by MCDC | Aug 2, 2013 | Action Alerts, Energy, Environment, Issues, Keystone XL, Video
A new analysis by Richard Stover, Ph.D., and the Center for Biological Diversity of oil and gas pipeline safety in the United States reveals a troubling history of spills, contamination, injuries and deaths. This time-lapse video shows pipeline incidents from 1986 to...
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2013 | Action Alerts, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Issues, Keystone XL
To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current levels of nearly 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm. But 350 is more than a number—it’s a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.. In the past...
by MCDC | Jul 18, 2013 | Coal, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Keystone XL, Mountain Top Removal, News
@mikememoli WASHINGTON – The Senate voted to confirm Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, ending what had been the longest delay for any of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet picks. The 59-40 vote was the second such...
by MCDC | Jun 26, 2013 | Coal, Environment, Global Warming, Issues, Keystone XL, Video
From the desk of Dave Pell “In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his plan to cut greenhouse gases and renewed what promises to be a heated discussion on climate change. The speech was wide-ranging, but some of most memorable parts were...
by MCDC | Mar 26, 2013 | Action Alerts, Environment, Keystone XL
Credo Action – Hold Sen. Warner accountable for voting for Keystone XL! Keystone XL is not in our national interest. Increasing climate change, and increasingly powerful storms, are a serious risk to our safety and security in Virginia. On Friday, Sen. Warner...
by MCDC | Mar 22, 2013 | Environment, Keystone XL
A top expert who helped write the government’s latest Keystone report previously consulted on three different TransCanada projects—a fact the State Department tried to hide. —By Andy Kroll | Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT Late on a Friday afternoon in early...
