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About Martinez Environmental Group

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

Total lunar eclipse, ‘blood moon’ to be showstoppers in sky

By Vivian Ho    Sunday, April 13, 2014 http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-to-be-5396401.php

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IPCC report: Climate needs swift shift to clean energy

Wendy Koch, USA TODAY 1:43 p.m. EDT April 13, 2014 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/13/ipcc-report-touts-clean-energy/7593073/

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Declaration of the Rights Held by Future Generations and Bill of Responsibilities for Present Generations

Originally posted on Women's Congress for Future Generations:
What follows is a living draft Declaration of the Rights Held by Future Generations and Bill of Responsibilities for Present Generations. These were first drafted by those who attended a Congress for the…

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Shell, Adidas, And 70 Other Companies Call On Governments To Cap Carbon At 1 Trillion Tons

BY ARI PHILLIPSON   Climate Progress   APRIL 8, 2014 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/08/3424041/companies-one-trillion-tons-carbon-cap/

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Proposal for fracking moratorium advances in state Senate

By Patrick McGreevy   April 8, 2014  LA Times http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-proposal-for-fracking-moratorium-advances-in-senate-20140408,0,5575337.story#axzz2yMkAnZVP

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Oil trains into Richmond spark lawsuit

By David R. Baker, April 5, 2014 http://beniciaindependent.com/wp/sf-chronicle-green-groups-sue-bay-area-air-quality-management-district/

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UN – climate ‘perfect storm’ is already here. Time to slay Zombie Big Oil

By Dr Nafeez Ahmed Business as usual is planetary suicide, but the ‘incumbency’ plans profit at cost of planet. Thing is, they’re already dead http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/apr/03/ipcc-un-climate-change-perfect-storm-zombie-oil

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Tension on waterfront

By Eve Mitchell   Contra Costa Times  April 5, 2014 http://contracostatimes.ca.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=3ddf7f7ec

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Latest look at the Lawrence Livermore graph that tells you everything you need to know about America’s energy use

  http://www.treehugger.com/energy-efficiency/latest-look-lawrence-livermore-graph-tells-you-everything-you-need-know-about-americas-energy-use.html

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OHIO: LEADERS DON’T KEEP TRACK OF OIL TRAINS

APRIL 3, 2014 ROGER STRAW Repost from The Bucyrus Telegraph, Bucyrus, Ohio   Leaders don’t keep track of oil trains Explosive shipments go right through city centers Apr. 3, 2014by James Pilcher, The Cincinnati Enquirer http://beniciaindependent.com/wp/ohio-leaders-dont-keep-track-of-oil-trains/

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