Congressman Ted W. Lieu (CA-33), along with Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch regarding allegations that Exxon/ExxonMobil intentionally hid the truth about the role of fossil fuels in influencing climate change. In their letter, Congressman Lieu and Congressman DeSaulnier request an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether or not ExxonMobil has broken any laws: “In this case, Exxon scientists knew about fossil fuels causing global warming and Exxon took internal actions based on its knowledge of climate change. Yet Exxon funded and publicly engaged in a campaign to deceive the American people about the known risks of fossil fuels in causing climate change. If these allegations against Exxon are true, then Exxon’s actions were immoral. We request the DOJ to investigate whether ExxonMobil’s actions were also illegal. ”

Many of my remaining family members live in Eastern Kentucky and for decades have experienced the destruction of forests, animal habitats, streams and people's physical and mental health deteriorate as a result of deep and strip mining coal removal to the last ton. Now entire mountain tops are removed with little or no environmental damage assessment. Ancient peaks of exposed rock formations destroyed while potentially releasing ancient bacteria and molds further exacerbating human health.

We borrow the magnificent Grand Canyon area from future generations. We cannot allow this 2 billion year old treasure to be forever destroyed by radioactive uranium mining. This mining plan recently approved by a judge must be stopped. In addition to signing the petition, call the White House comment line at 1-202-456-1111 from 8 to 5 EST Mon-Fri.

My farm, my animals, my water and my family will be directly affected by the pipeline and compressor station if they are built in Franklin. Benzene and Formaldehyde are known byproducts of a compressor station and natural gas and they are also known carcinogens.

I'm sure you've heard of RoundUp, the weed-killer brought to you by Monsanto. People use it in their backyards, and it's spayed on public parks, school playgrounds, and sports fields. What you probably don’t know is that in March, the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization announced that glyphosate – the key ingredient in RoundUp – is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” Armed with this research, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment recently proposed labeling glyphosate as a chemical “known to cause cancer.” Their public comment period ends Tuesday October 20th, and they need to hear from people like you! In the WHO report, scientists cited evidence from studies showing that glyphosate has been linked to tumors in mice and rats and has caused DNA damage to human cells. Another study found that exposure to this dangerous chemical can result in significant liver and kidney damage. In addition to being used on lawns and parks, glyphosate is the number one herbicide used in agriculture. Nearly all U.S. corn, soy, and cotton is treated with glyphosate. People have a right to know about the grave health risks of this weed-killer.

Volkswagen should not be rewarded with a huge advertising spot on one of a major networks most-watched programs. Americans were duped and deceived by VW on its "clean" diesel engines and they must pay a price for their deceit.

California's big utilities are trying to protect their profits by adding unfair fees and making rooftop solar a bad deal for their customers. The California Public Utilities Commission is set to make a critical decision on the future of net metering and solar power in California by the end of the year. We can't let corporate greed keep our families, schools and businesses from going solar.

Our United States is massively expanding fossil fuel infrastructure, causing disastrous consequences for health, safety, air and water quality, food systems and climate. Across our nation, residents plead with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject fossil fuel projects, yet FERC continues to approve nearly every new proposal. Is FERC a regulatory commission or rubber-stamp commission? FERC’s presidentially appointed commissioners have major ties to fossil fuel companies, with revolving doors between FERC regulators and the industry they supposedly regulate. FERC’s funding comes from fees FERC charges to those companies. FERC approves nearly all project proposals it receives. FERC’s decisions harm our environment, climate and livelihoods. FERC accepts dangerous energy practices that directly conflict with clean air and water standards and greenhouse gas reduction goals. FERC’s decisions hurt public health and safety. Those impacts are documented and widespread everywhere fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure occur. Overwhelming worldwide scientific consensus states that, since the mid-twentieth century, climate change has been caused primarily by human activity, particularly fossil fuel use, yet FERC ignores this in decision-making. Renewable technologies are available, efficient and cost effective, but FERC doesn’t consider alternatives such as roof-top solar or renewable option combinations in its review process. We need change. We envision a FERC that: • Includes the public, residents of impacted front-line communities, non-industry-funded environmental scientists and public health experts in all decision-making. • Bases decisions upon all downstream and upstream environmental impacts, including global warming. • Grounds decisions upon cumulative effects of entire and multiple projects, never practicing illegal segmentation again. • Encourages renewable energy technologies development while discouraging fossil fuel infrastructure expansion. • Has distinct independence from industries it regulates. • Requires the fossil fuel industry to follow the same clean air, clean water and safe drinking water standards as every other industry, and holds those companies accountable for their actions to the fullest extent of civil and criminal law.

This television show is one of the all time most dreadful things in existence. The fact that humans actually indulge in torturing innocent animals is bad enough, but to glorify it by creating a mock competition is unredeemable and repugnant, comparable to the mass slaughter of Christians and Jews and all the disenfranchised throughout history.

Our health is at stake. Leaf blowers are deleterious for many reasons: the horrendous noise, the carcinogenic emissions, and, the stirred -up particulate matter. There is a reason why many communities around the country are banning leaf blowers, and, not other landscaping equipment. In November, 2015 the Newton Aldermen will be voting on an ordinance to limit the use of leaf blowers. It is crucial that citizens sign this petition and write their Aldermen, now!

Residents of the small town of Franklin, NY are the latest eminent domain victims of the natural gas pipeline companies. This will be the fate of many more small communities across the state and the nation. Please watch our YouTube video. CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXbPhy8Gh2Y and sign a petition to Governor Cuomo to enforce the Clean Water Act to stop the pipeline from using eminent domain for corporate gain.

One of our best hopes in the fight against climate change is the massive explosion of rooftop solar, which has more than tripled since 2010! But multi-billionaire, Warren Buffett, has launched a full scale attack on the rooftop solar market in Utah. Buffett, through Rocky Mountain Power — a utility that his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns — is urging the state’s Public Service Commission (PUC) to add a range of fees on homeowners who qualify for the state’s net metering program. The PUC rejected the proposal last year, but Rocky Mountain Power is now pushing for a reconsideration of Utah’s net metering program and claims that regulators should not consider environmental benefits of the program, despite the fact that Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s climate pledge states exactly the opposite. Public hearings just occurred and the Public Utilities Commission is deliberating now -- a final decision is currently pending. Rocky Mountain Power claims that net metering raises costs for other users, even though studies have shown exactly the opposite. But Buffett’s real reason is much more self-centered: rooftop solar cuts into the profits of his utility. If the changes Buffett seeks go through, they would destroy the solar market in Utah, costing thousands of jobs and slowing the fight against climate change.