Sex, Drugs & Oil- The timing could not be more perfect as Congress considers lifting the ban on off shore drilling and the Interior Department displays total malfeasance. Something deemed “a culture of ethical failure” has overridden the Minerals Management Service, which oversees $10 billion in collected royalties. Supposedly, there has been a total free-for-all in both the Denver office and DC with gift taking, drugs and sex. The reports portray a dysfunctional organization riddled with conflicts of interest during the entirety of the Bush administration. The reports also site “a culture of substance abuse and promiscuity”. Who knew if you wanted hedonism in the workplace that the Interior Department would beat out rock n’ roll?
In light of the above, find below letter from Albert Gore:
I need your help. Will you make a call?
Congress will consider energy legislation this week. Of course, the oil industry is pushing its "drill, drill" slogan with all its might -- and some are hoping to use this for political advantage.
Meanwhile, tax credits for investments in renewables have not been extended, and the growing renewables business that just made America the largest producer of wind power in the world, is on the verge of shutting down huge planned projects all over the country.
Billions in private investment, thousands of megawatts of new, clean energy, and more than 100,000 new jobs expected for 2009 will be lost.
We face a stark choice: subsidize old, dirty energy or invest in new, clean energy. This should be easy, but the influence of the oil lobby is deep -- they've already spent more than $100 million in lobbying and advertising this year. Please call your members of Congress now and tell them to pass legislation that will Repower America.
Washington is being diverted by all the political noise around "drill, drill" away from what really will make a difference -- building a new, clean energy future. Projects in the pipeline that will power millions of homes will be canceled, setting us back for years, if Congress doesn't do the right thing now. Congress needs to hear from all of us.
Click here to make a quick call today.
Thank you so much,
Al Gore
Predicting Sea Change- A new draft report from the United States' top intelligence analyst forecasts future security threats to the U.S. and other nations from climate change, as well as declining influence of the U.S. on world affairs. The report is intended to brief the new U.S. president early next year on the security outlook for the next 15 years, and parts of the assessment may sound familiar to environmentalists and other climate watchers since the U.S. intelligence community is apparently up on its climate science. The report predicts that climate change will cause drought and food shortages and exacerbate freshwater supplies around the globe; it will also likely cause dustbowl conditions in the U.S. Southwest making the area hostile to agriculture. For developing countries, climate change "could be the straw that breaks the camel's back," leading to political and humanitarian crises and spurring mass migrations, said report author Thomas Fingar.- Washington Post & Grist.org
Matthew Timothy O’Mahoney (1962-2001)- It’s been seven years since my friend Matthew was murdered while at work at Cantor Fitzgerald located at 1 World Trade Center. On this day I even do the cornball thing and watch as his name is read at the memorial service. Matt was always the guiding light and social leader. When I was being a recluse up in the country Matt would bring the city to the small town of Hudson. Nights out on the town, dinner parties with the locals, Matt was like the mayor. We were not friends for many years, but it felt like forever and his memory will always remain with me.
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