RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE NEW AIR QUALITY STANDARDS

EBRP Metro Council Meeting October 8, 4 pm

Councilman Amorosa will propose that the council oppose lowering Federal Air Quality Standards at their meeting today.

to lowering Federal Air Quality

Mr Amoroso says that the new standards will cost jobs.  However, studies show that the new air qualtiy standards will create jobs. See Labor Day Post below for more information about jobs vs environmental regulations.

You can find your councilperson's email address at

http://brgov.com/dept/council/lookup.asp

SAVE THE ALES

Chelseas Cafe and Bar (back patio)
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
7:00
Relax and chat with conservation minded people.
Non members welcome.

Election 2014 and the Environment Information for Members

Election 2014 and the Environment
Information Packet for Members 

National Sierra Club Voter Guide

Sierra Club Voter Guide: "Surprise - Polluter-Backed Groups Using Discredited Attacks on Clean Power Plan"

http://content.sierraclub.org/voterguide/content/surprise-polluter-backed-groups-using-discredited-attacks-clean-power-plan

"GOP's Climate Denial Problem Criticized from Inside and Outside the Party"

http://content.sierraclub.org/voterguide/content/gop’s-climate-denial-problem-criticized-inside-and-outside-party

League of Conservation Voters

http://www.lcv.org/

LCV National Environmental Scorecard 2013

http://scorecard.lcv.org/

LCV Scorecard 2014 Recent Votes

http://scorecard.lcv.org/recent-votes

LCV Scorecard - Senator Mary Landrieu

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/mary-l-landrieu

LCV Scorecard - Senator David Vitter

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/david-b-vitter

LCV Scorecard - Congressman Bill Cassidy

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/bill-cassidy

LCV Scorecard - Congressman John Fleming

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/john-fleming

LCV Scorecard - Congressman Steve Scalise

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/steve-scalise

LCV Scorecard - Congressman Charles Boustany

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/charles-boustany

LCV Scorecard Congressman Cedric Richmond

http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/cedric-l-richmond

WARD CREEK CLEANUP

Please join the Bayou Manchac Group, Paddle BR, and Volunteer LSU
Sunday, Sept 21st from 12 to 4pm for a beach sweep on Ward Creek to remove trash before it enters Bayou Manchac and ultimately Lake Pontchartrain.  We will use this cleanup as our participation in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Annual Beach Sweep (scheduled the day before on Sept 20th).

Park in the lot behind PetsMart (10527 S Mall Dr, Baton Rouge, LA
70809), carefully cross S. Mall Dr, and meet on the banks of Ward
Creek.

Explore the area via google maps here
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3731574,-91.0632382,3a,75y,204.66h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s1UnUcaHG5rrcNW-eN01UKg!2e0

more info at
BayouManchac.com
PaddleBR.com
http://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/campuslife/service/volunteer-lsu/
http://www.saveourlake.org/beach-sweep.php