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Cigarettes …

Dear Friend,

CVS will no longer sell cigarettes.
Show your appreciation.#EnvirossupportCVS

Yesterday, CVS announced that they will no longer sell  cigarettes in their stores, effective October 1.

“Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent  with our purpose,” said their CEO.

The CEO is right.  We all know that cigarettes are bad  for our health. They’re linked to heart disease and cancer and cause millions  of deaths every year.   But what does that have to do with Earth Day  Network and our environmental objectives?

Cigarettes aren’t just bad for your health.  They  destroy our environment.   Cigarettes compromise our air  quality.  Cigarettes litter our parks and cities.  Cigarettes degrade  our farmland and use and ruin our water during production.  Cigarettes  exacerbate poverty.  And the list goes on.

CVS’s decision comes at a price.  They estimate that  they will lose $2 billion a year. The company has clearly decided to put  principle over profit, and we applaud them for doing so.  CVS is setting a  powerful example for other corporations by putting our health and our  environment—two issues that are near and dear to our hearts—ahead of  money.

Earth Day Network urges our close to one million members to  show your appreciation and shop at CVS. You can also show your support by using  the hashtag: #EnvirossupportCVS.  Maybe other pharmacies, grocery stores,  and shops across America will do the same and decide to take the agents of  death and show them the door.

Thanks for your support.

-The Earth Day Network Team
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Standup to ALEC’s Anti-Immigration Agenda


immigrationThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) doesn’t just put corporations before current Americans – they’re actually fighting to make life more difficult for the next generation of citizens by pushing anti-immigration laws across the country.

Again and again, they use pay-to-play politics to stall commonsense reform and divert critical law enforcement resources to unfairly target aspiring Americans. Today, I’m asking for your help to continue this work by contacting your state legislators to demand they stop working with ALEC behind closed doors to put corporate profits before the American Dream.

http://www.StandUpToALEC.org

In state legislatures across our country, millions have worked to pass reform that gives aspiring Americans a chance at a better life. And yet in our statehouses, ALEC has put their extreme corporate agenda first.

We need you to fight back, today. ALEC-backed anti-immigrant legislation has been partially struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, and now it’s time to strike down the ALEC agenda.

Stand up for aspiring Americans everywhere, and the American Dream they work towards every day, by demanding your legislators oppose ALEC’s anti-immigration agenda.

http://www.StandUpToALEC.org

Thank you,
Marisol Garcia

p.s. Hyperlinks above not working for you? Copy-and-paste WWW.STANDUPTOALEC.ORG into your browser’s address bar and make your voice heard!

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Don’t get burnt!

Dear Friend,
Did you know that the average water heater makes up 14-18% of a home’s total utility bill, costing each household up to $600 a year?
Make the pledge today to reduce your water heater’s energy consumption and lower your utility bills!
So why do water heaters use so much energy? For one, most are programmed to heat water up to 140⁰F—a temperature so hot that it can burn you.
Fortunately, there’s an easy way to change that. By simply turning down the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120⁰F, you can cut energy use and save money. If just 1/5 of the households in the US made that change, they could collectively save up to $1.3 billion!
Make sure to consult your owner’s manual to find out how to turn down the thermostat safely. If your thermostat is already set at 120⁰F, a simple water heater insulating blanket can also save you money.
Join us by pledging to reduce the temperature on your water heater. It’s good for you and the planet—and it’s easy.
Don’t forget to tell your friends and family. And share your story on Twitter: #ActOfGreen
Thanks for your support.
– The Earth Day Network Team
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Truth-Telling About Obamacare ~~ a repost


Whether it’s a CNN anchor bucking the trend on awful Obamacare coverage, an Atlanta anchorwoman explaining how diversity is a core American value, or the President of the United States having enough of one network’s phony scandals, there was a lot to see this week.

John Whitehouse Twitter: @existentialfish

CostelloA new report this week indicated that Obamacare would give millions Americans enough flexibility to choose to work less. Many news outlets bought into conservative spin and distorted this important development, but one CNN anchor pushed back, correctly noting that the report was all about choice: http://mm4a.org/1lAX5es Related: On the other hand, the Associated Press White House Correspondent disregarded the facts of what the report actually said while discussing it on Fox News: http://mm4a.org/1iqB11e

Diversity Makes America Great

Brenda WoodSome conservatives whined at a Super Bowl commercial featuring a multi-lingual version of ‘America the Beautiful.’ Georgia anchorwoman Brenda Wood took those people to task. Watch for yourself: http://mm4a.org/1fLoLrc Related: Bill O’Reilly’s interview of President Obama before the Super Bowl was dedicated to pushing Fox’s phony scandals. Even Obama had enough of it: http://mm4a.org/1blczg2

Fox Freaks Out At CVS

CVS Multiple Fox News hosts are outraged over CVS’ decision to stop selling tobacco products in their stores, as they pivot towards providing health care. Gretchen Carlson even asked if it was legally permissible for a store to choose to stop selling cigarettes: http://mm4a.org/Mu2rIz Related: Conservative gun advocates are in an uproar after 20/20 demonstrated how accidents can easily occur when guns are within the reach of children. http://mm4a.org/LQzXZk

FEATURED VIDEO

Debo AdegbileConservatives are having issues correctly pronouncing the name of President Obama’s nominee for the DOJ Civil Rights Division. We give them a hand: http://youtu.be/xddS5YETB3Y

SERIOUSLY?

IngrahamDoes Laura Ingraham, a leading anti-immigrant voice, know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens? Her baseless attacks on Justice Sonia Sotomayor raise doubts: http://mm4a.org/1ikKnuS

WAR ON WOMEN

RothFox News’ idea for a debate on whether Disney should create a plus-size princess centered around the notion that such a princess might encourage obesity. Seriously: http://mm4a.org/1iv1lYe

IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Trans-Pacific Partnership
News Broadcasts Almost Completely Ignore The Trans-Pacific Partnership, A Massive New Free Trade Proposal

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Inaug2013


The Inauguration of a President
Historians Robert Caro, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Douglas Brinkley and Michael Beschloss speak on the historical significance of a Presidential Inauguration and a President’s second term.