Category Archives: ENVIRONMENT
WHEN POLITICS KILL THE ENVIRONMENT
The opportunity to lower the global carbon footprint off the coast of Massachusetts was dealt a blow with the death of the Cape Wind Project. Unrelenting political pressure from powerful families plus a current anti-environmental administration in Washington have resulted … Continue reading
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Fla. Dem. Delegation to State: Don’t Pollute Our Waters and Endanger Florida Lives, Ecosystems
Democratic Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation are calling on Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) to reject a harmful proposal that would threaten Florida’s ecosystems and compromise Floridians’ health and livelihoods. The delegation also urges Governor Rick Scott to fill … Continue reading
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RATIFY THE BASEL CONVENTION
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP), a federal political action committee has issued the following policy statement: The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, has not been ratified by the U.S. even though … Continue reading
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DESTRUCTION OF TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP) a think tank and advocacy group, has issued the following policy statement: The American Doctrine International Education Foundation (ADI) a non-profit Public Policy Think tank focused on domestic and international issues, has issued the following … Continue reading
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CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP) a think tank and advocacy group, has issued the following policy statement: C.A.F.E standards are currently at a paltry 38 mpg. This is only 10.5 mpg above the original standard of 27.5 enacted in 1975. … Continue reading
DESIGNATE A PORTION OF ANWR PART OF THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM
In order to protect and preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, also known as ANWR, changes must be made to the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. These changes include a designation that a portion of ANWR is … Continue reading
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BANNING DRIFT AND GILLNET FISHING DEVICES
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP), a federal political action committee has issued the following policy statement: Thousands of marine mammals are killed each year in drift nets. In 1994 California banned most gill-net fishing within the three-mile state boundary. However, … Continue reading
BANNING OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP) a think tank and advocacy group, has issued the following policy statement: In 1987 the Montreal Protocol began the movement to ban ozone-depleting CFC’s (chlorofluorocarbons). This plan is being carried out in the United States … Continue reading
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COASTAL MANAGEMENT
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP) a think tank and advocacy group, has issued the following policy statement: It is time that the United States had a uniform and systematic plan to address coastal management. In the wake of multiple hurricanes … Continue reading
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DEVELOPING GREEN CHEMICALS
The Democratic Voter Project (DVP), a federal political action committee has issued the following policy statement: The United States should commit itself to assisting companies develop and market “Green Chemicals”. These chemicals would be used in many different ways from … Continue reading
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