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TAKE ACTION: URGE CONGRESS TO PROTECT ASBESTOS VICTIMS
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: illness, protection, safety, treatment, death, health, ethics )

Beverly
- 4 hours ago - takejusticeback.com
Help protect asbestos victims' rights by urging Congress to oppose legislation that threatens to delay and deny justice until asbestos victims die. Your action will make a difference!
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Take Action: Tell Congress to Keep the Corps in Check
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, habitat, nature, habitatdestruction, government, protection, politics, pollution, research, science, Sustainabililty, wildlife, trees, water, congress, propaganda, usa, abuse, americ )

JL
- 8 days ago - secure2.convio.net
This week the Senate is debating a bill that would weaken that environmental review process & make it easier for the Corps to do damage to rivers. Senators Tom Udall (NM) and Ben Cardin (MD) are trying to improve the bill. Help make sure they succeed by
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Protect Americans From Chemical Explosions ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: toxins, obama, usa, chem explosions, health, death, safety, protection )

Nancy
- 24 days ago - org.credoaction.com
Today more than 100 million Americans live in disaster zones. The leading hazard in those zones is poison gas such as anhydrous ammonia which was also stored at the West, Texas facility.
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Poverty at Home
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, media, politics, lies, propaganda, healthcare, healthcare, freedoms, socialsecurity, usa, u.s., abuse, americans, children, diet, death, family, food, protection, risks, safety, society, treatment, warning )

JL
- 47 days ago - politico.com
As Washington careens through one headline-grabbing, self-imposed fiscal crisis after another, one in 3 Americans faces a daily crisis of poverty or low-wage jobs that is barely a topic of conversation in Congress or the media Read more: http://www.
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Support the Arms Trade Treaty ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: humanrights, warlords, rapists, global arms trade, violence, world, safety, protection, family )

Nancy
- 67 days ago - secure.oxfamamerica.org
The irresponsible and poorly regulated arms trade fuels serious human rights abuses, armed violence, poverty and conflict around the world. Millions of people are being killed, injured, raped, repressed and forced to flee their homes every year.
23 comments
Victory: The Violence Against Women Act Finally Passed Congress. ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: victory, 138 republicans, vawa, government, americans, humanrights, politics, women, protection )

Nancy
- 79 days ago - act.credoaction.com
Tell the 138 Republicans who voted against passing the Violence Against Women Act: Shame on you for voting against protections for victims of domestic abuse and for continuing to play politics with women's lives.
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Sanders-Boxer Climate Legislation
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, energy, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, greenhousegases, nature, protection, pollution, research, weather, americans, abuse, congress, ethics, media, usa, politics )

JL
- 84 days ago - bernie.org
A major focus of this legislation is a price on carbon and methane emissions.This fee on the largest fossil-fuel polluters affects fewer than 3,000 entities nationwide but covers 85% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the US, according to the Congression
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Pass The Violence Against Women Act Now ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: vawa, government, americans, humanrights, politics, women, protection )

Nancy
- 89 days ago - passvawa.com
Domestic violence and abuse are inexcusable. And so was the House of Representatives' failure to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act last year.
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JUST UNVEILED: Be the First to Find Out How Your Members of Congress Measured Up in LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, energy, environment, forests, globalwarming, globalwarming, government, green, greenhousegases, habitat, habitatdestruction, healthconditions )

JL
- 89 days ago - scorecard.lcv.org
Find out where your members of Congress stood on the most important environmental votes of the year. Explore LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard on our new website here Take Action popup at site
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Colorado: No More Money to Study Flaming Gorge Pipeline
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, destruction, environment, GoodNews, habitat, habitatdestruction, pollution, protection, politics, science, wildlife, weather, water, government, ethics, usa )

JL
- 102 days ago - summitcountyvoice.com
Conservation Board ends funding for task force studying proposal to divert water from Wyoming to Front Range
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Video:The CEO Of The NRA Attacks Himself In The Most Reasonable Super Bowl Ad Of 2013
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, health, protection, prevention, research, risks, safety, society, warning, news, ethics, americans, abuse, lies, propaganda, u.s., usa )

JL
- 102 days ago - upworthy.com
Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association, recently denounced universal background checks. Maybe he should talk to their old, more reasonable CEO, Wayne LaPierre, circa 1999, before he does something hasty.The folks at Demand a Plan ran a
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A Greener Day at the State Department?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: candidates, congress, climate, climate-change, climatechange, conservation, energy, environment, healthconditions, nature, oceans, politics, pollution, world, weather, science, research, protection, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, usa, propaganda )

JL
- 112 days ago - foe.org
As Senator John Kerry's confirmation hearing opened yesterday, President Obama set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with a rigorous commitment to combating catastrophic climate change
18 comments
Tell Congress: Pass the Violence Against Women Act! ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: violence, women, vawa, usa, society, law, humanrights, abuse, protection )

Nancy
- 115 days ago - act.weareultraviolet.org
It's good news that leaders in the new Congress, in both the House and Senate, just introduced VAWA again. Even better, the versions that have been introduced expand protections to communities who are especially vulnerable to sexual and domestic violence
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Texas to Shut Down Women's Health Program If It Includes Planned Parenthood
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Texas, Planned Parenthood, health, women, prevention, protection, medicine, family )

Dee
- 210 days ago - truth-out.org
As Texas prepares to launch its new state-funded Women's Health Program on November 1st, the state's top public health official announced yesterday that the Health and Human Services Commission has officially adopted rules banning abortion...
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