More on the declining health of bees: Have Bees Become Canaries In the Coal Mine? Why Massive Bee Dieoffs May Be a Warning About Our Own Health (AlterNet) From the article: One class of pesticides, neonicotinoids in particular has received a lot of attention for harming bees. In late 2010, the EPA came under fire…
In the last few months, Americans submitted more than 800,000 comments in support of a new Environmental Protection Agency ruling, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards–the first-ever national policy to curb dangerous mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. This is an unprecedented outpouring of support for cleaner air. I want to thank everyone who joined…
Time is running out, my good people. We now have only 7 days left to tell the EPA that we support their new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths and asthma attacks each year. We need to take action now to make sure that this ruling, which…
You know what’s great about America? Politicians can shit on other people’s lives without fear of any repercussion. They can pimp themselves out to special interest groups and big money in order to keep their campaign coffers full, while posturing about how well they serve their constituents. Now that’s freedom. So in honor of those…
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) yesterday, which will protect the health of millions of Americans by helping states to reduce air pollution and attain higher clean air standards. The CSAPR requires 27 states to improve their air quality significantly, through reducing power plant emissions that contribute to…
I’ve been appealing to you as parents to be active in the process for accepting the EPA’s proposed new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ruling, but I thought I’d also share some other opinions on this, just in case they prove to be more convincing than I am. [This new rule would be the first…
According to a report from the Clean Air Task Force, The Toll from Coal, “Among all industrial sources of air pollution, none poses greater risks to human health and the environment than coal-fired power plants.” In essence, we have “subsidized the poisoning of fetuses and children” through inadequate regulations governing coal plant emissions.
I want you for the Clean Air Act! Come join us for an online chat brainstorming how to really engage moms and dads in the fight for strong clean air regulations. I know that many of you are already working hard to be green and make the world a safer and healthier place for your…
More on the would-be treehuggers From ThinkProgress: Dirty GOP: The Republican Plan To Abolish The EPA From Grist: Richard Burr introduces bill to abolish the EPA From Care2: 50% of Americans Regularly Breathe Unhealthy, Polluted Air Show ur love for green humor. Tweet “@GreenCartoons, I’m a #hankhead!” and share your favorite Hank D and the…
You’re all worthless and weak. Every single one of you claim that you love your children and your families so much that you would do anything for them – you would protect them, advocate for them, even die for them. But you won’t lift a finger to protect one of their most precious resources: clean…
“Dirty energy companies and corporate polluters put millions of tons of mercury, arsenic, lead and heavy metals in the air each year, ramping up the risk of childhood asthma, lung infections and other diseases.” The Clean Air Act has kept millions of tons of toxic chemicals out of the air so far:
