Subject: Re: [MSAR] FW: Pennsylvania Currents - Your Elections News!
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:39:48 -0400 (EDT)
Seriously, I thought this page was about MSAR???? NOT political views!! I don't appreciate it coming to my inbox. Nothing about the election should be posted in this forum, IMO.
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From: IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN <ilichten1@verizon.net>
To: msar-riders <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 8:37 am
Subject: [MSAR] FW: Pennsylvania Currents - Your Elections News!
Over
the past two years Governor Tom Corbett and the anti-environment, pro-gas
industry legislature have dramatically increased the favors and handouts
for those who profit from gas drilling in our state. Passage of Act 13
earlier this year opened up gas drilling and pipelines to virtually
anywhere in the state. Act 13 took local zoning control away from townships
where it was being used to keep drilling out of neighborhoods and
away from schools. Read more
Are you a Clean Water
Voter?
This
April, Clean Water Action joined with other national environmental groups
in an unprecedented early endorsement
of President Obama’s re-election. President Obama’s record in
his first term has been stronger than any other in decades, and his
leadership has been essential in stopping the train wreck of
anti-environmental bills moving through Congress. Read
more
Key Votes In Congress
Clean
Water Action has spent much of the past two years defending against an
all-out assault in Congress. Fundamental environmental and health
protections — highly successful laws such as the Clean Water Act
— are under attack. How serious is this situation? So far the U.S.
House has considered — and actually voted to pass — more than
300 measures that would weaken clean water, clean air and health
protection. Fortunately, the worst of these were turned back in the Senate,
with the help of veto threats by President Obama. Read more
Know How They Voted?
You
can look up your legislator’s voting record before heading to the
polls.
You can find a summary of Clean Water Action’s Congressional
Scorecard. State lawmakers votes on gas drilling issues can be found here
Paid for and authorized by Clean Water Action, www.cleanwateraction.org.
For more information, please call 412.765.3053
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| 713.233.1801
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