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The Dirty Water Caucus at it Again
Who are they protecting? By Jennifer Peters, National Water Coordinator On Wednesday the House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a spending bill that would block the Administration from finishing new Clean Water Act polices to protect streams, lakes, wetlands and other water resources. These new Clean Water Act policies are needed to replace policies enacted by the Bush administration that left many of our nation’s streams and wetlands more vulnerable to pollution. This latest assault on the Clean Water Act was led by Representative Denny Rehberg of Montana (R- At-Large). As we
The Choice Couldn't Be Clearer
By Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO We must Re-elect Barack Obama in 2012 In my 20 years of working with Clean Water Action, I have never seen a Presidential race in which the choice was so stark. That’s why earlier this week, Clean Water Action joined with Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters and Environment America to endorse President Obama for reelection in 2012. He has an outstanding record on environmental issues, and despite a hostile Congress, has taken incredibly important actions to address climate change, air pollution and water pollution and other health and
Clean Water is Good for Business, and for Beer!
This 2012 guest blog post was written by Jenn Vervier, special to We All Live Downstream. At the time Jenn worked as Director of Strategic Development for New Belgium Brewing. This first appeared in The Huffington Post. At New Belgium Brewing, we not only make Fat Tire Amber Ale and about 15 other beers at one time, we also cultivate our Alternatively Empowered culture. New Belgium Brewing takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership, open book management, and a commitment to environmental stewardship. We also strive to leverage
Colorado’s “Big Oil” Congressmen Make Us Pay Twice for Gasoline
Fat Cat takes photos with drivers calling an end to taxpayer handouts to Big Oil By Staff From Aurora to Pueblo – the heart of swing-voting Colorado – environmental groups are calling out U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton for making people pay twice for gasoline. On tax day, 2012, Clean Water Action and Colorado Conservation Voters held events at gas stations where drivers filling up at the pump took part in a photo petition with a costumed “Big Oil Fat Cat” calling for an end to special tax breaks and subsidies to the oil and gas industry. Big Oil companies get $9.4 billion
On Coal Ash Waste and A Dedication to Polluters
By Jennifer Peters, National Water Coordinator "Look what they've loaded it up," LaHood continued. "Keystone; Coal ash. None of it has anything to do with transportation." - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Coal ash is nasty. It's what's left over when we burn coal to produce electricity and it's full of dangerous, cancer-causing toxins. Coal ash is the second largest industrial waste stream in the U.S. and we regulate it less than the trash bin under our sinks. The U.S. House of Representatives will vote today on whether to block vital new protections from toxic coal ash waste. They passed