Action
Alerts
Tell
KCPL NO rally
- Feb. 8
Feb
06, 2006
Folks, we have
to tell you THIS IS NOT OVER! It has just begun.
We got some great media this week and we have their attention.
We must have an excellent showing for this rally. We don’t
get opportunities like this every day.
If you really care about this issue, be there and bring everyone
you can! More...
Media
Statement:
Sierra
Club Criticizes MARC Transportation Plan
Aug
23, 2005
The Thomas Hart Benton and Kanza Groups of the Sierra
Club, representing some 4,000 members in Eastern Kansas and Western
Missouri, are concerned that MARC's revised transportation plan
does not adequately address the challenges that lie ahead. More...
Media
Advisory:
Sierra
Club Criticizes MARC Transportation Plan
Aug
22, 2005
MARC's new long-range transportation plan is inadequate
and adoption should be deferred until additional issues are addressed.
That's the essence of comments that the Sierra Club will make
at a public meeting on August 23. More...
Urgent
Take Action:
Protect
the Arctic Refuge
Apr
26, 2005 It's
make or break for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! Congress
is poised to vote on a final Federal Budget Resolution which could
include a controversial provision to open the Arctic Refuge to
oil drilling.
CAFO
bill still moving
Apr
9, 2005
(SB
187) Currently scheduled for a hearing in the House Agriculture
Committee. Calls are still needed.
Press
Release: Sierra Club Slams Backroom Deal Between KCPL, Office
of Public Counsel and PSC Staff
Mar
29, 2005
Late last night KCPL, the Office of Public Counsel and several
large industrial firms finalized a deal that will increase electric
rates and harm public health. Now they are trying to get the State
Public Service Commission to bless this deal. More...
Family
Farms, Local Democracy and Missouri's Natural Resources are on
the Chopping Block
Feb
26, 2005
Come to the Missouri Capital steps in Jefferson City at 10:30am
on Wednesday, March 2nd to protect Missouri's public
accountability standards for industrial livestock operations.
Senate
Bill 187 and House
Bill 376 are legislative proposals that severely limit Missouri
citizens’ ability to hold industrial livestock oeprations
accountable for the risks created by concentrating thousands of
animals in a small area. The bills could hit the House and Senate
floors as early as March 2nd (next Wednesday). Current state accountability
standards were passed in the mid-1990s as citizens worked to create
a transparent public process that could minimize the negative
impacts of this kind of irresponsible livestock development. more...
Bad
CAFO Bill is moving in the House!
Feb.22,
2005 House
Bill 376 (HB
376) Changes the law relating to concentrated animal feeding
operations.
Let Chairman Myers
know we oppose legislation that rolls back protections for
Missouri families. Rural residents that live near these facilities
have had their air and water polluted with foul, health threatening
odors and their water polluted by leaking waste lagoons.
more...
Dirty
Secrets Bill
Feb.
22, 2005 House
Bill 130 (HB
130) Environmental Audit Privilege would allow business to
conduct a self-audit, any information included in this self-audit
would be considered privileged and confidential, closing their
records to the public. Industries that get permits to pollute
our air and water by disposing of their hazardous waste would
be allowed to self-monitor rather than being monitored by the
appropriate agencies. This legislation would provide them
immunity from fines or penalties as long as they self-report.
more...
Bad
CAFO Bill is Back!
Jan.
18, 2005 Senate
Bill 187 is the same bad legislation that rolls back protections
on air and water quality and takes away Counties ability to regulate
the location of these huge polluting facilities!! This Bill contains
NO STRICTER THAN STATE LANGUAGE.
We need calls
and letters TODAY to Agriculture Chairman Dan Clemens, Capitol
Phone: (573) 751-4008.
more...
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