WMC's ground attack on the ability of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to regulate mercury is built on a "mountain of falsehoods" as far as environmentalists are concerned.

It all started back in 2006, when Governor Doyle called on the DNR to develop a rule that would reduce mercury emissions by 90 percent. After listening to Doyle and the citizens of Wisconsin, the DNR drafted a rule that would cut emissions from the largest power plants by that amount, but WMC and other corporate interest groups recently filed a lawsuit to halt the DNR's rulemaking process. It appears the falsehoods have been stacking up ever since.

Take a look at how the WMC claims stack up against the facts, provided by the Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter:   Read More »

Digging a little deeper on Sen. John McCain’s environmental record yields some scary remains indeed. Turns out he’s pretty much buried any previous attempts to work on environmental concerns, and any comments he makes on global warming, energy and the environmental are little more than double talk.

According to the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), McCain’s lifetime LCV score comes in at a paltry 24 percent, showing what the organization calls “a wavering commitment to America’s environment."

Want to help unearth the truth about McCain?

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