PLEDGE track

this is a political tactic

pioneered by norquist --> enforcer TAG

picked up by kochs

mirrored by left: no FF $, no XL 819

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January 27, 2017 ENFORCER // GROVER

The Count on Coal coalition launched a Congressional Scorecard for the 115th congress to track votes on coal-related issues.30

“Count on Coal ‘s scorecard was developed to ensure vital coal industry priorities remain at the top of members’ priority lists and are translated into action that provides coal communities with urgent relief from further economic harm,” the NMA press release reported.

One of the key votes tracked would be what NMA described as a “unnecessary” stream rule:

“Swift and decisive action on the Stream Rule is required to restore balance, save high-wage jobs and protect an energy source integral to our nation’s success,” said NMA president and CEO Hal Quinn. “The combination of unnecessary government overreach, regulatory duplication and harm done through this rule meets every test for CRA action and for a key vote to kick off our scorecard for the 115th Congress.”31

On February 16, President Donald Trump signed an order to repeal the Stream Protection Rule.The Sierra Club noted that the rule covers waterways near surface coal mining operations including mountaintop-removal mines.The rule, introduced in 1983 and later strengthened by the Obama Administration, wrote that coal mines could not damage the “hydrologic balance” outside of their permit areas by doing things like dumping debris into valleys that could pollute rivers and streams with heavy metals such as selenium, mercury, and arsenic.32

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http://climatetruth.org/about/

As of today, 496 politicians and political candidates across the United States have pledged to reject fossil fuel money and put the health of our climate, families, and communities ahead of fossil fuel industry profits.

Naomi Oreskes

@NaomiOreskes

Dr. Naomi Oreskes is Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. Her research focuses on the earth and environmental sciences, with a particular interest in understanding scientific consensus and dissent.

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Michael Mann

@MichaelEMann

Dr. Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University. His research involves the use of theoretical models and observational data to better understand Earth's climate system.

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John Cook

@SkepticScience

John Cook is the Climate Communication Fellow for the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. He is currently completing a PhD in cognitive psychology, researching how people think about climate change.

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