Joe Manchin's Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Is Poised to Wreak Havoc "The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), touted as the most extended and largest-capacity new gas pipeline in the eastern United States, is an environmentally destructive project that threatens the well-being of Appalachian communities in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. We must stop … [Read more...] about Sen. Joe Manchin Takes Advantage of GOP Extremism Despite Community Opposition
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Republicans Love the Fossil Fuel Industry
It Is Where Most of Their Money Comes From "Led by the oil and gas industry, this sector regularly pumps the vast majority of its campaign contributions into Republican coffers. Even as other traditionally GOP-inclined industries have shifted somewhat to the left, this sector has remained rock-solid red. Since the 1990 election cycle, more than two-thirds of this sector's … [Read more...] about Republicans Love the Fossil Fuel Industry
Is Climate Change Affecting Plate Tectonics?
"On February 6 and 7, the Southeast of Turkey and the Northwest of Syria have been hit by devastating earthquakes. In addition to the main tremor that reached a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, more than 20 aftershocks with magnitudes between 5.0 and 7.5 were registered in the earthquake-ravished region around Gaziantep." "The twin magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes … [Read more...] about Is Climate Change Affecting Plate Tectonics?
Arizona’s Water is Growing Alfalfa to Ship to Saudi Arabia
Arizona is Almost Giving its Water Away During Drought Conditions The Arizona Republican Legislators are Giving Your Water Resources Away "So when Arizonans are forced to cut back and a foreign company gets to pump however much water they want for cows in Saudi Arabia, it gets me fired up." Kris Mayes "Arizona is leasing farmland to a Saudi water company, straining … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Water is Growing Alfalfa to Ship to Saudi Arabia
Why Do the Republicans Want to Destroy the Climate?
As this infographic using Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit (REPEAT) estimates shows, while annual net greenhouse gas emissions are forecast to be significantly lower by 2030 than they would be if the country’s current policies were maintained, the target is still well out of reach. REPEAT expects emissions to come closer to the desired level by … [Read more...] about Why Do the Republicans Want to Destroy the Climate?