Share and Voice 2!

For this share and voice I found a video relating to the environment. It was put up by the oil company
Chevron and talks about how their company is working to find a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.

In this video they talk about a proposed solution to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. What they propose is a program in which various industries and refineries send all their CO2 emissions to a compressor in which the CO2 is converter into liquid. From there the liquid is to be pumped deep underground. Though this could have positive effects on climate in the short run, I question how environmentally friendly this will prove to be in the long run. Also, considering this is coming from a  big company I wonder what the exact motives are behind this project concept. Never the less, I found this to be and interesting solution to the current issue of CO2 emissions in our atmosphere.

Advocacy Project: Healthy People/THOMAS

The Healthy People 2020 objective that I selected was EH-3 Reduce air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects caused by airborne toxics; focusing on major sources. The definition of major sources would be large businesses and factories which produce toxic waste, rather than focusing on vehicles or area factors. The baseline is 0.8 million tons of toxic waste from major sources reported in 2005, the target for 2020 is to reduce that to 0.7 million tons of toxic waste.


H.R.235 : Cut Unsustainable and Top-Heavy Spending Act of 2011 (Introduced in House)


The title of this bill is 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2011


Sponsor: Rep Jackson Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2011) 


Last Major Action: 2/10/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.


Recommendation: Vote "no" for H.R.235: Cut Unsustainable and Top-Heavy Spending Act of 2011.


My political representative: Congressman Chip Cravaak 


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