What’s at Stake for Protecting Our Waters
The outcome of the November 5 election will have significant implications for clean water, the climate, and environmental justice. The protection of clean water, once a broadly supported issue, has over time become highly politicized.
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Don’t Let the Fiscal Cliff Devastate our Environment
By Bob Wendelgass, President & CEO During the last major fight on the federal budget, Congress set up a super-committee to attempt to negotiate a package of tax and spending changes to reduce the federal deficit. In order to provide incentive for the committee, Congress agreed that unless an
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Green for the Holidays
By Lily Dieck, Michigan Intern The New Year is fast approaching. As you plan your resolutions for 2013, I encourage you to play your part in protecting our environment by making small changes to increase your home’s green factor. Don’t worry, it’s easy and won’t burn a hole in your pocket after all
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You've Got to Be Fracking Kidding Me!
By Joe Emmons, Texas Program Organizer Texas is the birthplace of Hydraulic Fracturing, or “Fracking” as it is more commonly known. Fracking mixes water, (secret) chemicals and sand. Frackers then pump the mixture into the earth at very high pressures to fracture the shale below the surface to
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Into Thin Air
By Becky Smith, Massachusetts Water and Clean Energy Organizer Courtesy of CLF.org Christmas comes early for natural gas companies that collected nearly $40 million dollars in 2010 from natural gas customers for gas that never arrived or got consumed by a home, business, school, hospital, or other
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Don’t FRACK my Community
By Erin Adair, Colorado Program Coordinator On Wednesday, Nov 14 th in Denver, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission held a hearing for its rulemaking process around ground water monitoring at drill sites and the distance drill sites are allowed to be from homes and schools – or “setbacks
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Buy Nothing. Do Something.
by Jonathan Scott, Communications Director Sometimes a little conflict can be a good thing. Are you feeling just a little conflicted as the holidays loom and everything suddenly seems about to come crashing down upon us, unprepared? Our friend Annie Leonard at the Story of Stuff Project puts it like
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We All Live Downstream - Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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