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Clean Water Action 40th Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Remember 1972? Gas cost 55 cents a gallon, "American Pie" was a hit song, and The Godfather played at local movie theatres.
It was also the year Clean Water Action was born.
Join Clean Water Action as we celebrate our 40 years of work and raise funds to ensure we can continue fighting for safe drinking water and clean lakes, rivers and streams—now and for future generations. RSVP today!
Can’t join us? Send your birthday gift today.
Event: Clean Water Action 40th Birthday Celebration
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Where: At the home of Elizabeth Dickinson and Christopher Childs, 384 Hall Ave, St. Paul, MN
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Event sponsored by the Clean Water Action Visa® Card offered by Capital One®
FILM RESCHEDULED
The Minneapolis showing of the film Last Call at the Oasis is in the process of being rescheduled by film’s production company.
Check back in June for details about a new date.
Sign the Water Bill of Rights
Believe Safe Water is a Human Right?
Sign the Water Bill of Rights
The Water Bill of Rights is a declaration that all Americans deserve access to safe, clean drinking water. If you believe clean water is a fundamental human right, sign the Water Bill of Rights today.
As depicted in Participant Media's documentary, Last Call at the Oasis, the United States faces a significant crisis in terms of water quality and quantity. Our aging infrastructure, overuse of chemical pollutants, and inefficient practices are wasting our most precious resource, and we must take action now. In the coming months, this message will be delivered to members of Congress and state governors asking them to make water issues an ongoing priority.
Clean Water Action is proud to be an official ally of this important movie and campaign. Join us in supporting this effort to protect our water by taking action today.
Petition Congress to Pass Safe Chemicals Act!
Tell Congress to Act Now
As states continue to pass laws protecting our health and environment from toxic chemicals, Congress lags behind. In the past several years real progress was made at the state level, such as 10 states banning Bisphenol A (BPA) from select children’s products. Meanwhile, Congress has taken little action toward advancing the Safe Chemicals Act. Tell them to act today!
This inaction has consequences. Over the past decades, incidences of early puberty, certain childhood cancers, infertility, and learning and developmental disabilities has increased. Studies show links between toxic chemicals we’re exposed to every day and many of these negative health trends. Flame retardants, plasticizers and other harmful chemicals are showing up in our lakes, rivers and groundwater, harming aquatic life and the health of our water.
Toxic chemicals will continue to pollute our bodies and water until Congress passes the Safe Chemicals Act, which will protect American families from harmful chemicals. Tell Congress to act now by signing this petition
Protecting our Water and Health from Toxic Chemicals
Did you know the shampoo, cleaner, or laundry detergent you wash down the drain can harm your health and the health of our water?
Find out how these chemicals are making their way from our products into our bodies and water
Learn steps you can take to reduce your exposure and protect your health and our water
Clean Energy, Clean Water
The energy we use in Minnesota is directly connected to the quantity and quality of our water. Energy production is the largest consumer of water in the state and the old ways of generating power which rely on burning fossil fuels or nuclear fission harm our health and our environment.
Global Warming and a New Energy Economy
Top scientists warn that we must decrease Global Warming pollution 80% by 2050 in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change. We can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, making the switch to clean, renewable energy, increasing efficiency and use of alternative fuels for vehicles, increasing use of public transportation and immediately investing in energy efficiency and conservation measures. Clean Water Action is working to make the new energy economy a reality by advocating for strong, science-based policies in the State Legislature and Congress.
Restoring the Clean Water Act: Protecting Our Water
Minnesotans love our lakes, rivers and streams. We enjoy swimming, fishing and boating on our state’s beautiful waters. But polluters have succeeded in weakening the Clean Water Act, our waters’ best defense against degradation. EPA inaction and pro-polluter Supreme Court rulings have jeopardized the integrity of this landmark law. Without a strong Clean Water Act and strict enforcement our lakes, rivers and streams are at risk. Clean Water Action is fighting to restore the original intent of the Act—making sure all our waters are safe for fishing and swimming.
Great Lakes: Protecting and Restoring Our National Treasure
The Great Lakes are one of America’s–and the world’s–greatest natural wonders. Containing one-fifth of the world’s freshwater the Great Lakes are the foundation of health, economic vitality and recreation for millions of people. But the lakes that shape the way we live are in danger. Raw sewage is fouling our beaches. Development has destroyed wetlands that once protected our clean water. Invasive species are crowding out our Great Lakes fish and wildlife. Clean Water Action, as a leading member of the Healing Our Waters coalition, is working to protect the Great Lakes we love and clean them up for future generations to enjoy.