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ALEC is funded by the Dirty Energy Koch Brothers who have opposed CLEAN ENERGY.

Dear Friends,

I just learned that ALEC, a right-wing legislation factory backed by the Koch brothers, has launched a new attack on clean energy. This time they want to hit Arizona residents who lease their solar panels with offensive new taxes.

Arizona's governor can stop this attack, but it will take national pressure to make sure she gets the job done.

Tell Arizona: Don't punish people for creating solar energy!




The state of Arizona is slamming new taxes on residents who lease solar panels!

All across the country, ALEC the secretive, right-wing legislation factory funded by the oil billionaire Koch Brothers and greedy corporations like Peabody Energy and Chevron -- has been quietly attacking clean energy at every turn. The new Arizona regulations smell a lot like ALEC's bills, and are even backed by ALEC members.

What happens in states like Arizona affects all of us and our shared global climate. Arizona's Gov. Jan Brewer has stated that she supports solar, but it'll take national pressure to ensure she backs up her words with action. 50,000 of us need to speak out today and urge the governor to stand with the people -- not the corporate polluters.

Sign the open letter to Governor Brewer: Stand up to ALEC and the fossil fuel interests. Don't punish residents with high taxes just for going solar!

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RSN: ALEC's Aggressive New Plan to Take Down the EPA, Revealed

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FOCUS | ALEC's Aggressive New Plan to Take Down the EPA, Revealed

Lindsay Abrams, Salon
Abrams writes: "As the Environmental Protection Agency celebrates its recent Supreme Court victory, an important step forward in its so-called war on coal, the American Legislative Exchange Council is expanding into new efforts to take the agency down."
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RSN: And Now the Koch Brothers Will Attempt to Crush the Solar Industry [ALEC, Americans for Prosperity & Grover Norquist climb aboard], et al

Solar Energy: If the Koch Brothers and Grover Norquist are against it, it must be a good thing...right?

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THE STIGMA AGAINST VOLUNTARY SUPPORT: There is an apparent perception that if we are not compelled to pay for something, it’s worth nothing. If every person on our list paying more than $75. a month to their cable company gave RSN $10. a month we could stop running fundraisers altogether. Why does voluntary equate to worthless? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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Charles Pierce | Elizabeth Warren Is the Teacher

Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "You cannot understand how she became a senator—hell, you can't even understand how she became a public person—unless you understand the fact that, first and foremost, she is a teacher."
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Paul Krugman | Sweden Turns Japanese
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Three years ago Sweden was widely regarded as a role model in how to deal with a global crisis. The nation’s exports were hit hard by slumping world trade but snapped back; its well-regulated banks rode out the financial storm; its strong social insurance programs supported consumer demand; and unlike much of Europe, it still had its own currency."
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Tom Engelhardt | Too Big to Jail?
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "There is but one crime for which anyone in America's national security state can be held accountable in a court of law, and that's leaking information that might put those in it in a bad light or simply let the American public know something more about what its government is really doing."
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Study: Fuels Made From Corn No Better Than Gas
Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
Cappiello reports: "Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change."
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And Now the Koch Brothers Will Attempt to Crush the Solar Industry
Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times
Halper writes: "Solar, once almost universally regarded as a virtuous, if perhaps over-hyped, energy alternative, has now grown big enough to have enemies."
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NY Court: US Must Release Targeted Killings Memo
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Neumeister reports: "The U.S. government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas."
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Pat Tillman, the Boston Marathon and the Tale of Two Anniversaries
Dave Zirin, The Nation
Zirin writes: "April 22 marks ten years since the death of NFL player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman. Expect the media to take cursory notice and expect a press release from the NFL, but don't expect much else."
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A Man Who Changed History! + ALEC's Terrorism, TEPCO dumping radiation

Much will be said in the coming days about the legacy left by Nelson Mandela's legacy. There is much to learn.

News Updates from Citizens for Legitimate Government
05 Dec 2013
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Breaking: Nelson Mandela dies at 95 05 Dec 2013

Guantánamo Bay detainees claim Poland allowed CIA torture --Terror suspects subjected to extraordinary rendition tell European court of human rights they were waterboarded 03 Dec 2013 Lawyers for two men subject to extraordinary rendition by the CIA told the European court of human rights (ECHR) on Tuesday that Poland, which permitted a secret "black" site to operate on its territory, should be held responsible for their torture. The two-day hearing at Strasbourg was the first time a European country has been taken to court for allowing US agencies to carry out "enhanced" interrogation and "waterboarding" programmes. In a highly unusual legal move, the media and public were barred from the opening day's session.

Deadly car bomb at Yemen defence ministry in Sanaa 05 Dec 2013 A car bomb has exploded at Yemen's defence ministry building in the capital Sanaa causing deaths and injuries, security officials say. Smoke was seen rising from the complex in Bab al-Yaman district, at the entrance to the old city. Witnesses heard gunshots as an ambulance rushed to the scene.

Obama war chiefs widen drone kill box --Lethality of collateral damage 'must not be excessive' 03 Dec 2013 The Pentagon has loosened its guidelines on avoiding civilian casualties during drone strikes, modifying instructions from requiring military personnel to "ensure" civilians are not targeted to encouraging service members to "avoid targeting" civilians. In addition, instructions now tell commanders that collateral damage "must not be excessive" in relation to mission goals, according to Public Intelligence, a nonprofit research group that analyzed the military's directives on drone strikes. Because drone strikes are classified operations, the U.S. typically does not acknowledge when they occur, or reveal how many combatants and civilians are killed or injured.

TEPCO may consider dumping radioactive water into Pacific Ocean: IAEA --Water containing tritium will keep rising, topping 700,000 tons in two years 04 Dec 2013 The head of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission in Japan monitoring the decommissioning process at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station said Wednesday that discharging contaminated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean might be an option for the plant's operator. The embattled utility firm, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), is struggling to contain massive influxes of contaminated water on a daily basis and must now weigh the risks of dumping excess radioactive water into the adjacent Pacific Ocean. Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, highlighted the fact that...the amount of water containing tritium will keep rising, topping 700,000 tons in two years.

ALEC calls for penalties on 'freerider' homeowners in assault on clean energy --Documents reveal conservative group's anti-green agenda --Strategy to charge people who install their own solar panels 04 Dec 2013 An alliance of corporations and conservative activists is mobilising to penalise homeowners who install their own solar panels – casting them as "freeriders" – in a sweeping new offensive against renewable energy, the Guardian has learned. Over the coming year, the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) will promote legislation with goals ranging from penalising individual homeowners and weakening state clean energy regulations, to blocking the Environmental Protection Agency, which is Barack Obama's main channel for climate action. Details of Alec's strategy to block clean energy development at every stage -- from the individual rooftop to the White House -- are revealed as the group gathers for its policy summit in Washington this week. [For a solution to the ALEC terrorist group, start reading.]

Martin Bashir resigns from MSNBC after Sarah Palin flap 04 Dec 2013 Martin Bashir has resigned from MSNBC as a result of the derogatory comments he made on the air a few weeks ago about Sarah Palin. Bashir, who apologized on the air a day later, was not suspended and he and the network have come under increasing pressure from Palin supporters because he was not punished. [And yet, Joe Scarborough remains at MSNBC, even though a dead pregnant intern was found in the (then) Florida Congressman's office in 2001.]

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