Tell EPA to step in to ensure Keystone XL southern segment has thorough review

In less than 45 days, Canadian oil giant TransCanada could receive the rubber stamp it needs to build the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Oklahoma through Texas to the Gulf Coast — unless we convince the Environmental Protection Agency to intervene.

 

News broke last week that,in addition to submitting its re-application to the State Department for the transboundary, northern half of its pipeline,TransCanada has also submitted its application for the only federal permit it needs to start building the southern half — a water permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps of Engineers, which has an abysmal environmental track record, has a maximum of 45 days to approve or reject TransCanada’s application. Or, if they do nothing it will be approved by default.

 

The EPA regional office already objected to this fast-tracked approval process — and pressure from you will help convince EPA headquarters to stop it.

 

Please sign the letter to tell EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to prevent the rubber-stamping of the Keystone XL pipeline through Oklahoma and Texas here:  salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/455/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10407&tag=epataf

 

Tell EPA to step in to ensure Keystone XL southern segment has thorough review.

Get ready… National Green Week is only 7 days away!

Reblogged from Green Education Foundation (GEF):

Get ready! National Green Week 2012 is only a week away! For those of you who don’t know, National Green Week is the largest waste reduction campaign in history for K-12 schools nationwide.  This year’s event will be kicking off on February 6, 2012, but classrooms across the country can choose any week to be their green week between Feb. 6 and Earth Day (April 22, 2012).

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CADD Kitchen Design 2 Island Cook Top and Exhaust Hood

 

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Ameren Meeting-HCR 35 Hearing-3 environmental shareholder resolutions included

Per capita anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by country for the year 2000 including land-use change. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The 3 environmental shareholder resolutions include:

• report on coal combustion waste
• report on coal-related costs and risks
• assessment and report on greenhouse gas and other air emissions reductions through customer energy efficiency and renewable energy programs

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Support Ameren Shareholders in saying YES! Tell friends and family to vote YES on Coal Ash Resolution NEXT TUES, April 24th, Ameren shareholders will hear MCRI make a logical argument for why shareholders should expect Ameren policies to keep coal ash waste out of floodplains and to support comprehensive groundwater monitoring around coal ash sites. Ameren operates numerous risky coal ash ponds and landfills both in Missouri and Illinois. Responsible company management is even more important with Congressional Representatives voting this past week to disable EPA from regulating coal ash wastes.  How will Missouri protect communities from the toxins in leaching coal ash waste? Missouri fails to protect us as evidenced in the State of Failure report released last year. The largest Labadie pond has no liner, no groundwater monitoring and has had leaked for over 20 years under a MO DNR permit!If you have stock in Ameren you have every right to vote on directors, executive compensation and 3 shareholder initiatives (environmental) this year. You can vote in person at the meeting or choose to vote by proxy (internet).See the official notice of the annual meeting and details on how to vote (proxy or in person). The 3 environmental shareholder resolutions include: report on coal combustion waste report on coal-related costs and risks assessment and report on greenhouse gas and other air emissions reductions through customer energy efficiency and renewable energy programs Meeting Details: Date:  April 24th, 2012 Time:  9 AM Place:  Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd. St. Louis MO 63103  FREE PARKING Come down and support MCRI at the press conference likely to start about 8 a.m.  HCR 35 Moving Forward Help Us Get a Hearing Before End of Session! HCR 35 Coal Ash Monitoring and Cleanup Resolution has been assigned to the MO House Tourism and Natural Resources Committee.  Unfortunately, we are fast running out of time to get discussion on the issue and move it to a House vote.Contact YOUR MO State Rep if they are on the Committee and/or the Chair of the Committee, Don Ruzicka (R-132)to say all Missourians deserve the right to know if ash ponds and landfills are contaminating drinking water and if they are, we want them cleaned up! Rep Ruzicka is responsible deciding which issues will receive a hearing in his Committee. Rep Ruzicka was a former MO State Conservation Agent for 27 years with a BS in Wildlife and Conservation from Missouri State University. His job as a Conservation Agent was to “protect the natural resources of the state.” He should be our ally on this issue. Contact Info: Look up your State Representative contact info here. Compare to the list of Reps on the Committee here. Call Don Ruzicka directly to say “assign a hearing date” Phone: 573-751-4077 email:  don.ruzicka@house.mo.gov There are at least 12 Counties in Missouri with coal ash dump sites that could be contaminating groundwater. MO DNR does not require groundwater monitoring. See if your County is on the map.   Take a moment right now to call your State Rep and/or Representative Ruzicka to get HCR 35 assigned a hearing before the end of session on May 18th! We deserve this issue to be discussed by our legislators. Thank you for taking action. Follow events, activities and actions onLabadie Environmental Organization (LEO) and Save OUR Bottoms!!! Celebrate Earth Day TOMORROW April 22, 2012 Earth Day festivities in Forest Park SUNDAY, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stop by the Ameren tent and DNR Booth and ask them what they are doing to protect the public from the risks of coal ash pollution. If you are available to help give out fliers at Earth Day St. Louis call Patricia at 636-402-8460 What do honeybees, fish and humans have in common? None of us do well when we ingest or are exposed to high amounts of metal pollutants.Could heavy metal pollutants be linked to colony collapse? Read the article below for more details. Selenium Toxicity to Honey Bees Forward the LEO e-newsletter to friends and family! They can become a FREE member and get on the monthly e-newsletter list by emailing:contact@leomo.info

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Scotty Comments:  I am very pleased with the Design-Build Concept utilized in the Kitchen Make-Over.  After the Prior Contractor Dropped the Ball on the project.  Scotts Contracting was hired to finish the project.  We added: Accent Lighting, Insulation, Air Sealing, New Plumbing Vent Stack and Drain Line, Coffered Ceiling, Energy Efficient Lighting Choices, among numerous other ‘Design and Installation’ Options

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Missouri Tell Your Senator to Vote NO SB 759

Donate Now Become A Member Volunteer Forward to a Friend Follow us on: Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Tell Missouri Senators: Stop SB 759 Senate Bill 759 would erode two laws supported by Missouri voters unless you help us stop it. The first law under attack currently makes it illegal for monopoly electric utilities to charge ratepayers before a service is provided. Voters passed this law in 1976 as Prop 1. The second law under attack is the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) that mandates monopoly utilities produce 15% of electric generation from renewable energy sources by 2021. Voters passed this law in 2008 as Prop C. SB 759 would weaken both of them. Ameren Missouri, a utility based in St. Louis, is leading the lobbying efforts in Jefferson City to erode the will of Missouri voters. Ameren Missouri supports SB 759 so it can collect $55 million from electric ratepayers without providing a service. In a one-two punch Ameren wants to promote nuclear power while simultaneously watering down Prop C and shipping Missouri investment dollars for renewable energy to places like California. An editorial from St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday agrees with our position: "Lawmakers should reject Ameren’s greedy money grab" Contact your Missouri state senator and ask them to stop SB 759 today. You can get contact information for your senator at http://senate.mo.gov/ How bad is it? Ameren wants Missouri to look like Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina when it comes to financing nuclear reactor projects. You guessed it: big rate hikes, delayed projects, cost overruns, and no guarantee of completion. In short, money for nothing. SB 759 on nuclear power: Erodes a 36 year old consumer protection law. Creates zero jobs and zero investment in Missouri. Includes a $55 million rate increase for Ameren ratepayers with no new service provided. Does not include a plan for Ameren to actually finance and build a nuclear reactor. Bails out Ameren for millions spent on a nuclear license it filed in 2008. Forces ratepayers to pay Ameren in a way the free market would not support. SB 759 on renewable energy: No guarantee for new solar or wind projects in Missouri. Expands the definition of renewable to include forms of dirty energy, like burning municipal solid waste. Sends Missouri money out of state instead of investing in our local communities. Strips away the health and environmental benefits that should result from local renewable energy investment. Contact Your Senator: Call, write, email, or visit your Missouri state senators today and ask them to stop SB 759. And be sure to tell your family and friends to do the same! MESSAGE: Please oppose SB 759 because the people of Missouri have already spoken on these issues. Missouri voters opposed paying monopoly utilities before a service is provided in our state with 65% overall support. Missouri said yes to renewable energy investments in our state with 66% overall support. SB 759 erodes the will of Missouri voters twice in one bill. SB 759 is a gateway bill to turn captive monopoly utility customers into captive monopoly utility investors in the future. Missouri voters have spoken. Now help us make sure our senators hear what we’ve said. Thank you for standing up for Missouri’s safe energy future.

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2012 Election Poll-What are the Issues that really matter to you?

What are the 5 most Important Issues in the upcoming election to you and your family.

Created March 23, 2012

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2010 Election (created Oct 28, 2010)-What issues are most important to you and your family in the up-coming Election?

Answer	Votes	Percent
Health Insurance	20	21%
Jobs / Employment	17	18%
Government Spending	17	18%
Republican	11	12%
Tea Party	9	9%
Ear Marks	5	5%
Democrat	5	5%
Other (see below)	4	4%
Green Legislation / Energy / Oil	3	3%
Lobbyist Activities	3	3%
Independant	1	1%
Climate Change	0	0%

Other Answer	Votes
Social Security Benefit Legislation	1
pro-life	1
Life	1
eliminate Progressives	1

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