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Take Action – Protect Health

Take Action – Protect Health

New Air Pollution Rules Threaten Public Health Take action now Disregarding and misrepresenting recommendations from their own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed new air pollution standards that do not sufficiently protect public health. The new rules apply to particulate matter pollution, sources of which include agricultural activity, vehicle exhaust, and emissions from coal-fired power plants. Over 2,000 recent studies have linked particulate matter exposure to heart disease, respiratory ailments, and premature death. The EPA needs to hear…

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Pombo in Pocket

Pombo in Pocket

Latest on Rep. Richard Pombo from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund and Pombo’s in Their Pocket If you’re getting ready to pay your taxes, you may feel like you need a break. But after you hear how Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) spent his vacation — and our tax dollars — you’d be right to demand that he is the person to give you one. It was August of 2003 and Pombo, America’s #1 Wildlife Villain, wanted a vacation. So Pombo…

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Stop Forced Relocation Black Mesa AZ

Stop Forced Relocation Black Mesa AZ

Oppose Senate Bill S.1003 Native people’s lives and livelihoods are on the line! Traditional Navajo (known in their language as Dineh) would be forcibly evicted and dispossessed of their homes under this bill. I support the right of these families, who are among the few remaining American Indians who still speak their traditional language and practice their traditional culture, to remain on their lands and strongly oppose Senate Bill 1003. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) “estimates that enacting S. 1003…

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JWs in the News – Swindler Elder Lacks Empathy and…

JWs in the News – Swindler Elder Lacks Empathy and…

Board denies parole for swindler From the Associated Press / Billings Gazette, March 25 2006 The state Board of Pardons has denied parole to a former Jehovah’s Witness church elder who helped bilk an elderly woman out of a $7 million estate, including a family ranch. Dale A. Erickson, 56, of Missoula, was sentenced in 2003 to 25 years in prison with 10 suspended after pleading no contest to conspiracy, theft and securities fraud. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Chris Miller…

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American Idiots

American Idiots

It is an extraordinary time. We borrow money from other countries so that rich people don’t have to pay taxes. We borrow money from other countries and let private corporations steal it. And somehow, the American people seem to be all right with that.

Speak up for our Biogems

Speak up for our Biogems

I’ve been a "Biogems Defender" at the Natural Resources Defense Council for some time. I encourage you to join. You will get notices of pending environmental issues, complete with easy "speak up" tools. This environment is the only one we’ve got, and we’re losing ground fast. Their online news page is kept updated. Here is the most recent alert in my inbox: The Bush administration wants to escalate logging, oil exploration and grazing in our last unspoiled western wildlands by…

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