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8.11.2011

September is full of Surprises - Local Events not to Miss

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Upcoming Events and Call for Volunteers

Do not miss out on some of these first-time ever events. Stay active and involved.

*All listed events are in the St. Louis, Missouri area

Audubon Center at Riverlands & the Missouri Botanical Garden Premier "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time"

Friday, August 26 from 6:30pm

Missouri Botanical Garden, Monsanto Hall

4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110

Movie begins at 6:30pm with a cocktail reception following at 8:00pm. Cost: $20 per person.

Delmar Loop's First Annual ChalkFest

Saturday, September 3 from 9:00am-5:00pm

Delmar Loop

MCE will be having a Chalk-Off Contest featuring local artists asked to 'chalk-out' an interpretive design of an environmental issue. Enter into the contest or forward flyer. Either way, do not miss this first time event. Children uner the age of 12 can join in on the fun at Chalk Land. To volunteer, email dfarrand@moenviron.org.

MCE will do LIVE Debate with Ameren on "Nuclear Risks"

Tuesday, Septmeber 6 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

Ethical Society in Clayton

MCE's very own Ed Smith will debate a representative from Ameren about the risks of nuclear power. The second hour is dedicated to questions from the audience. Learn more about the economics of nuclear power. We need 2-3 volunteers so please email showmenoswip@gmail.com to volunteer.

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Earthtones Festival

Saturday, September 17 from Noon-10:00pm

Alton, IL Riverfront Amphitheater

Join the celebration of Illinois Watersheds through education, recreation, and conservation. To volunteer, email bawalker@hotmail.com.

Green Homes and Green Health Festival

Saturday, September 24 from 9:00am-5:00pm
Missouri Botanical Gardens

Bring your home improvement ideas and talk with over 100 green product and service exhibitors. Enjoy local foods and live music, yoga, Tai Chi, and solar car races. Take advantage of free health screenings and shop the Green Marketplace. To volunteer, email dfarrand@moenviron.org.

Save the Date: Poured - A Taste of Space

Friday, September 30 from 5:30pm-8:30pm

Space, LLC Architecture Firm

MCE's 2011 Wine and Cheese Event in St. Louis, Missouri. Join us the Coalition for a night of delicious wine and cheese tasting, wine appreciation sessions, live music, auction and more. Get your tickets now.

Missouri Coalition for the Environment | 6267 Delmar Blvd., Ste. 2E | St. Louis | MO | 63130

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8.09.2011

EPA News: Grant of $30,000 to Help Chemical Facilities in MO Comply with Regulations

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

901 N. Fifth St., Kansas City, KS 66101

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

Grant of $30,000 to Help Chemical Facilities in Missouri Comply with Regulations

Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov

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(Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 9, 2011) - EPA has awarded the Missouri State Emergency Agency (SEMA) $30,000 to assist with outreach, education and implementation of the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Program. All chemical facilities that handle, process or store a threshold quantity of 500 to 20,000 pounds of regulated chemicals are subject to EPA's chemical accident prevention requirements.

"This grant is part of an ongoing effort to protect human health and the environment by preventing chemical accidents," said Karl Brooks, regional administrator. "SEMA is receiving this funding to conduct on-site audits at chemical facilities in Missouri."

The grant is designed to identify chemical facilities that have not reported under this regulation and enhance communications with state agencies and regulated facilities. Facilities were first required to be in compliance with the Risk Management Program in 1999. EPA then started facility inspections and enforcement of the program, which includes five components: hazard assessment system, management, accident prevention, emergency response and submittal of a risk management plan.

EPA's chemical accident prevention regulations cover approximately 140 hazardous chemicals including anhydrous ammonia, chlorine and highly flammable substances such as propane.

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A haunting look at the future of radioactive waste

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"Into Eternity" - A haunting look at the future of radioactive waste

Into Eternity, is a mind-bending film that explores the utter impossibility of storing nuclear waste for 100,000 - or even one million - years. It is, on the one hand, a documentary about the Onkalo storage facility presently under construction in Finland, and on the other hand, a startlingly beautiful work of art and an urgent provocation that ponders the question of who – or what – will remain on this earth when that time frame has elapsed.

Beyond Nuclear is proud to announce that we are the non-theatrical NGO distributor of Into Eternity, hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a rare hybrid: an information-packed documentary crossed with an existential art film . . . one of the most provocative movies of the year."

We invite you to collaborate with us – and our partner, Specialty Studios – to screen this important film in your community – whether at a house party or at a larger public venue. Please log on here to learn more about screening the film and the resources available to you. Please also contact us directly at info@beyondnuclear.org, to let us know you will be showing the film, so that we can provide you with our materials, any talking points needed and, if desired and feasible, a speaker.

As The Guardian critic, Peter Bradshaw asks: "Why isn't every government, every philosopher, every theologian, everywhere in the world discussing Onkalo and its implications?"

Thanks for taking action. And please also consider making a donation to Beyond Nuclear today. Your support will help us build a grassroots movement to close dangerous nuclear plants and create a safe energy future for our children.

Thank you for working with us for a nuclear-free world.

The Beyond Nuclear Team

www.beyondnuclear.org

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Fwd: Dangerous Secret Money

Dear friend of OpenSecrets.org,

Did you happen to see this recent episode of the Colbert Report, in which I warn comedian Stephen Colbert about the dangers of undisclosed money in politics?

Then, as if on cue, last week we learned that a political committee organized to aid Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign accepted millions of dollars from companies that appear to exist only on paper.

One of them, NBC News reported, even dissolved weeks after it donated $1 million to this super PAC.

With opaque names like "W Spann LLC" and "F8 LLC," the public is left in the dark about who is really bankrolling these groups -- unless the law changes or individuals voluntarily step forward to claim credit, as former Bain Capital executive Ed Conard did once the media scrutinized the W Spann LLC donation.

In the wake of the Citizens United ruling last year, super PACs now raise unlimited sums from corporations and unions. In total, they raised $85 million last year -- a hefty sum sure to be surpassed this year as control of both Congress and the White House is at stake.

Furthermore, nonprofits and other groups spent more than $137 million last election cycle on political ads without disclosing any information about their donors. That's fully 45 percent of all the spending by these outside groups, and it's a sum -- and proportion -- that is likely to grow in 2012.

The Center for Responsive Politics' research, reporting, analysis and expertise has played a critical role in understanding these troubling trends. Hundreds of media outlets rely on the Center's data and staff to explain this changing campaign finance landscape.

Next up, look for our ongoing analysis of outside spending during the 2012 election cycle. And we will continue to advocate for disclosure of secret donors to political ad campaigns and fight for a more transparent and accountable government.

As we say at CRP: Count cash, and make change.

So stay tuned! And thank you for supporting the Center and OpenSecrets.org.

Sincerely,

Sheila Krumholz
Executive Director
Center for Responsive Politics