Apr 22, 2013
On Earth Day most writers choose to cover hopeful topics about greening the planet, but Democracy Tree feels this is the right time to talk about the dark side of Michigan’s environmental future. Specifically Sen. Tom Casperson (R-38). Casperson hails from Escanaba, the third largest city in the Upper Peninsula. His family owns Casperson and Son [...]
Apr 8, 2013
We need to learn a lesson from history when it comes to natural resources. Money, labor, privatization, and politicians operate the same. Some things never change. At the time of Presidents Harding and Coolidge, the oil companies, particularly Sinclair Oil was given our nation’s oil resources for a sweetheart deal – no bidding necessary. The [...]
Mar 29, 2013
For the public, the entire Keystone XL (KXL) streamliner is washing down easier with a confidential Big Gulp of Koch. “The too-billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and David, usually get what they want, but never what they deserve.” — Gaea People who breathe the atmosphere, drink water, eat food, are hostages of an increasingly haywire, engineered [...]
Jan 16, 2013
Proposed legislation would harm environment and, opponents say, constitutes a confession that Dominion has accepted $77 million from ratepayers without properly fulfilling intent of current law RICHMOND—Dominion Virginia Power has informed environmental groups that the company has reached a tentative agreement with Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to support legislation that would effectively repeal the [...]
Jan 1, 2013
As we get ready for another year of hearing ALEC legislators defend their membership in this extremist right-wing organization I think it is important to make two points: ONE When ALEC legislators defend their membership and attendance in ALEC, they most commonly say something like – It gives me the opportunity to meet with other [...]
Aug 20, 2012
A VLTP Special Report – ALEC’s Federal Interference, Part II August 20, 2012 | by Bob Sloan Last month I began a two part series that began with “ALEC, the Koch Led CABAL & “The Amicus Project” – Fed Court Interference.” The first segment dealt with identifying and exposing ALEC’s Koch-funded cabal interfering with our [...]
Aug 6, 2012
VLTP Special Report By Bob Sloan Last Friday, the Sierra Club released a report on clean energy that was critical of the efforts of what has become known as the ALEC Koch led “Cabal.” One article on this provided a rundown of key points released in the report. These include: Growth in clean energy in [...]
Jun 24, 2012
Pollution The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances. The Pollution Prevention Act defines “source reduction” to mean any practice which: reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or [...]
Jun 15, 2012
An article that brings up MANY excellent points 1. …Now WE THE PEOPLE are taking to the free market The Free market is a summary term for an array of exchanges that take place in society. Each exchange is undertaken as a voluntary agreement between two people or between groups of people represented by agents. [...]
Apr 25, 2012
By Jim Snyder – Apr 23, 2012 Small-government groups including the American Legislative Exchange Council, whose advocacy for Florida’s Stand-Your-Ground law and other measures have drawn calls to revoke its tax-exempt status, are taking aim at state mandates requiring renewable energy use. While environmentalists view the clean-energy standards as vital to reducing the country’s reliance [...]
