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About Martinez Environmental Group

We are a community health and environmental group located in Martinez, CA.

Rachel Maddow: Oklahoma’s ‘sun tax’ law means it’s a threat to Koch Brothers’ allies

By Arturo Garcia Tuesday, April 22, 2014 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/22/rachel-maddow-oklahomas-sun-tax-law-means-its-a-threat-to-koch-brothers-allies/?onswipe_redirect=no

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Obama’s Last Shot [Ed. note: MSNBC is reporting that the President will deny the KXL!]

The president came into office promising to make fighting climate change a priority. Now, he finally seems to be getting serious about it http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-last-shot-20140423#ixzz2zqR0fhSS   

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A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BY 2030

A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BY 2030 Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world’s energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. HERE’S HOW  By Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi, Scientific American, 2009

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Lack of oversight blamed in Texas chemical explosion

By Manny Fernandez NEW YORK TIMES APRIL 23, 2014 http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/04/22/texas-chemical-explosion-lack-oversight-and-regulations-blamed/AUJ2Wlu6i6c9Skz1Z90vzJ/story.html

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PG&E and East Bay cities at standoff over plan to chop down thousands of trees

By Lisa P. White and Elisabeth NardiContra Costa Timeshttp://www.mercurynews.com/ci_25595586/pg-e-and-east-bay-cities-at-standoff?source=email

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FIRST NATIONS AND TRIBAL LEADERS STAND THEIR SACRED GROUND IN WASHINGTON DC

By Idle No More  APRIL 24, 2014http://www.idlenomore.ca/stand_sacred_ground_dc

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RAIL SAFETY EFFORT MARRED BY SQUABBLING

By JOAN LOWY  Apr. 23, 2014  APhttp://bigstory.ap.org/article/rail-safety-effort-marred-squabbling

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Big Oil’s Big Lies About Alternative Energy

By Antonia Juhasz June 25, 2013 http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/big-oils-big-lies-about-alternative-energy-20130625

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ViewPoints by Rob Schroder: Agencies to brainstorm way to acquire Alhambra Hills as open space

By Rob Schroder, Mayor of Martinez. CAPOSTED: 04/23/2014http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25622241/viewpoints-by-rob-schroder:-agencies-to

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World On Pace to Hit 4.8°C by End of Century, Says UN Scientific Panel

(That’s 40 degrees F hotter than pre-industrial temps. -TG) By The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development  Washington, DC  14 April 2014 Fast actions to cut short-lived climate pollutants can help, along with expanding renewable energy, other measures Global greenhouse … Continue reading

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