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Congressman Garamendi’s Press Conference Illustrates the Risk of Oil By Rail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2015
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Congressman Garamendi’s Press Conference Illustrates the Risk of Oil By Rail

Trains blew through the Davis Amtrak Train Station during a 45-minute press conference. While these train ...

Trains blew through the Davis Amtrak Train Station during a 45-minute press conference. While these trains were not carrying crude oil, it illustrated the close proximity of the rail lines to the ever ...

April 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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A Day Without a Cup of Coffee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 17, 2015
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A Day Without a Cup of Coffee

By Debra Chase Wild Arabica, the very first seed smuggled out of Arabia by Baba Budan during his pilgrima ...

By Debra Chase Wild Arabica, the very first seed smuggled out of Arabia by Baba Budan during his pilgrimage to Mecca around 1600, traveled on to Paris and Martinique. The descendants of this seedling ...

March 17, 2015
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Garamendi Letter Opposes Delay in Oil Rail Safety Standards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2015
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Garamendi Letter Opposes Delay in Oil Rail Safety Standards

Earlier this week, Congressman John Garamendi wrote a letter with Congresswoman Doris Matsui urging the D ...

Earlier this week, Congressman John Garamendi wrote a letter with Congresswoman Doris Matsui urging the Department of Transportation to issue – without delay – strong safety standards for oil-by-rail ...

March 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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The Aliens Among Us

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2015
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The Aliens Among Us

The fight to Save the Citrus By Debra Chase "The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched o ...

The fight to Save the Citrus By Debra Chase "The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility...its purity. A survivor - unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions ...

February 12, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Butterfly Affects…… The Place Where Food Grows on Water

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 14, 2015
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The Butterfly Affects…… The Place Where Food Grows on Water

by Debra Chase “I don't know what to say about it, When all your ears have turned away, But now's the tim ...

by Debra Chase “I don't know what to say about it, When all your ears have turned away, But now's the time to look and look again at what you see, Is that the way it ought to stay?” ”That’s the Way” b ...

January 14, 2015
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US and China Agree to Further Reductions in Carbon Emissions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2014
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US and China Agree to Further Reductions in Carbon Emissions

One of the big criticisms of the US global climate strategy is that, without the cooperation of emerging ...

One of the big criticisms of the US global climate strategy is that, without the cooperation of emerging industrial nations like China, efforts in the US to cut back on carbon emissions will be incons ...

November 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Report Finds Near Certainty of Human Driven Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2014
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Report Finds Near Certainty of Human Driven Climate Change

A report released in a scientific journal, Climate Risk Management, analyzed the chances that factors oth ...

A report released in a scientific journal, Climate Risk Management, analyzed the chances that factors other than human influence are driving global mean temperature change. “December 2013 was the 346t ...

September 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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SACOG Believes Benicia EIR Understates Risk of Oil Train Explosions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2014
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SACOG Believes Benicia EIR Understates Risk of Oil Train Explosions

The Sacramento Bee this morning is reporting that a draft letter released by SACOG (Sacramento Area Counc ...

The Sacramento Bee this morning is reporting that a draft letter released by SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) claims that Benicia “is failing to acknowledge the risks of explosions and f ...

August 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 30, 2014
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Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel

Congressman John Garamendi earlier this week released his public comments to the National Marine Fisherie ...

Congressman John Garamendi earlier this week released his public comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on the Governor’s Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its proposed “twin tu ...

July 30, 2014
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Four Area Congressmembers Write Letter Urging Action on Crude Oil Safety

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 02, 2014
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Four Area Congressmembers Write Letter Urging Action on Crude Oil Safety

On Tuesday, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-03), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Inf ...

On Tuesday, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-03), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined his Northern California colleagues, Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-06), G ...

July 02, 2014
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EPA to Propose Broad Reductions in Carbon Emissions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2014
| (135) Comments

EPA to Propose Broad Reductions in Carbon Emissions

In a sweeping move, the EPA will announce later today that it will mandate power plants in the US to cut ...

In a sweeping move, the EPA will announce later today that it will mandate power plants in the US to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the rule wi ...

June 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Climate Change Beyond the Point of No Return?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2014
| (75) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: Climate Change Beyond the Point of No Return?

However, the Debate Will Likely Continue About Its Basis in Reality: Last week it was reported by the New ...

However, the Debate Will Likely Continue About Its Basis in Reality: Last week it was reported by the New York Times, that a large “section of the mighty West Antarctica ice sheet has begun falling ap ...

May 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Congressman Garamendi’s Press Conference Illustrates the Risk of Oil By Rail

Congressman Garamendi’s Press Conference Illustrates the Risk of Oil By Rail

A Day Without a Cup of Coffee

A Day Without a Cup of Coffee

Garamendi Letter Opposes Delay in Oil Rail Safety Standards

Garamendi Letter Opposes Delay in Oil Rail Safety Standards

The Aliens Among Us

The Aliens Among Us

The Butterfly Affects…… The Place Where Food Grows on Water

The Butterfly Affects…… The Place Where Food Grows on Water

US and China Agree to Further Reductions in Carbon Emissions

US and China Agree to Further Reductions in Carbon Emissions

Report Finds Near Certainty of Human Driven Climate Change

Report Finds Near Certainty of Human Driven Climate Change

SACOG Believes Benicia EIR Understates Risk of Oil Train Explosions

SACOG Believes Benicia EIR Understates Risk of Oil Train Explosions

Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel

Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel

Four Area Congressmembers Write Letter Urging Action on Crude Oil Safety

Four Area Congressmembers Write Letter Urging Action on Crude Oil Safety

EPA to Propose Broad Reductions in Carbon Emissions

EPA to Propose Broad Reductions in Carbon Emissions

Sunday Commentary II: Climate Change Beyond the Point of No Return?

Sunday Commentary II: Climate Change Beyond the Point of No Return?

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