Last month, Earthjustice won a major victory for the climate, clean air and taxpayers, after “a federal court rejected the Trump Administration’s attempt to suspend a commonsense rule requiring oil and gas operators who drill on public lands to capture their methane waste and air toxins instead of pumping them into surrounding communities.” – Action Network
Yet, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke launched his “third attack on this safeguard” -proposing to scrap the rule’s protections for good- so, please submit your comments today, telling the court NOT to suspend the rule.
The proposed rollback takes direct aim at the health and safety of Americans living near oil and gas operations, where it is common for natural gas to leak and pollute our air. Associated with these leaks are smog and asthma attacks due to toxins like formaldehyde and benzene.
The BLM’s (Bureau of Land Management) current Methane Waste Prevention Rule puts millions of dollars into the public coffers. When oil and gas companies leak, vent or flare publicly-owned gas on public lands, the rule requires companies to pay back the public for their wasteful practices. Without the rule in place, BLM’s own analysis shows that oil and gas companies will waste 180,000 tons of methane each year—deliberately venting, leaking, or flaring $824 million worth of publicly-owned natural gas into the air over the next decade. Methane waste is a simple problem to solve. The Waste Prevention Rule requires drillers to use proven, low-cost solutions to capture publicly-owned natural gas that otherwise would be flared, vented, or leaked into the air.
Join Riverkeeper and their partners, Sweep Leaders, for the 7th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep -a day of service for the Hudson River and its tributaries! Over the last 6 years, we have had 495 projects across hundreds of miles of shoreline from Brooklyn to the Adirondacks. Since the 2011 inception of the Riverkeeper Sweep, 10,000 volunteers have removed 191 tons of debris, planted 2,228 trees and native grasses, and removed tons of invasive species.
Text SWEEP to 21333 to receive important updates about the event (Msg & data rates may apply).
Toxic, Carcinogenic, Degraded Carrageenan:
Widespread Contamination Present in the Common Food-Grade Ingredient
The Cornucopia Institute (CI) reports on the research concerning Carrageenan, and exposing “the industry’s hidden data demonstrating that all food-grade carrageenan contains a carcinogenic contaminant—low molecular weight poligeenan.” Read more online here.
Help us build momentum against Sonny Perdue and sign the CI petition here, telling the FDA that we want better food labeling. Our public officials needs to stop listening to powerful agribusiness lobbyists, and start listening to the people! They need to take care of our public health now!!! Please review and share The Cornucopia Institute’s web-based carrageenan buying guide to protect your family. You can buy excellent organic food without carrageenan in every product category.
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