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MCAF Tells EPA: Moms Want Clean Cars

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Molly Rauch|Posted in: activism, asthma, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Motherhood, Pennsylvania, politics, pollution, Videos|
MCAF Tells EPA: Moms Want Clean Cars

At a public hearing in Philadelphia this week, Moms Clean Air Force joined with healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, religious leaders, community members, state air quality managers, recreation groups, environmental groups and many others to tell the Environmental Protection Agency that we support its proposed cleaner gasoline

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10 Tweetable Facts In Honor Of National Park Week

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Anneka Wisker|Posted in: activism, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, pollution, Texas|
10 Tweetable Facts In Honor Of National Park Week

This year National Park Week kicks off on April 20th and runs through April 28th. Throughout the week, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation invite you to discover (or re-discover) the natural beauty of our nation's national parks. An even better reason to visit? From Monday, April 22–Friday, April 26, the national …

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Interview With Angela Monti Fox, Founder Of The Mother's Project

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Kerry Trueman|Posted in: activism, Motherhood, Natural Gas, Pennsylvania, pollution, renewable energy|
Interview With Angela Monti Fox, Founder Of The Mother's Project

Angela Monti Fox is a psychotherapist and social worker by vocation, but she’s also an activist – partly by what you might call an accident of birth. She’s the mother of filmmaker Josh Fox. Fox’s 2010 Emmy award-winning documentary, Gasland exposed the perils of hydraulic fracturing —

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Don't Frack The Playground

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Liza Donnelly|Posted in: asthma, Cancer, Cartoon, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Natural Gas, Pennsylvania, pollution|
Don't Frack The Playground

Fracking is sparking debate across the country. Have you seen the latest movie about a gas company going into a rural small town in Pennsylvania to extract natural gas from shale rock that exists deep below the ground, Promised Land? Scary stuff. Along with the hundreds of toxic chemicals used in the fracking process that …

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Fracking Causes Friction In "Promised Land"

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Marcia G. Yerman|Posted in: activism, Natural Gas, Pennsylvania, pollution, social justice, Videos|
Fracking Causes Friction In "Promised Land"

Promised Land, a small film by Hollywood standards, stars co-screenwriters Matt Damon and John Krasinski. Directed by Gus Van Sant in the tradition of The China Syndrome and Silkwood, Promised Land uses mainstream entertainment to delve into American values, corporate responsibility, and activism.

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Top 10 U.S. Weather Events Of 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Moms Clean Air Force|Posted in: Event, Guest Bloggers, Heat and Extreme Weather, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, pollution, resources, Science, Texas, Utah|
Top 10 U.S. Weather Events Of 2012

This was written by Dr. Jeff Masters, co-founder of the Weather Underground. This post originally posted on Wunderblog, via Climate Progress: It was another year of incredible weather extremes unparalleled in American history during 2012. Eleven billion-dollar weather disasters hit the U.S., a figure exceeded only by the fourteen such disasters during the equally insane …

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5 Tips For Cleaner Fires From A Chimney Sweep

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Moms Clean Air Force|Posted in: asthma, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, pollution|

This post was written by Kiera Butler for Mother Jones and used with permission: It's no secret that fireplaces and woodstoves—wonderful and cozy though they may be—are not great for the environment. The smoke that they produce is full of harmful particles, including, according to the EPA, volatile organic compounds and the likely carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene. …

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Parents Care About The Economy AND Clean Energy

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Moms Clean Air Force|Posted in: asthma, Economics, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, pollution, renewable energy|
Parents Care About The Economy AND Clean Energy

This post was written by Leigh Garofalow, Green4U and What I Want My Kids To Know: As my first Presidential election as a parent draws closer, I have been thinking hard about how this election will affect my kids lives. We are at a time when our environment needs us to act quickly and decisively. …

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Main Line Parent Supports Moms Clean Air Force

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Moms Clean Air Force|Posted in: activism, asthma, Cancer, dads, Guest Bloggers, Motherhood, Pennsylvania, pollution|
Main Line Parent Supports Moms Clean Air Force

 MCAF was named charity of the month by Main Line Parent! This was written by Sarah Mazzone, Made In USA Challenge: Main Line residents have a lot to be proud of. Our community is home to a string of beautiful, clean towns with thriving business districts. Our school districts are ranked high nationally, and we …

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A Night Out For Children's Health In Philly

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Moms Clean Air Force|Posted in: Event, Pennsylvania|

TELL THE PRESIDENT TO GIVE US A PLAN FOR GLOBAL WARMING

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