Will Earth Get Obamacare?

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Date: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 2:00 AM
Subject: Will Earth Get Obamacare?

Forward to a friend        Home      About Earthjustice      Take Action      Donate November 2012       Trip's Column Obama Resurrects Climate Change Blown back into office by a superstorm of events, President Obama has put climate change back on his agenda—along with a sick economy. The solution to both is a clean energy future, says Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen.    Read Trip's Column »    Special Interview The Planet's Paul Revere Bill McKibben talks to Down to Earth about going after the fossil fuel industry and why installing solar panels on roof tops alone won't stop climate change. This month, he's hitting the road to build the movement that will change the terrifying math of the climate crisis.    Continue Reading »    The end of the world is the end of the world. And that's what we're fighting against. – Bill McKibben   In The News Northern Rockies Court Asked To Protect Wolves This week—after hunters killed dozens of wolves in Wyoming—Earthjustice filed suit in an attempt to reinstate adequate protections. Hunting was authorized in the fall after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service turned over wolf management to the state. The lawsuit challenges the agency decision.    Continue Reading »    Feature: A Friend of Wolves for Decades Nevada Paiutes Take Coal Plant To Court Earthjustice has filed suit to protect the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians from an aging, nearby coal plant that is sickening them with its pollution. The suit would force the Environmental Protection Agency to close or retrofit the plant 30 miles north of Las Vegas.    Continue Reading »    Alaska Season Of Missteps In Arctic Shell's initial foray into the Arctic Ocean this season has ended after the oil giant—hampered by its own lack of preparation—drilled only two preparatory holes. The main lesson? The Obama administration needs to take another hard look before it says "yes" to full-scale drilling next year. Earthjustice, on behalf of its clients, filed opening briefs this month, challenging the government's approvals of Shell's oil spill response plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Also in play over the winter is Earthjustice's challenge to the federal lease sale that opened the Chukchi Sea for drilling as well as the air permits allowing Shell's drill rigs to pollute the pristine Arctic skies. Mid-Pacific Hawaiʻi Reefs Pillaged For Aquariums In Hawaiʻi, divers selling to the aquarium trade can take as many tropical fish as they want off the reefs surrounding the islands. So Earthjustice filed suit on behalf of local conservation groups, asking the state to pull collection permits until it can examine the damage caused to the reefs by this unlimited fishing.    Continue Reading »    Photo Slideshow: Species Targeted by the Aquarium Trade   unEARTHED The Zuke Attorney, Rocky Mountain MD's aren't grinning over fracking.     Read Blog Post »    Liz Judge Campaign Manager Death knell for mountaintop removal?     Read Blog Post »      Take Action Video Action: 180 Seconds of Coal Ash Problems Every year, coal-fired power plants generate 140 million tons of coal ash—enough to fill a train stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole. And the corporate polluters responsible claim that cleaning up this toxic mess would hurt their profits. We can't let polluter profits triumph over public health. Watch this video, share it with your friends, and tell your senators to vote against any attempts to delay or prevent federal regulation of coal ash as a hazardous waste!     Take Action Today!  »    You've been reading e.Brief, Earthjustice's monthly e-newsletter. Having trouble viewing this email? Read it online: earthjustice.org/newsletter Earthjustice. Because the earth needs a good lawyer. Earthjustice is the legal backbone for the environment. Founded in 1971, we annually represent nearly 400 non-profit organizations—without charge—in over 250 cases. Learn about our work: earthjustice.org Photo Credits:   · Obama Resurrects Climate Change:  Aerial views during an Army search and rescue mission show damage from Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast, Oct. 30, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen.)   · The Planet's Paul Revere:  Bill McKibben. (Nancie Battaglia)   · Court Asked To Protect Wolves:  Gray wolf. (Scott Flaherty / U.S. FWS)   · Paiutes Take Coal Plant To Court:  The Reid Gardner Power Plant is seen towering above houses on the Moapa River Reservation home of the Moapa Band of Paiutes. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)   · Season Of Missteps In Arctic:  Rapid changes to the Arctic would not only affect Arctic species, such as these kittiwakes, but also affect the climate and species in other parts of the world. Chukchi Sea, Alaska. (Florian Schulz / visionsofthewild.com)   · Hawaiʻi Reefs Pillaged For Aquariums:  Bluelined butterflyfish, one of the species targeted by the aquarium trade.   · Video Action: 180 Seconds of Coal Ash Problems:  Aerial view of the devastating 2008 coal ash disaster in Tennesee. 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