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Pollution in the Artic Threatens Polar Bears

According to the EPA, the sulfur oxide emissions from a cruise ship operating on bunker fuel for one day is equal to the emissions of 13 million cars. Efforts are underway to persuade Coast Guard Commander Papp to ban BUNKER FUEL in the Artic.

Female Veterans

230,000 women fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Approximately 30,000 of this figure are single mothers.

"Gun Show" loophole

A felon can purchase a gun without a background check by buying it from an unlicensed firearms dealer at a gun show.  Known as the "gun show loophole" the NRA supported exception to the Brady Law permits the purchase of firearms at gun shows without a background check. More specifically, it does not require a background check if the gun is bought from an unlicensed firearms dealer. Thnk Progress reports that as many as half of the dealers at gun shows are unlicensed.

Food Stamps...

Most food stamp recipients have jobs or are seniors or children.

Stats about rape in the US...

  • Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted
  • 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12
  • 44% of victims are under age 18
  • 80% are under age 30
  • 54% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police
  • 97% of rapists will never spend a day in jail

Where a Candidate's Money Comes From...

Every Democratic and Republican presidential nominee since 2000 has released his full list of campaign bundlers to the public, updating it periodically. 

Voter Suppression...

FACT: 11% of American citizens and 25% of African Americans don't have a valid government-issued photo ID. Make sure you do. Be .

"War on Women" and Paul Ryan...

During his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ryan cast 59 votes on abortion and other reproductive rights issues. He voted anti-choice each and every time. Ryan repeatedly voted for and co-sponsored the Federal Abortion Ban, a law that criminalizes some abortion services, endangers women's health, and carries a two-year prison sentence for doctors.

Did you know...

Florida tomato harvesters are still paid by the piece. The average piece rate today is 50 cents for every 32-lbs of tomatoes they pick, a rate that has remained virtually unchanged since 1980. As a result of that stagnation, a worker today must pick nearly 2.5 tons of tomatoes to earn minimum wage in a typical 10-hour workday – twice the amount a worker had to pick to earn minimum wage thirty years ago. Most farmworkers today earnless than $12,000 a year.

Big Oil coming to New England...

In July 2010, the largest tar sands spill in history poured over one million gallons of tar sands into the Kalamazoo River. The Enbridge pipeline spill caused almost $1 billion in damage, and two years later, it still hasn't been completely cleaned up. Now Enbridge is planning their next tar sands pipeline for New England. This tar sands pipeline will cross, and threaten, the water and wildlife of the beautiful Connecticut, Androscoggin, Missisquoi, Black, and Moose Rivers. 

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  1. Pollution in the Artic Threatens Polar Bears
    Friday, May 17, 2013
  2. Female Veterans
    Tuesday, January 08, 2013
  3. "Gun Show" loophole
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  4. Food Stamps...
    Wednesday, September 19, 2012
  5. Stats about rape in the US...
    Tuesday, August 21, 2012
  6. Where a Candidate's Money Comes From...
    Thursday, August 16, 2012
  7. Voter Suppression...
    Thursday, August 16, 2012
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