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Listen in as we debate the American Chemistry Council on the CA bill to ban single use plastic bags

By rscholl - 8/30/2010 Dan Jacobson, Legislative Director of our state group in California, debates a representative from the American Chemistry Council on the merits of the bill to ban single use plastic bags

BOEM hearings greenwashing gulf's problems

By Heather Emmert - 8/11/2010 - 1 Replies I was on local TV news in Mobile, AL yesterday, after a hearing the government put on on offshore drilling. The BOEM hearing wasn’t very informative. I find it increasingly frustrating that there isn’t a question and answer period and that it seems like the administration has decided what it is going to do & is just looking to put on a public display to justify it.

Still in the Gulf waters - 5 times more oil than Exxon Valdez spill!

By Heather Emmert - 8/9/2010 This is no time to celebrate or congratulate anyone on the nice work they have done as if it’s time to start wrapping up. Despite recent claims from the administration the oil is still in the water and is a real problem!

Hearings on Drilling: Info gathering or Public display?

By Heather Emmert - 8/5/2010 Yesterday the Department of Interior held hearings in New Orleans to kick off a 6 weeks series of hearings to gather information about deepwater drilling.I left the room wondering if these hearing were really intended to be information gathering.

New Orleans Students React to Oil Disaster

By Heather Emmert - 8/3/2010 The well in the Gulf is hopefully going to be permanently plugged this week, which is great news, but it’s still just the beginning of recovery and the clean up process for the Gulf. The media has covered the impact on the wildlife, the wetlands, and the affect on fisherman, but the true depth of the impact is still unknown. What we do know is that these impacts will be felt for years to come in one way or another.

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