Remember These 12 Facts November 2nd

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Sam Parry, Environmental Defense Action Fund <takeaction@edf.org> wrote:

Having trouble using links or viewing images? View the web version. Please vote for the environment and urge your friends to do the same. Forward these 12 Environmental Facts to 5 friends. Dear Scotts, Vote for the environment. Share this on Facebook. Next Tuesday, a schoolteacher from Connecticut, an organic farmer from California, and a biologist from Colorado will cast their ballots with at least one thing in common – they will have read this email and they will be even more determined to vote to protect our planet. At my polling station in Arlington, VA, I will add my voice to theirs and cast my ballot for the environment. And I will forward this email to my friends and family to urge them to vote at least in part on how our candidates will treat our natural world. Will you join us? Please pledge to vote for the environment this Tuesday, November 2nd. 12 Environmental Facts to Keep in Mind on Election Day 389 – The concentration in parts per million of carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, in the earth's atmosphere today. 38 – Percent increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration since the industrial revolution. 18 – Number of countries that have set all-time heat records so far in 2010. 82 – Percent decline in U.S. corn, cotton, and soybean production possible under current warming scenarios. 1 – Rank of 2010 so far as the hottest year on record (tied with 1998). 16 – Estimated number of Exxon Valdez-sized spills it would take to equal the amount of oil spilled into the Gulf after the BP Blowout. 4,342 – Total number of oiled birds collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Gulf Coast region. $68.5 million – Amount spent by Big Oil and its special interests allies this year on TV ads designed to elect pro-polluter candidates. $514 million – Amount spent on lobbying and advertising by big polluters to stop the Senate from passing global warming legislation. 23,000 – Number of Americans whose lives will be saved in 2010 alone because of the Clean Air Act, according to EPA estimates. 232 – Number of toxic chemicals found in the umbilical cord of tested newborn babies in the U.S. 1 – The number of votes it takes to decide a close election. Please remember to vote on November 2, and please – vote your planet! Sincerely, Sam Parry Director, Online Membership and Activism Sources: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/ http://co2now.org/  http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment. html?entrynum=1659  http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/08/hl-full.htm  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618143950.htm http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/crop-yields-could-wilt-heat/ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global&year=2010& month=9 http://www.nwf.org/Oil-Spill/Effects-On-Wildlife/Compare-Exxon- Valdez-and-BP-Oil-Spills.aspx  http://www.restorethegulf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/ Consolidated%20Wildlife%20Table%20102710.pdf http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2010/10/ bigoilmoney.html http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/08/31/ the-changing-climate-for-environmental-legislation.html  http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/climate_law_institute/ legislating_for_a_new_climate/pdfs/SavetheCleanAirAct.pdf  http://ewg.org/minoritycordblood/home Environmental Defense Action Fund 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20009 1-800-591-1919 EDF.org | Donate |

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POLITICO’s Morning Energy, presented by America’s Natural Gas Alliance: Markey could leave energy post to focus on tech – Upton cementing his front-runner status – Halliburton pushes back against spill report – Prop 23 backers complain about ballots

Build Green, Scotty View Scotts Contractings, Green and Eco Friendly Web Sites www.stlouisrenewableenergy.com www.stlouisrenewableenergy.blogspot.com scottscontracting.wordpress.com   --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Morning Energy <morningenergy@politico.com> wrote: From: Morning Energy <morningenergy@politico.com> Subject: POLITICO's Morning Energy, presented by America's Natural Gas Alliance: Markey could leave energy post to focus on tech – Upton cementing his front-runner status – Halliburton pushes back against spill report – Prop 23 backers complain about ballots Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 4:51 AM POLITICO's Morning Energy By Josh Voorhees COMMITTEE REMIX - A Republican rout next Tuesday could convince Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey that his time would be better spent elsewhere. Two former Hill aides tell POLITICO's Tony Romm that, given the unlikelihood that a GOP-led chamber would advance meaningful climate change legislation next year, the Massachusetts Democrat may opt to push for a return to the top of the House subcommittee that handles tech and telecommunications. Rep. Rick Boucher currently chairs the Communications, Technology and the Internet panel, but he has watched his one-time double-digit lead disappear in the lead up to the election. A Boucher loss could further open the door for Markey but, regardless of the outcome in Virginia, seniority would give Markey the edge if he wants to challenge for the spot. ANOTHER OPTION - If Markey is looking for a change of scenery but still wants to play a hands-on role in energy issues, another (long-shot) possibility would be for him to seek a leadership role on the Natural Resources Committee, where he ranks higher in seniority than Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.). That panel would give Markey the chance to stay involved in issues like the BP spill and energy production. THE QUIET CAMPAIGN - Meanwhile, Fred Upton is quietly cementing his position as the odds-on favorite to pick up the Energy and Commerce gavel in the next Congress, reports POLITICO's Darren Samuelson. http://politi.co/cqOF7E The Michigan Republican has maintained that he is not campaigning for the post, but his recent actions paint a slightly different story. He has given $144,000 through his political action committee to GOP incumbents and potential new freshmen. And he's also been on the road trying to help candidates in the Midwest and Rust Belt, with recent stops for Randy Hultgren, the Illinois state senator gunning to win back former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's old seat, and Mike Kelly, who is challenging Pennsylvania freshman Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper. CONSERVATIVE CRED - Upton is also trying hard to play up his conservative credentials as part of his bid to lead the powerful committee. He penned a small-government-hyping op-ed in the Washington Times earlier this month, and followed it up by blasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Henry Waxman, the man he'd like to replace as committee chairman, for staying quiet after NPR last week fired commentator Juan Williams. Happy Friday and welcome to Morning Energy, where we remind you that if you paid for your child's Halloween costume you have a legitimate claim to at least a third of their candy. Speaking of treats, keep them coming to Josh Voorhees at jvoorhees@politico.com LATE BREAKING - Halliburton late last night pushed back against the findings of a new Oil Spill Commission report suggesting it knowingly poured unstable cement into the Macondo well, potentially contributing to April's Gulf spill. In a six-page press release, the Houston-based company took issue with a number of the panel's findings and said that it believed there were significant differences between the tests it performed on the rig and those simulated by the commission. "The commission tested off-the-shelf cement and additives, whereas Halliburton tested the unique blend of cement and additives that existed on the rig at the time Halliburton's tests were conducted," the company said. Read the full release (all 1,800+ words of it) here: http://bit.ly/dolUNJ ** A message from America's Natural Gas Alliance: For natural gas updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter @ANGAus and @NatGasNow ! ** COMING TODAY - California voters will be voting in four days on whether to kill their landmark global warming law. But that's not stopping the California Air Resources Board from today's scheduled release of about 1,000 pages of proposed regulations outlining plans to implement the law. CARB's spokesman said details would be out at noon EDT. Enviros tell ME they expect the plan to cover the electric utility sector and large stationary industrial sources for the law's first compliance period (2012-14). Transportation and natural gas will follow in the second compliance period. Other details expected today include the design of the allowance allocations and auction, the maximum amount of offsets allowed for compliance, and details for how the cap-and-trade system will be governed and enforced. The proposals will be the subject to a 45-day public comment period, with the 11-member CARB then scheduled to take a final vote on the regulations during a marathon session Dec. 16-17 in Sacramento. BALLOT BATTLE - The campaign trying to nix California's global warming law alleged yesterday that two counties are using tainted ballot materials that could throw the whole election into dispute and potentially require a revote. The Yes on Proposition 23 team sent letters to the registrars of Contra Costa and Fresno counties, as well as the Secretary of State, taking issue with absentee ballots and a Web link that contain an outdated version of their proposal that a Superior Court judge has already ordered to be changed. Attorneys for the Yes campaign called on the registrars to immediately correct the errors. They also said the tainted ballots "could call into question the state results and possibly give rise to an election contest and require a new statewide election on Proposition 23." "With Election Day a mere few days away, it is unclear whether or not this egregious situation can be satisfactorily resolved," said Yes on 23 spokeswoman Anita Mangels. "A preliminary investigation shows that other counties may have directly or indirectly distributed similarly tainted materials, errors that could nullify the results of the vote on Proposition 23." TEXAS FOOTBALL - Team No sees things a little differently. Steve Maviglio told ME last night: "This is a pathetic Hail Mary pass from Texas oil companies trying to salvage the more than $10 million they've sunk in a deceptive ballot measure. To somehow suggest that a website link will tip the balance of an election is ludicrous, and we are confident that election officials will agree." BACKGROUND - The absentee ballot and link include a statement that Prop 23 would "suspend air pollution control laws," which a Sacramento judge in August had softened to "suspends implementation of air pollution control law (AB32)." The materials also referred to the regulated industries as "major polluters" when the judge had changed it to "major sources of emissions." Yes on 23 officials issued a similar rebuke earlier this month to Reuters and Ipsos after they released a poll that relied on the outdated ballot language. The news organization retracted its story and the poll. ALL THINGS EPA: JACKSON 1, MIAMI JUDGE 0 - EPA chief Lisa Jackson is off the hook for a hearing on lagging Everglades cleanup after an Atlanta appeals court ruled yesterday that a Miami judge can't haul her down to Florida. U.S. District Court Judge Alan Gold didn't have the authority to compel Jackson to testify and will have to settle for EPA's water chief on her behalf, the panel decided. Two of the three judges agreed that there was no compelling need for Jackson to appear in person and that the district court "abused its discretion" by ordering her to appear. EPA had offered to send another top agency official to a hearing slated for October, citing Jackson's conflicting plans to travel to China. Gold denied the request, demanding that Jackson appear in person, but the appeals court stalled the case after EPA challenged his order. The ruling: http://bit.ly/bXFzCu EPA FOES EYE SPENDING BILL - A slew of industry heavy hitters is prodding Senate Republicans and moderate Democrats to attach a provision to halt EPA climate rules to any spending bill they take up this fall. There's a good chance that a Continuing Resolution or an omnibus spending bill will be the only thing the chamber does before the end of the year, and EPA opponents see it as their best shot. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups want a moratorium on EPA climate rules for stationary sources, which will officially take effect on Jan. 2. FUZZY MATH - Blasting industry's feverish efforts to upend EPA regulations, environmentalists and economists yesterday questioned industry reports on environmental rules. NRDC commissioned university economists to grade industry studies of EPA's ozone standard and two reports on the air toxics rule for industrial boilers. Their grades: Incomplete, D/F and F, respectively. "These industry groups are attempting to shape vital public health policies with work that wouldn't pass muster in a college economics class," said NRDC attorney John Walke. ENERGY STAR LAGGING - EPA still hasn't ironed out the kinks in its Energy Star program, according to a report issued yesterday by the agency's inspector general. The IG previously found that EPA couldn't assure that the products actually deliver savings in energy efficiency and reduced emissions and the program's integrity is still at risk, the IG said. EPA disagreed with many of the report's conclusions. IG report: http://bit.ly/bOGoxR CHECKING THE TRAPS: NYT: Yesterday's spill commission report has Halliburton back in a familiar hot seat. http://nyti.ms/bAPSTR LAT: A conservative radio talk show host is urging listeners to mount their own write-in campaigns to derail Lisa Murkowski's bid to keep her seat. http://lat.ms/cuT6ON AP: Major oil companies racked up major gains in net income in the third quarter. http://wapo.st/d9M1mS ** A message from America's Natural Gas Alliance: One solution for more abundant domestic energy is staring us in the face. Natural gas is the natural choice-now and in the future. We know we need to use cleaner, American energy. And, we have it. Today, the U.S. has more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil, giving us generations of this clean, domestic energy source. Natural gas supports 2.8 million American jobs, most states are now home to more than 10,000 natural gas jobs. As Congress and the Administration look for ways toward a cleaner tomorrow, the answer is right here: natural gas. Learn more at www.anga.us And, follow us on Twitter @angaus. ** Go to Morning Energy Now >> http://www.politico.com/morningenergy ================================= 2010 Capitol News Company, LLC Morning Energy. =================================

Help Separate Oil Companies and Elected State Officials

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Steve Kretzmann, Oil Change International <info@priceofoil.org> wrote:

Dear Scotts Contracting, The only way we'll beat the power of their money is with the power of people, including you. We've built an amazing new web resource that exposes the dirty energy money behind California's Proposition 23 & 26.  But we need your help to get the word out. Proposition 23 would suspend California's law that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Did you know that 93% of the funding behind Prop 23 is from the oil, gas, and coal industries?  Check out our website and hit 'Share this' to share it with your friends. Proposition 26 would make it harder to pass new and increased state and local fees - the fees that many of California's environmental protection programs are funded with. Did you know that Chevron is the #1 funder behind Prop 26? We need more people to know this, and to understand the influence of dirty energy money.  A lot more. Go to our Prop 23 web resource and read all about these California voter propositions on the site. You can also go to the main Dirty Energy Money site and check on the latest campaign donations to the incumbents in your areas.  Even if you're not in California, it's important that we expose the role of the dirty energy industry in polluting our democracy. The oil, gas and coal industries have spent hundreds of millions buying our democracy this year.  We may not be able to stop them fully yet, but we can make sure that more and more people are educated about their role.  The only way we'll beat the power of their money is with the power of people, including you. Please take a look at our web resource and tell your friends today. Thanks for everything you do – and don't forget to vote next week! Peace, Steve Kretzmann Executive Director Oil Change International
Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming barriers to that transition. We are a 501c3 organization and all donations are fully tax deductible. Check out our blog at PriceOfOil.org and find out how much oil and coal money your Representatives take at DirtyEnergyMoney.com.

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By rearranging traffic patterns, removing walls, and improving the location of appliances, this kitchen got the extra light, space, and style it needed. Four tall windows above the sink, a creamy white palette, and reflective surfaces make the room feel open and airy. A coffered ceiling, arched doorways, and crown moldings reinforce the kitchen's cottage appeal.

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With a passion for all things green, the homeowners made sure their buying and building decisions were eco-friendly. They turned the layout 90 degrees, which opened up the spaceand brought in more natural light from a bay window by the banquette. They installed environmentally friendly materials and appliances: certified eucalyptus hybrid wood cabinetry, paint with no volatile organic compounds (zero-VOC), xenon lighting, recycled-glass tile backsplash,

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