Taxing Wall Street greed to pay for global needs
The Investing in Our Future Act, H.R. 5783, introduced by Representative Stark (D-Calif.), would place a tiny levy on the untaxed foreign currency exchange market -- where one currency is exchanged for another -- to raise urgently needed funds for climate change and health programs in impoverished countries.
Take action | Learn more | Huffington Post | Solve Climate
Green Scissors 2010
Green Scissors 2010 identifies more than $200 billion in wasteful government subsidies that are damaging to the environment and harmful to consumers.
Read the report | News release
The Story of Cosmetics
What are all those chemicals in your shampoo? Your lipstick? Your aftershave? And what do they have to do with asthma, breast cancer and learning disabilities? Watch The Story of Cosmetics to learn more and then take action to urge Congress to support the Safe Cosmetics Act 2010.
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Meet the BP Ten
We can clean up the Gulf while we clean up our politics. Join our new campaign to ask the BP Ten to take the dirty oil dollars they received from BP and donate them to the Gulf Coast Fund. If every member of the BP Ten makes a donation, the Gulf Coast Fund would receive more than $100,000 for cleanup.
The BP Ten | News release | Join the campaign on Facebook | Day of action photos
Responding to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf
The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues to worsen, with oil still spilling uncontrollably, and vast quantities of toxic chemical dispersants being dumped into the sea. It's time for an end to offshore drilling.
Take action | Watch Erich Pica on MSNBC | More Information | Contribute
American Power Act: Threatening to Stymie Fight against Global Warming
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled a draft of their long-awaited cap and trade bill, the "American Power Act." The bill eliminates critical tools needed to stabilize climate chaos while handing out billions in giveaways to some of the worst industrial polluters in the country.
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