Energy

Here's a bit of Virgil for you Rex--

CAUGHT IN THE ACT: A mere 2 months after the Dan River coal ash disaster, Duke Energy has been caught pumping toxic wastewater from a toxic coal ash pond into the nearby Cape Fear River. The Cape Fear River is a source of public drinking water for many nearby towns.

Read more via EcoWatch - http://bit.ly/1j1XJwg

Pres. Obama: Let’s End Tax Breaks for Oil Firms and Invest $2 Billion in Alternative Fuel
http://www.DemoNews.org/pres-obama-lets-end-tax-breaks-for-oil-firms-and-invest-2-billion-in-alternative-fuel/

Yesterday a crude oil pipeline spilled 10,000 gallons of oil into an Ohio nature preserve. Read more about the spill here: http://bit.ly/1eWpzXC



And they want to build more pipelines for even dirtier fuel?

This is negligence and charges should be levied...

SO MUCH FOR "OUR" ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: Residents of California recently joined other communities in New York, Washington and Maryland in rejecting the construction of large, dirty fuel export facilities. People are starting to realize that the coal, oil, and gas industry's claim of securing "our" energy independence is really more about securing overseas demand for their dirty fuels. http://ow.ly/uLm1h
Coal sales have slumped in the US and orders for new plants are being cancelled at an increasing rate, but rather than slow down its mining operations, the coal industry is looking to emerging economies like China and India to offload its product. Meanwhile, the oil and gas industry, faced with a fracking-induced surplus, is using export facilities to ship their fuels overseas.
Click LIKE or SHARE if you agree exporting all our fossil fuels is not helping our energy independence. TELL US >> Has your community battled with export facilities or railways carrying fossil fuels?
Cartoon: Matt Wuerker / Politico

LePage slams ‘green’ energy at clean-tech business forum
http://www.pressherald.com/news/LePage_assails__green__energy_at_clean-tech_forum_.html

How The EPA Could Cut Carbon Emissions Even More Than We Thought By 2020
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/21/3417467/nrdc-report-epa-update/

Hiland Crude Pipeline Spills Oil Near Alexander, ND
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/21/hiland-crude-pipeline-spill_n_5008405.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl20%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D456715

This is becoming a daily event.!

Barge bleeding a million gallons of fuel on Texas coast.
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/crews-rush-contain-oil-spill-texas-coast-n60116

WHO PAYS? Wildlife and consumers while the oil companies get subsidies and enormous profits!

TOO MANY REGULATIONS???!!!

VOTE OUT THE GOP!

WATCH: This Is One Time-Lapse Big Oil Doesn't Want You To See
http://www.upworthy.com/watch-this-is-one-time-lapse-big-oil-doesnt-want-you-to-see?c=gp1

Please save our planet.

Oil Trains Spilled More Crude Last Year Than In The Previous 38 Years Combined
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/oil-train-spills_n_4645339.html

A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCF7vPanrY#t=317

Solar Power Is Now Just As Cheap As Conventional Electricity In Italy And Germany
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/24/3418145/solar-grid-parity-italy-germany/

►Keep the Arctic safe from oil drilling! http://bit.ly/1eH7Kzi

The Exxon Valdez oil spill has been known as “the day the water died." Orcas, otters, and other species that were affected by the oil spill have not yet recovered, even 25 years later.

And oil spills keep happening. Just 3 days ago, a barge in Galveston, TX spilled as much as 170,000 gallons of oil near a bird refuge. A spill like these would be nearly impossible to clean up in the Arctic.

►Take action now to ask President Obama to stop Shell from drilling in the Arctic: http://bit.ly/1eH7Kzi

Hundreds Of Fracking Wells In Pennsylvania Have Been Reported For Air And Water Violations
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/25/3418498/fracking-safety-us-uk/

Texas Congressman Wants National Parks Opened To Drilling
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/26/3419368/congressman-drilling-national-parks/

VOTE OUT THE GOP 2014!!!

Save the earth!!!!

Blue Is The New Green: How Oceans Could Power The Future
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/26/3416261/oceans-power-future/

Air pollution is causing 7 million deaths a year globally finds World Health Organization
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/26/1287378/-Air-pollution-is-causing-7-million-deaths-a-year-globally-finds-World-Health-Organization

It is high time the government stiffen the penalties for this kind of negligence.