We're Getting Fleeced: Privatized Water Is 58% More Expensive Than Tap Water, Major New Study Finds @alternet

We're Getting Fleeced: Privatized Water Is 58% More Expensive Than Tap Water, Major New Study Finds @alternet:

"The most affordable water systems in the U.S. are publicly owned and operated by the government, an exhaustive study reveals. At the same time, for-profit private water companies charge 58 percent more than publicly owned ones."

"Thirsty for Democracy: The Poisoning of an American City": Special Report on Flint’s Water Crisis

Koch Brothers Declare War On Electric Cars

Emails Indicate Flint Lead Tests Withheld from Public at Snyder's Command

Emails Indicate Flint Lead Tests Withheld from Public at Snyder's Command

"redacted emails released last month by the governor indicate that his administration was informed of problems with Flint's water many months before, as early as Feb. 2015"

The Koch Brothers' Dirty War on Solar Power

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-koch-brothers-dirty-war-on-solar-power-20160211
"investor-owned utilities, together with Koch-brothers-funded front groups like American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), are mounting a fierce, rear-guard resistance at the state level – pushing rate hikes and punishing fees for homeowners who turn to solar power. Their efforts have darkened green-energy prospects in could-be solar superpowers like Arizona and Nevada. But nowhere has the solar industry been more eclipsed than in Florida, where the utilities' powers of obstruction are unrivaled.

Maine Joins the Growing List of States to Vote on Marijuana Legalization This Year @alternet

Maine Joins the Growing List of States to Vote on Marijuana Legalization This Year @alternet:

"It looks like Mainers will be voting on legalization in November."

5 New Discoveries That Will Shake Up Our Understanding of Marijuana @alternet

5 New Discoveries That Will Shake Up Our Understanding of Marijuana @alternet:

"New research shows marijuana may have more uses (and benefits) than we thought."

Flint Water Crisis Is What Happens With A Republican Government

The ExxonMobil Climate Scandal Reveals the Deadly Evil of Corporatism

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/05/exxon-climate-scandal-reveals-deadly-evil-corporatism.html
"The Republican Party and its voter drones are always advocating for corporations, as though corporatism is the answer to federalism, as though corporations run by people we don’t get to vote for is a healthier choice for Americans than a government we do. To understand how very wrong this is, you need only to look at the ExxonMobil climate scandal. Like the tobacco companies of a generation ago, ExxonMobil knew all about the dangers of fossil fuels – and sold them anyway. Now the oil giant is being investigated by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has followed suit. Others may join them. And the fossil fuel industry is outraged. Corporate America is outraged. How dare anyone call their practices into question!"

The GOP's Flint disaster: Will they help fix the mess made by a 'fiscally responsible' GOP governor?

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/3/1479353/-The-GOP-s-Flint-disaster-Will-they-help-fix-the-mess-made-by-a-fiscally-responsible-GOP-governor#read-more
"Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder committed one of the worst sins imaginable for a public servant: He poisoned his own people. Why? To pinch a penny. Now he's got to turn to his GOP-led state government and the Republican Congress to help foot the $767 million bill to fix Flint's water infrastructure. It seems government's always the problem until you've got a problem—even if you engineered that problem yourself."

FBI probing criminality of Flint water crisis

Incomplete picture in testimony at Flint hearing in Congress