GOP Lawmakers Want to Kill America's Single Largest Conservation Funding Source @alternet
"In 1965, Congress forged a compact that has guided American offshore drilling policy for half a century. Through what is known as a conservation royalty, U.S. law requires that a portion of oil and gas companies’ revenues from drilling in the federally owned Outer Continental Shelf be invested in parks, open space, trails, and historic preservation projects across the country.
Today’s Congress — backed by nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars from the fossil fuels industry — is about to break that promise. On September 30, Congress is expected to allow the country’s single largest funding source for land, water, and wildlife conservation — known as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, or LWCF — to disappear."
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
Food Disaster: Republicans Stomp on GMO Labeling @alternet
Food Disaster: Republicans Stomp on GMO Labeling @alternet
"With no debate and only a voice vote, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture today (July 14, 2015) passed out of committee H.R. 1599, a bill to preempt states’ rights to label GMOs."
"With no debate and only a voice vote, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture today (July 14, 2015) passed out of committee H.R. 1599, a bill to preempt states’ rights to label GMOs."
Ted Cruz Is Really Excited About Pluto. So Why Does He Want to Cripple NASA?
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/07/pluto-nasa-ted-cruz-new-horizons
"NASA is also one of the main purveyors of the satellite observations of Earth that are a basic necessity for many fields of Earth science."
"NASA is also one of the main purveyors of the satellite observations of Earth that are a basic necessity for many fields of Earth science."
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Ted Cruz at Secret Koch-Backed Fracking Lobby Group Meeting
Ted Cruz at Secret Koch-Backed Fracking Lobby Group Meeting
"Members of the forty year old Western Energy Alliance include massive fracking corporations like Devon Energy, Encana, Whiting, and Halliburton, as well as Koch Exploration Company, the fracking arm of the Charles and David Koch’s sprawling energy business."
"Members of the forty year old Western Energy Alliance include massive fracking corporations like Devon Energy, Encana, Whiting, and Halliburton, as well as Koch Exploration Company, the fracking arm of the Charles and David Koch’s sprawling energy business."
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Congressional Spending Bill Is an Extreme Attack on Public Lands and Wildlife @alternet
Congressional Spending Bill Is an Extreme Attack on Public Lands and Wildlife @alternet
"More than 25 anti-environmental riders have been inserted into the 2016 House Interior and Environment appropriations bill."
"More than 25 anti-environmental riders have been inserted into the 2016 House Interior and Environment appropriations bill."
Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981, Email Says — But It Funded Deniers for 27 More Years @alternet
Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981, Email Says — But It Funded Deniers for 27 More Years @alternet
"Exxon said on Wednesday that it now acknowledges the risk of climate change and does not fund climate change denial groups."
"Exxon said on Wednesday that it now acknowledges the risk of climate change and does not fund climate change denial groups."
Oil Company Exxon Knew About The Scientific Reality Of Climate Change In 1981
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/07/10/3678684/original-sin-denial-exxon-climate-change-1981/
"the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), an anti-action lobbying group backed by fossil fuel industries, ignored its own climate scientists during the 1990s while spreading disinformation about global warming. An internal report stating that the human causes of global warming “cannot be denied” was ignored by GCC leaders."
"the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), an anti-action lobbying group backed by fossil fuel industries, ignored its own climate scientists during the 1990s while spreading disinformation about global warming. An internal report stating that the human causes of global warming “cannot be denied” was ignored by GCC leaders."
Caught Red-Handed – Exxon Has Been Funding Climate Change Denial For 30+ Years
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/07/exxon-knew-human-caused-climate-change-was-real-in-1981/
"In a replay of the tobacco industry’s decades long stance that cigarettes posed no health risks, Exxon has been exposed for knowing since at least 1981 that the rapid climate change we are experiencing is caused by human activity. Despite having that knowledge, ExxonMobil, the largest oil company in the world, spent millions of dollars over the next 27 years promoting climate denial and misinformation."
"In a replay of the tobacco industry’s decades long stance that cigarettes posed no health risks, Exxon has been exposed for knowing since at least 1981 that the rapid climate change we are experiencing is caused by human activity. Despite having that knowledge, ExxonMobil, the largest oil company in the world, spent millions of dollars over the next 27 years promoting climate denial and misinformation."
Here's Why All the Bees Are Dying
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/07/climate-change-killing-bumblebees
"For about a decade, they've been dying off at an unprecedented rate—up to 30 percent per year, with a total loss of domesticated honeybee hives in the United States worth an estimated $2 billion."
"For about a decade, they've been dying off at an unprecedented rate—up to 30 percent per year, with a total loss of domesticated honeybee hives in the United States worth an estimated $2 billion."
Exxon Knew About Global Warming More Than 30 Years Ago
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/07/exxon-climate-change-email
"Exxon said on Wednesday that it now acknowledges the risk of climate change and does not fund climate change denial groups."
"Exxon said on Wednesday that it now acknowledges the risk of climate change and does not fund climate change denial groups."
Big Oil Knew. Big Oil Lied. And Planet Earth Got Fried.
Big Oil Knew. Big Oil Lied. And Planet Earth Got Fried.
"as early as 1981—nearly seven years before NASA scientist James Hansen made his famous testimony before Congress about the dangers of human-caused global warming—internal discussions about the reality of the threat were already occurring inside the corporate offices of ExxonMobil and others."
"as early as 1981—nearly seven years before NASA scientist James Hansen made his famous testimony before Congress about the dangers of human-caused global warming—internal discussions about the reality of the threat were already occurring inside the corporate offices of ExxonMobil and others."
Thursday, July 2, 2015
As Record Settlement Announced Over BP Gulf Oil Disaster, Lesson Is Clear: Clean Energy Now
As Record Settlement Announced Over BP Gulf Oil Disaster, Lesson Is Clear: Clean Energy Now
"BP and the Justice Department announced Thursday the agreement of an $18.7 billion settlement over federal, state, and local claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."
"BP and the Justice Department announced Thursday the agreement of an $18.7 billion settlement over federal, state, and local claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."
The oceans are in serious trouble, and there’s only one way to save them
The oceans are in serious trouble, and there’s only one way to save them
"The world’s oceans are in trouble. And when it comes to saving them, there’s only one choice to be made: either we significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions, or we don’t."
"The world’s oceans are in trouble. And when it comes to saving them, there’s only one choice to be made: either we significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions, or we don’t."
Obama Administration Takes A Big Step Forward On Marijuana Research
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/06/23/3672972/obama-admin-loosens-mj-research-restrictions/
"In April, NIDA acknowledged the findings of a St. George’s University of London study that found a reduction in tumors in mice exposed to the combination of cannabinoids, saying that future studies may lead to new medications. Domestically, science has challenged what some consider archaic reasoning for maintaining marijuana’s Schedule I status. An Emory University study conducted at the beginning of the year found that marijuana didn’t significantly affect lung function, supporting the findings of research conducted years earlier."
"In April, NIDA acknowledged the findings of a St. George’s University of London study that found a reduction in tumors in mice exposed to the combination of cannabinoids, saying that future studies may lead to new medications. Domestically, science has challenged what some consider archaic reasoning for maintaining marijuana’s Schedule I status. An Emory University study conducted at the beginning of the year found that marijuana didn’t significantly affect lung function, supporting the findings of research conducted years earlier."
Marijuana Is Now Legal in Oregon | Alternet
Marijuana Is Now Legal in Oregon | Alternet
"The Measure 91 marijuana legalization initiative approved by Oregon voters last November went into effect as of 12:01 a.m Pacific Time today."
"The Measure 91 marijuana legalization initiative approved by Oregon voters last November went into effect as of 12:01 a.m Pacific Time today."
Congressman Tries To Quietly Preserve Coal Loophole
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/30/3675364/coal-royalty-loophole-zinke/
"Before leaving Washington D.C. last week for a 4th of July break, a Montana Congressman quietly proposed a budget rider that would allow some of the world’s biggest coal companies to continue to dodge royalty payments owed to U.S. taxpayers."
"Before leaving Washington D.C. last week for a 4th of July break, a Montana Congressman quietly proposed a budget rider that would allow some of the world’s biggest coal companies to continue to dodge royalty payments owed to U.S. taxpayers."
The Supreme Court Just Delivered A Victory To Coal Plants That Want To Emit Unlimited Mercury
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/29/3673866/supreme-court-epa-mercury-pollution/
"Power plants will continue to be able to emit unlimited mercury, arsenic, and other pollutants"
"Power plants will continue to be able to emit unlimited mercury, arsenic, and other pollutants"
Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo a Small City's Effort to Ban Fracking — Bye Bye Local Democracy | Alternet
Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo a Small City's Effort to Ban Fracking — Bye Bye Local Democracy | Alternet
"Nullifying local efforts to ban fracking across the state, the law was backed by ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council), a nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives that uses corporate contributions to draft and sell prepackaged conservative bills to state legislatures across the nation."
"Nullifying local efforts to ban fracking across the state, the law was backed by ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council), a nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives that uses corporate contributions to draft and sell prepackaged conservative bills to state legislatures across the nation."
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