls for New Efforts to Increase Green Energy Jobs and Urges Federal Government to Make Clean Energy a Top Priority
August 20, 2010
WILMINGTON, DE –John Carney, Democratic candidate for the Delaware at-large seat, announced that creating a better environment for the growth of green jobs would be a major priority for him as Congressman, and detailed several objectives he will work on if elected.  The event was held at Steel Suppliers Erectors, Inc., a manufacturing site along Wilmington’s Riverfront.  The site was formerly owned by Pusey & Jones, one of the largest ship manufacturers in the state, which at one point employed over 3,900 workers.  Carney was joined at the announcement by Dan Bloom, owner of Steel Suppliers Erectors, Inc.

Press Release: John Carney Calls For a More Open Government, Posts Financial Disclosure Forms Online
August 12, 2010
WILMINGTON, DE –John Carney, Democratic candidate for the Delaware at-large seat, called today for a more open, transparent U.S. Congress, and posted his personal financial disclosure forms on his campaign website, www.johncarneyforcongress.com.


Press Release: John Carney calls for working group to analyze reports of contaminants in Delaware water
July 28, 2010
 WILMINGTON, DE –John Carney, Democratic candidate for the Delaware at-large seat, released the following statement today regarding reports of possible contaminants seeping into Delaware drinking water.

Press Release: John Carney Calls for Congress and Regulators to Stand up to Wall Street
July 21, 2010
“Today, the President signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. There are elements of the bill, such as the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and an end to taxpayer funded bailouts for failing Wall Street firms, which are important to ensuring greater protection for Delawareans. However, I’m concerned that Congress allowed too many of the bill’s most important elements, like increased capital requirements for financial institutions and oversight of derivatives and other risky trading instruments, to be written by the very regulators who did not see this crisis looming in 2007 and early 2008.”

Press Release: John Carney Announces Cancer Work Plan to Reduce Cancer Rates in Delaware
June 18, 2010
Wilmington, DE — Speaking in the conference room of the Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Congressional Candidate, John Carney, laid out his three-point, cancer work plan for helping to further reduce Delaware’s cancer incidence and mortality rates if he’s elected to Congress.

Press Release: John Carney Applauds Oil Drilling Moratorium, Demands Full Reversal
May 27, 2010
Wilmington, DE –John Carney, Democratic candidate for the Delaware at-large seat, issued the following statement today regarding the President’s scheduled press conference, where he is expected to announce a six-month moratorium on new deepwater oil drilling permits.


Watch John Carney's Press Conference Opposing Oil and Gas Exploration
May 7, 2010
Congressional candidate, John Carney, demands the federal government reverse its stance on oil and natural gas exploration off of Delaware's coast. Joining John Carney is State Senator George Bunting, House Majority Leader Pete Schwartzkopf, Councilwoman Joan Deaver; as well as local area environmentalists Joanne Cabry, Mable Granke, Bill Zak, Kit Zak, and Pat Gearity; and the Executive Director of Southern Delaware Tourism, Scott Thomas.

Press Release: John Carney Demands Reversal From Federal Government On Proposed Oil And Gas Exploration Off The Delaware Coast
May 6, 2010
New Castle, DE — Standing on the Great Dune in the historic Fort Miles section of Cape Henlopen state park today, John Carney, Democratic candidate for Congress demanded the federal government cease any plans to explore for oil and gas off the Delaware coast. Instead he urged the President to focus on creating an energy policy that continues to move Delaware and the nation towards breaking the dependence on fossil fuels, and that invests in the technology that will bring clean energy and green jobs to Delaware.

Press Release: On Earth Day John Carney Urges Delawareans To Stand With Him On The Side Of Innovation And A Clean, Green Future
April 22, 2010
NEW CASTLE, DE –John Carney, Democratic candidate for the Delaware at-large seat, made the following statement regarding Earth Day:
“Today, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, our nation stands at an important crossroads regarding energy consumption and climate change. As a nation we can choose to be bold and innovative and focus on significantly reducing our energy consumption, while also creating sustainable, well paying jobs. Or we can choose the status quo and continue to be dependent on foreign entities and fossil fuels at the cost of our economy and our environment.”