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 | Aug 1, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“There’s a new controversy brewing – one that could mean trouble for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It involves a lawsuit on behalf of landowners in Southwestern Virginia. They claim two energy companies failed to pay them royalties on methane gas wells....
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 31, 2013 | Action Alerts, Filibuster
Mitch McConnell staged 420 filibusters since he became Minority Leader in 2007. It’s the highest rate of obstruction in history – but a badge of honor for McConnell, who once declared himself the “proud guardian of gridlock.” After nearly three decades in Washington,...
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2013 | Gun Reform, Issues, Virginia
July 30, 2013 Ms. Janis Richter ███ ████ ████ ██ Rochelle, VA 22738 Dear Ms. Richter: Thank you for contacting me about efforts to create safer schools. I appreciate hearing from you. In April 2013, the Senate deliberated the Safe Communities,...
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2013 | Issues, Video, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Senator Ralph Northam talks about his campaign for Lt. Governor and what’s at stake for Virginians in the upcoming election. “Like so many Virginians, I have been troubled by the repeated attempts to restrict women’s reproductive rights. One of the reasons I got...
