by MCDC | Jul 22, 2013 | Environment, Events, Global Warming, Issues, Video
“A strong consensus exists among the world’s leading atmospheric specialists and climatologists that climate change, including global warming and the greenhouse effect, is happening and will have major consequences for human society. The United Nations’...
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 | May 7, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Issues, News, Virginia Election 2013
UPDATE: Cuccinelli announces his support for hydro-fracking for natural gas in the protected George Washington National Forest. In the first quarter of 2013, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) raised about $2.4 million for his gubernatorial campaign. Of...
by MCDC | Apr 25, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Issues, Virginia Election 2013
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is working with coal companies and State Policy Network groups backed by Koch Industries to rollback VA’s voluntary clean energy program. The same Dominion that gave him $10,000 for his run for governor, on top of almost...
by MCDC | Apr 4, 2013 | Environment, Global Warming, Uncategorized
As Earth Day Approaches, a Message of Hope: How Grazing Cows Can Reverse Global Warming Could grazing large herds of cattle reverse global warming? Yes, according to ecologist Allan Savory. And nothing offers more hope for a planet in distress. For years,...