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National Park Week ! enjoy!

04/21/2017 Nativegrl77

We are so fortunate to have the Grand Canyon in our backyard.

It’s one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in the world, and as Arizonans, it’s our job to protect it.

As we celebrate National Park Week (yes, it’s National Park Week!) I hope you’ll join me in pledging to protect the Grand Canyon.

Show your love for the Grand Canyon and add your name here >>

Thanks,

Tom

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WA State: Paying your employees is a basic cost of doing business, not an extra

04/20/2017 Nativegrl77

We are Working Washington

Paying the minimum wage is a cost of doing business like any other, not an extra add-on to be counted separately.

workingwa.org Tell them if you’ve seen it on any of your bills

But some businesses have recently added small 1% – 5% “minimum wage” surcharges to their bills in what seems to be an attempt to send a political message about their opposition to raising the wage.

Click here to find out which businesses are adding these charges and help stop this trend.

If there’s no line item for the electrical bill and no napkin-laundering charge called out, then there’s no good reason to tack on an extra 2% and attribute it to the minimum wage — unless you’re trying to send a political message.

Click here to help eliminate misleading “minimum wage” surcharges.

And let us know if you see any surcharges that aren’t listed on our site.

Cheers,
Working Washington

PS> You can contribute here to support our efforts.

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Stack up ALL of the natural & man made DISASTERS … Where is the Infrastructure WORK or PLAN ?

04/20/2017 Nativegrl77

the BP oil disaster happened on 4/2010

Thousands died and even more had to leave their homes have been unable to come back.

Americans must face the fact that the many natural and or man made disasters and anything in between have caused more issues than our next generation might be able to handle due to unqualified inept and do nothing republican lawmakers!

If you want your children their children and so on to live a better life … Vote for Change, Challenge your member of Congress to do the right thing … Local State & Federal level

While the sun comes up and the light of day starts to show just how bad oil spill disasters are, the truth is finally uncovered. Hopefully, reality will sink in on how just one error that could have been prevented by simply making Big Oil companies like BP have a plan b,c,d etc. or don’t do business, put high-tech emergency equipment in place or material on board to absorb or avert spills before they start. The negative outcome and proof that the rules, specifically the deregulation of financial and oil companies by the house of Bush … is evident. Now, we see what happens when big corporations try to save money on the cheap with just enough insurance, probably knowing that the state they are working in will ask for fema help or disaster funds. Doing a tremendous amount of damage and in this case a big impact not only to the environment but the foul, fish industry and the entire economy for decades. It is great to have a President that is willing to change direction on issues when the facts and or evidence show that delays and or cancellation of offshore drilling is clear. What happened should not be blamed on President Obama, this is clearly a human error and in this case BP; they know it and need to take responsibility for the entire clean-up.

We all have to remember that eleven people died that day

I have to say the first reports of the explosion and then word that everything was okay made me wonder …common sense tells you okay the well is underground; it could bleed out, up or both, which is what happened. The big question is why didn’t they act before the oil started to leak. This spill, is for me a warning to either change the way the clean-up process works or scrap any plans for further oil platforms unless your Big Oil corp has an emergency plan in place

… I’m no expert but equipment should have been available immediately that absorb oil… bumpers placed along the coast and shores before the leak actually spread … i saw nothing but boats watching , waiting for the leak to show … unacceptable.

We all needed a little calm back then and to be honest, i still get heated when hearing about BP, what has transpired in the gulf coast and the many oil spills since… be still and breathe in and slowly release your breath.

I believe in equality for all which includes having a President who represents ALL of the People here in the US of A. I ask you what can be wrong with caring for ALL of your fellow American, not just 2%… especially since that 2% has wheeled and dealed for breaks since the house of bush passed on its horrible bets, pain and responsibility which in turn trickled down to main street.

An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 and started the worst oil spill in US history

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Solar is a good thing

04/20/2017 Nativegrl77

Solar Power Lights Up Amazon Communities Fighting Dirty Energy

“We’ve made the first big step towards being fossil fuel-free – the government should learn from us.”
– Juan Carlos Ruiz, Sápara community leader

We have long worked to advance the rights of indigenous peoples and support their efforts to defend their lives, land, and culture.

Now, thanks to a partnership with Empowered by Light, we are also able to respond to the call from our indigenous community partners for greater independence from fossil fuels, inter-community organizing capacity, ability to communicate with the outside world, and monitoring mechanisms. These tools are key as they endeavor to implement their own forms of sustainable development, community visions, and territorial and cultural defense throughout the Amazon.

This is a new, important direction for Amazon Watch and our partners, and one you’ll be hearing more about in the future.

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To: North Carolina State Legislature Fair Voting Districts Now !

04/19/2017 Nativegrl77

Campaign created by

Bob Hall

Draw political district maps that are fair and open, avoids racial or partisan gerrymandering!

Why is this important?

North Carolina has a long history of lawmakers drawing voting districts in ways that weaken the political power of voters, especially Black voters. Drawing bad districts can disenfranchise voters, just like the Jim Crow poll tax and North Carolina’s recent election changes that a court said “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.”

The current NC General Assembly districts were drawn to pack Black voters into a small number of districts and also separate them from progressive whites to prevent “fusion” coalitions from winning more seats in the legislature. A growing coalition is fighting back, just as we are fighting against North Carolina’s voter suppression laws.

Right now, Black legislators and their allies have introduced multiple bills in the NC General Assembly that would reform the redistricting process. The bills complement the litigation and grassroots organizing for fair districts. We must support this effort to make sure voters can pick their political representatives, not the other way around.

We urge the NC General Assembly to adopt a redistricting process that:

-Abides by the federal Voting Rights Act and avoids racial or partisan bias;
-Provides for deep involvement from local communities to ensure that all voices are respected.
-Uses best practices from across the nation to draw district maps that reflect NC’s diverse population.

By following these principles, North Carolina lawmakers can protect our voting rights, ensure that Black voters are fairly represented, and create a state that values all voices.

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