by MCDC | Sep 7, 2013 | Environment, Global Warming, Video, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Known for his “hockey stick” graph showing a steep climb in global temperature over the last century, top climate scientist Michael Mann can go ahead and sue two right-wing blogs for libel, a judge ruled last week. The case stems from two separate blog posts that ran...
by MCDC | Aug 23, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Ethics, Global Warming, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Speaking directly to the camera, Paul Osborne of Raven says “My family’s been in Southwest Virginia since the mid 1800s. My grandfather would roll over in his grave if he saw what was going on today with the energy companies.” “Ken Cuccinelli is helping the energy...
by MCDC | Aug 23, 2013 | Economy, Education, Environment, Ethics, Health Care, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
From This Week In Richmond, Senator Ralph Northam offers an in-depth perspective on the issues and challenges facing Virginia....
by MCDC | Aug 7, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Issues, Keystone XL
Last Friday the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed that it will investigate evidence that the agency violated ethics guidelines when it hired an oil industry consultant to draft the Keystone XL environmental impact statement This evidence...
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...
