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-- Creating Jobs - Building an economy based on environmentally safe jobs and businesses.
-- Making Democracy Work - Empowering people to take charge of our environmental future.
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QUICK HIT: Huntsman Slams Fox on Global Warming
You know it's bad when GOP candidates are dropping the gloves with Fox News hosts. GOP Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman appeared on Fox and Friends Monday morning and went toe-to-toe on global warming with co-host Brian Kilmeade. Huntsman has always warned of the consequences of global warming, and he is not backing down as the primary camapaign heats up.
From RawStory:
When the former Utah governor defended the research on climate change, Kilmeade began to slam the scientists behind the studies by saying their findings were "surrounded by corruption."
Huntsman swiftly responded, "Let's get serious with the issues of the day."
Watch the video of the exchange here.
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Budget-cut protesters occupy Tom Ridge's offices
Philadelphia Inquirer
The groups protesting in Ridge's office included several locals of the Service Employees International Union, as well as a number of environmental groups, such as Clean Water Action. The group first held a rally near the Capitol, then began marching to what it earlier described as an "undisclosed location" to deliver the invoice …
EPA Steps Up Scrutiny of Pollution in Pennsylvania Rivers
New York Times
"Both the state and E.P.A. have failed to make these plants get proper permits for discharging oil and gas wastewater into our rivers,” said Myron Arnowitt, the Pennsylvania director for Clean Water Action, an advocacy group. His organization said it would join this week with Three Rivers Waterkeeper in suing two sewage treatment plants for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and for not having a proper permit to discharge industrial drilling waste into rivers …
PA AFL-CIO: Corbett’s Budget Doesn’t Add Up for Pennsylvania’s Middle Class
Gant Daily
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder said that Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget passes the buck to local governments and school districts, forcing them to raise property taxes or cut essential services and programs to balance their budgets …
Corbett Overturns Rendell Regulations, First Step in Regulation Reductions?
PoliticsPA
“We’re very disappointed that DEP does not believe that it is necessary to do an environmental review of potential impacts on public lands before drilling takes place. We actually think that these are lands that should be given a higher level of protection because they’re publicly owned lands. We disagree with DEP’s view that they should get less protection,” said Jeff Schmidt, director of the Pennsylvania Sierra Club Chapter …
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Details few on diesel used in Pa. fracking
Scranton Times-Tribune
Myron Arnowitt, the Pennsylvania state director for Clean Water Action said governments need to stop relying on the industry's voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals. "Based on this report, we have no confidence that industry is cooperating with voluntary measures," he said and urged state environmental regulators to test the chemical composition of waste fluids from drilling and fracking …
Young Bux-Mont art students 'Touch the Future' The show, which is sponsored by the Mideastern Region of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the Council for the Advancement of Public Schools, began as a memorial to Christa McAuliffe …
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America Votes-CO Canvass 10/23
America Votes-CO volunteers joined with our partners to send hundreds out to knock on doors for progressive candidates.
America Votes President Joan Fitz-Gerald joined AV-CO staff and volunteers for a great day of door knocking!
Volunteers met at six staging locations in Denver and Fort Collins for breakfast and training then hit the doors, talking to Coloradoans about the importance of getting out the vote!
Early Vote opened in Colorado on October 18, so voters can cast their ballot now! For more information on where and when to vote in Colorado, visit the website for the CO Secretary of State.
We'd like to thank the partners who helped make this day possible: AFL-CIO, Clean Water Action, Colorado Progressive Action, Environment Colorado, NARAL, New Era Colorado, Justice for All, Planned Parenthood, Progressive Future, Rocky Mountain Voter Outreach, and Working America.
Reporting From the Field
We have one week until Election Day, and early voting has already begun in many states.
Everyone at AV has been hard at work the last few weeks turning out voters in key districts and key states, fighting to preserve our Democratic majorities. Here are just a few examples of the great work everyone in the field is doing, brought to you via @Americavotes on Twitter
- In CO. ready to rally rallies. Volunteers showing up all day to walk. Let's go!
- Just left AFL in Jeffco. Lots of volunteers ready to walk. No enthusiasm gap here! Stakes r 2 high.
- Ft.Collins lots of volunteers with PP and Naral ready to hit the doors with New Era.
- Clean Water Action covering Ft. Collins for Markey and Bennet. Critical turnout area. Dedicated CWA people!
- America Votes national staff heading into the field for GOTV. Stay tuned for on the ground reporting in CO, NH, NV, OH, PA and WI
- At a canvass kick-off with Penn Action in PA-8! Let's go hit those doors.
- WI: Prepping for massive GOTV program - 8 staging sites around state. 1000's of canvassers. 100,000+ doors. #tombarrett #feingold #WI
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