Prop 23 Documentary: The Battle over California's Future (Full Documentary)

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This new mini-documentary reveals everything you should know about Proposition 23, but mostly, it exposes the wild inaccuracies spread by the initiative's main proponents, all of whom have a financial stake in 23's success.

Proposition 23 is a new initiative that seeks to overturn California's Clean Air Law (AB 32), which "holds polluters accountable and requires them to reduce air pollution that threatens human health and contributes to global climate change." Advocates of Proposition 23 maintain that AB 32 kills jobs.

However, when we follow the money trail, it turns out that the main funders of this new initiative are Big Texas Oil Companies, most notably Valero and Tesoro. About "96% of the fund[ing] from

Schwarzenegger Attacks 'Black Oil Hearts' Of Prop 23 Polluters

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The latest airing of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" featured an impassioned speech by very concerned Republican Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to the people of California.

"Does anyone really believe that these companies, out of the goodness of their black oil hearts are spending millions and millions of dollars to protect jobs?" were among many of the points he tried to drive home that day.

Governor Schwarzenegger is referring to the recent attempt to undo the legislation he signed four years ago, the goal of which was to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent by the year 2020. But a slew of advertisements, which he has deemed "scare tactics," have suggested that

Breathe!

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Repower America members from all across the US stood up for clean air and put forward their photos and videos in support of the Clean Air Act. This new video is a way for us to communicate that we won't stay silent in the face of big polluters.

Since it's passing in 1970, the Clean Air Act, has been a major tool that helped reduce air and water pollution, not to mention a means to stand up to big polluters.

However, if we don't act now this legislation could be done for. Currently, it is facing attack from all sides: big oil, dirty coal and their allies in Congress who would like to see the law crumble; threatening our health and our quality of life.

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Climate Crock Sacks Hack Attack Part 1

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Today is day 1 of the historic COP15 climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. A thoughtful look at "Climategate" clearly demonstrates it's a non-issue and in no way impacts the scientific consensus. It's time to put this distraction to bed so we can concentrate on getting something of value out of these once in a dec...ade talks. A quick view...

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