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Beans to Beef: How Diet Affects the Climate and Your Health
Read More →: Beans to Beef: How Diet Affects the Climate and Your HealthThis guest article is a PowerPoint presentation given by Jane Byrnes to the March Citizens Climate Education meeting. Jane is a Licensed Dietitian and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. It is…
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Wichita: Doubling Down on Air Pollution
Read More →: Wichita: Doubling Down on Air PollutionPerhaps you can’t beat city hall. The plan to buy 120 Yamaha gasoline golf carts was dropped last Fall as a bad idea after citizens pointed out the high cost…
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Winners of the 2016 Hall Of Fame and Hall of Shame Awards
Read More →: Winners of the 2016 Hall Of Fame and Hall of Shame AwardsThanks to those of you who submitted nominations and who voted. The four top candidates in each category were selected from the nominees and the poll was conducted on three internet sites and Facebook. This…
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Poll: Vote for the 2016 Hall Of Fame and Hall of Shame Candidates
Read More →: Poll: Vote for the 2016 Hall Of Fame and Hall of Shame CandidatesThanks to those of you who submitted nominations. The four top candidates in each category have been selected from the nominees. Please vote for the ones who you think have most affected the environment…
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The Malheur Refuge and Standing Rock: A Tale of Two Standoffs
Read More →: The Malheur Refuge and Standing Rock: A Tale of Two StandoffsThe Malheur Refuge standoff and Standing Rock standoff were handle very differently by the authorities. This article describes the standoff and examines the reasons for the different treatment of the…
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Carbon Fee and Dividend: Legislative Action Needed
Read More →: Carbon Fee and Dividend: Legislative Action NeededSen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., was certainly right when he told a group of energy executives that cheap energy was necessary for our economy to be competitive and that legislation is…
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We Must Switch to Renewable Energy
Read More →: We Must Switch to Renewable EnergyWe must switch to renewable energy for health reasons, economic reasons, and environmental reasons. It will also help keep your electric rates lower.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies: The True Cost of Energy
Read More →: Fossil Fuel Subsidies: The True Cost of EnergyCongress is subsidizing fossil fuels seven times as much as wind energy, even though it is in our country’s best interest to shift to renewable energy as quickly as possible.…
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Climate Change: Science and Solutions
Read More →: Climate Change: Science and SolutionsThis PowerPoint presentation presents the evidence for climate change and explains the urgency for taking action. It also explains the carbon fee and dividend as proposed by the Citizens Climate…
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Carbon Fee and Dividend: How Much Fuel Makes a Ton of Carbon Dioxide?
Read More →: Carbon Fee and Dividend: How Much Fuel Makes a Ton of Carbon Dioxide?The best choice for reducing our carbon emissions is a carbon fee and dividend system. The fee is per ton of carbon dioxide or equivalent at the source. This article…
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Please Nominate Your Candidates for the 2015 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Awards
Read More →: Please Nominate Your Candidates for the 2015 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame AwardsIt is important that we determine and recognize those who have been heroes or villains in our efforts to protect the environment. Please nominate those who have affected the environment…
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James Taylor: EDF's Top 10 Global Warming Lies – Or Not
Read More →: James Taylor: EDF's Top 10 Global Warming Lies – Or NotJames Taylor has published an opinion piece in Forbes about the Top 10 Global Warming Lies put forward by “climate alarmists” in response to the Environmental Defense Fund’s mailer, “10…
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Sue the EPA over Clean Power Plan? The Public Does Not Support It
Read More →: Sue the EPA over Clean Power Plan? The Public Does Not Support ItThough the AG’S in 26 states are preparing to sue the EPA over the clean power plan, they are out of touch with their citizens. The citizens realize that there…
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Newsflash: The Earth's Temperature Is Still Going up
Read More →: Newsflash: The Earth's Temperature Is Still Going upConservative politicians and columnists like to say,”The Earth’s temperature hasn’t gone up since 1998″. That is certainly wrong, as explained in this article.
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PowerPoint Presentation: The Citizens' Climate Lobby
Read More →: PowerPoint Presentation: The Citizens' Climate LobbyThis PowerPoint presentation explains the carbon fee and dividend as proposed by the Citizens Climate Lobby. The plan, with broad bipartisan support in US would place a fee on carbon…
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Paris Climate Conference: Pope Francis and CEOs Urge Action
Read More →: Paris Climate Conference: Pope Francis and CEOs Urge ActionIt is not just religious leaders and climate scientist who are concerned, but business leaders who are aware that climate change will hurt the world’s economy. Over 81 big-name corporations…
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Westar Energy's Rate Request: A Study in Short-Term Thinking
Read More →: Westar Energy's Rate Request: A Study in Short-Term ThinkingAfter ignoring the effects of particulates on people’s health and carbon emissions on the environment, the power companies are upset that the EPA is now requiring a reduction in pollution.…
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The Citizens' Climate Lobby: A Better Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Read More →: The Citizens' Climate Lobby: A Better Way to Reduce Carbon EmissionsThe Citizens Climate Lobby proposes using a carbon fee and dividend system to reduce our carbon emissions. The fee is not a tax as all the money would be returned…
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