Congress makes the wrong move on coal ash rules
H.R. 1734 and Senate companion bill S. 1803 are intended to prevent EPA’s (weak) coal ash regulation rule from going into effect. 165 Democrats voted against 1734 and only 19 voted for it. 239 Republicans vote for it and only ONE against. Stats here. Continue Reading →
http://www.republican-eagle.com/letters/3804007-commentary-city-must-be-diligent-solar
By Alan Muller
Update: It’s important to note that this bill is NOT about banning GMO foods, it’s ONLY about labeling so people can make their own decisions.
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Action: Contact Senators.
From the Organic Consumers Association:
DARK Day in D.C.
Yesterday, 275 members (see vote tally here) of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 1599, the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act. By voting for the DARK Act, these politicians voted against truth and transparency, against science, against the more than century-old right of states to legislate on matters relating to food safety and labeling.
They voted against the 90-percent of Americans who are in favor of mandatory labeling of GMOs. They voted against the producers of non-GMO foods.
They voted against you.
Now that the DARK Act has been approved by the House, we’ll have to stop it in the Senate. We have to move fastbecause Monsanto is desperate to pass a bill that preempts mandatory GMO labeling laws at the state and federal levels, before Vermont’s GMO labeling law takes effect next year.
H.R. 1599 was sold to Congress via multi-million dollar public relations and lobbying campaigns built on lies and deception. The bill’s sole purpose is to support an industry–Monsanto’s poison-peddling industry–that was founded on lies and deception from the get-go.
Were the Congress members who voted against you fooled by Monsanto’s slick, deceitful packaging of this so-called “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act”? Or did they simply vote with their wallets, stuffed full of biotech and junk food industry cash?
Self-explanatory
Webinar: Thursday 9 July 2015, 09:00 AM – 12:30 PM [Note: 8 (not 10!) Central Time!] Continue Reading →
Air Quality Index of 200 in St. Michael, MN, in July 6, 2015 at 1500
Notes:
See “current conditions” here.
Conditions are reported as CODE RED–over 150–in Brainerd, Ely, and Virginia. Duluth is reporting 149. This is just for “fine particles (PM2.5). Ozone levels are low at the moment but are forecast to increase to CODE YELLOW levels later in the week.
Fine particles, ozone, heat, humidity and allergens (pollen, mold, etc.) are cumulative health stressors. Take the health threat seriously! Continue Reading →
Image from KSTP: https://www.facebook.com/KSTPTV/photos/a.384759236951.163883.313623491951/10153465445446952/?type=1 (Thanks to Carol Overland for locating this.)
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) sends us a warning:
“Poor air quality in central Minnesota due to forest fires in Canada” Continue Reading →
Here is a clear and powerful piece on the political/environmental nightmare confronting Minnesota, by Hannah Sayle, writing for CityPages.
When we add the evils of “big ag” to the evils of frac sand mining, the evils of sulfide mining, the evils of suburban sprawl, the evils of iron mining, and the evils of “bioenergy,” plus climate change, etc., what sort of a future are we looking at for Minnesota? What can we do about it? Could a revived environmental movement push back effectively against all this? What can we realistically expect of regulatory agencies, constantly stomped by special interests when they do try? Lots to think about …. and lots to do. Continue Reading →
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