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What’s Missing From This Photo of Politicians Deciding the Future of Women’s Health?

by CPMCamille Posted on March 23, 2017

Mother Jones

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President Donald Trump met with the arch-conservative House Freedom Caucus at the White House Thursday to try to hammer out a deal on Obamacare repeal. A major question in the final negotiations? Whether or not maternity care and mammograms should be considered “essential” treatments covered by all health insurance policies under the Republican proposal. (“I wouldn’t want to lose my mammograms,” quipped Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), who supports scrapping the requirement. He apologized.)

The White House happily snapped a photo of the gathering that will go a long way toward deciding the future of women’s health in America, and EMIILY’s List, the group that works to elect pro-choice Democratic women to Congress, also blasted out a photo of the event to reporters. Notice anything?

Here’s another angle:

Update: Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray has weighed in:

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The Olympics keeps getting greener — well, the pools do, anyway

by LourdesManor Posted on August 10, 2016

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The Olympics keeps getting greener — well, the pools do, anyway

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This wasn’t part of Rio’s plan to host the greenest Olympics ever.

When the diving pool turned a frightening shade of St. Patty’s Day sometime Monday night, it caught us all off guard — including Tom Daley, a British diver.

Less than 24 hours later, it happened again.

The leading theory is that the green color was caused by algae. The “heat and a lack of wind” sapped the chlorine in the pool, a Rio spokesperson said. Apparently, it’s safe to swim in — at least, compared to the actual bodies of water that surround Rio, which are teeming with sewage and superbacteria.

Algae are a familiar menace in many waterways (not just of the swimming-pool variety). The harmful blue-green variety is made worse by phosphorous- and nitrogen-rich fertilizers, but climate change hasn’t helped matters either. Toxic algae blooms thrive best in warm, tepid waters, and the consequences are much bigger in freshwater than a change in color.

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A St. Patty’s Day Toast to Renewable Fuel

by Posted on March 15, 2013

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A St. Patty’s Day Toast to Renewable Fuel

Posted 15 March 2013 in

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We all know St. Patty’s Day is a time for responsible celebration. But the oil industry’s being irresponsible in its celebration of high gas prices, its monopoly on your tank, and fossil-fueled climate change.

Oil alternatives are key to addressing pain at the pump and will lessen our dependence on oil. In recent years, renewable fuel as lowered prices at the pump by an average of $1.09.

Furthermore, renewable fuel is leading the way to reduce harmful greenhouse gases and combat climate change. Last year, renewable fuel use slashed GHG emissions from vehicles on America’s roads by 33 million metric tons.

So this St. Patty’s Day, raise a glass to renewable fuel — better for the environment and better for your wallet. Go green with biofuel!

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