"So I asked him, in not so eloquent terms, 'So you're here to tell me we're effed?' And he said, 'Yes'… "
-- Paul Yanke, Arkansas horse rancher who has just found out that mineral rights, like those owned by Chesapeake Energy for natural gas, trump his landowner rights
In this issue:
1) Take Action: Fight for Clean Air
2) Take Action: How Fast Is Your Internet Connection?
3) No Damage: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
4) Climate: The Job's Not Done
1) Take Action: Fight for Clean Air
We could save over 5,000 lives just by cleaning up acid pollution, mercury, and dioxins from dirty, old boilers scattered across the country. But some polluter allies in Congress would rather protect industry profits than our health. Over one hundred members of Congress signed a letter pressuring the EPA to weaken strong new standards that would, according to EPA analysis, save Americans $41 billion in health-related benefits without resulting in overall job losses.
Tell the EPA to stand up to industry pressure and issue a strong final rule for cleaner air!
2) Take Action: How Fast Is Your Internet Connection?
High speed Internet is crucial to conserving energy by reducing transportation through activities like telecommuting, and it is a vital part of a smart energy grid. However, the U.S. ranks 15th in the world in Internet speed.
Take the Speed Test now and find out how fast your Internet connection is!
Take the Speed Test!
3)No Damage: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Wondering how you can help reduce your consumption and carbon footprint? Find out by hosting a No Impact Man House Party! This documentary film follows New York City author Colin Beaver and his family as they fulfill their vow to cause as little environmental damage as possible for one year.
Sign up to host, invite your friends, and watch when the film premieres on Planet Green on August 28th! Then participate in our own carbon-reduction experiment starting August 29.
4) Climate: The Job's Not Done
As part of the Blue Green Alliance, the Sierra Club and labor allies have launched a nationwide bus tour to push for Congressional action on climate, clean energy, and jobs.
"The Job's Not Done" tour will hold rallies, clean energy demonstrations and roundtable discussions at 30 stops in 17 states from Nevada to Virginia over the next three weeks.