After working long hours over many years crafting new architectural designs government regulators switched sides to kill what the author calls “threatening test initiatives.”  Whenever there is economic or environmental creativity Washington will stand up for regulation and/or deregulation for corporate benefit. The most highly valued concern for most Americans today is the dream that they might have the opportunity to retire, maybe second to the dream of retiring it might be the ability for young people to purchase a home, raise a family and do this with hard work (two jobs) at minimum wage. The surreal effort of hard working citizens in the United States is being trampled on by Governments lack of humanitarianism and more specifically Corporate America!

Wealth in America owned by the 1% leaves little room for policy change in Washington. This documentary demonstrates hard work and creative ideas; an agenda for freedom that may no longer exists in our country. It is as though government does not want us to prosper by creativity or test our  innovative ambitions to be all we can be. Why is this? Obviously it’s not in the agenda unless the 1% are profiting from our efforts. Keeping citizens at bay (poverty) propagates continued silence. For the majority of households the worries about how they are going to pay their bills is overwhelming.

The Supply and Demand theory is a lie!

Reliance on  Government and the initiatives being conducted to develop the  tar sands of Canada and Fracking is the spin doctor of greed by which consumers are being oppressed. What about consumer efficiency,  couldn’t that help?

Let me share an example (trend) of efficiency: Fuel (supply and demand) is what oil companies stated are the primary reason for fluctuating prices. When gas had reached a price above $4.00 dollars, or higher “as we all know to well”  happened across our nation, hence the automobile industry decided to introduce redesign and manufacture cars that could go twice and some times three times the distance opposed to vehicles of yesterday. Prices continue to escalate reaching record highs! Why? Because oil companies would lose money! Consequentially  stretching  a gallon of fuel is adverse to the profits and well being of  the elite. Evidently government and corporations would never want true self independence for the people of the United States as revealed in this documentary, as you will see. So I have posted this video to conclude that Imperialistic Consumption and not Sustainable Standards dictate what we have become as a nation. The most revealing story of how one man has proven that the love for our planet is able to break through the immoral boundaries of Corporate Welfare and Climate Change.

Enjoy

02-15-2013

By Stefanie Spear

As a very busy news week comes to an end, I thought it would be fitting to post a captivating video. A friend of mine emailed me this video link earlier this week and I finally got around to checking it out.

I think this is the perfect video to show our appreciation for all that is wild and the dedication and commitment of activists worldwide, many of whom will attend the largest climate rally in history this Sunday. Hats off to the 48 courageous leaders who were arrested this week in front of the White House protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.

A Dedication to the Stewards of Our Planet

Enjoy

Watch this video on YouTube.

Visit EcoWatch’s BIODIVERSITY and CLIMATE CHANGE page for more related news on this topic.

Dear Grand Rapids,

There is still time to take part: Anyone interested in education, healthcare, business innovation, worker preparedness, criminal justice, economic development and the future of our community.  

Friday, March 1, 2013, 8:30am-4:30pm
at the GVSU Eberhard Center

 Click here purchase tickets.

We are quite content to be a company that delivers environmental conscientious debris removal; we don’t make the same deals and contracts that other companies do. We are fiercely an unconventional  company where another company may value the bottom line. We value what’s important  not just how we perform our job but how we dispose of your debris. We answer to no one but you!  Our answer to you the customer is to provide proven solutions about how we can secure a thriving effort to educate Grand Rapids Michigan about environmental concerns.  We affiliate our selves with organizations that have young  people in mind.

We believe in transparency that trumps concerns over profit. We operate this way because we think it is the right thing to do. Our natural resources are more important than corporate America (oil and gas) who insist that land and water is for profit.

The benefits for people in the Grand Rapids area is to use locally owned companies keeping the dollars you spend right here in your community! The  Local First  movement provides for jobs that has little to do with government intervention. Government intervention leads to conforming to non regulation that does not  relate to what we want as a community.  Better for the individual and better for the environment always and forever serving the community for more innovative ways to protect you the customer for the greater good. Were a company that’s not just  for profit , we are a company that wants to make a difference in societal choices and to choose whats best for the environment and the impoverished.

Sincerely,

Mr. Douglas A. DeVoid

Governor’s Energy Forums Across Michigan

Lansing
Thursday, February 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing (map)

Grand Rapids
Monday, February 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Grand Valley State University, DeVos Center, Loosemoore Auditorium
401 Fulton St. West, Grand Rapids (map)
*Free parking in the Fulton lot off Fulton Street

University Center (Tri-Cities area)
Monday, March 4 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Delta College, Lecture Theater
1961 Delta Rd., University Center (map)

Kalamazoo
Monday, March 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Western Michigan University, Fetzer Center, Kirsch Auditorium
2350 Business Ct., Kalamazoo (map)

Detroit
Monday, March 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
NextEnergy
461 Burroughs Street, Detroit (map)

Marquette
Friday, April 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Northern Michigan University, Don H. Bottum University Center,
Brule & Cadillac Conference Rooms
1401 Presque Isle, Marquette (map)

Traverse City
Monday, April 22 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Northwestern Michigan College, Hagerty Conference Center
715 E. Front St., Traverse City (map) ]]> http://www.domesticcleanup.net/2013/02/michiganders-voice-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.domesticcleanup.net/2013/02/fracking-coming-kent-county/ http://www.domesticcleanup.net/2013/02/fracking-coming-kent-county/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:37:23 +0000 Douglas DeVoid http://www.domesticcleanup.net/?p=3998  Full version of GasLand on NetFlix

Watch this video on YouTube.

Dear Families,

This blog essentially provides a meeting place for those close to Rockford Michigan to ask questions about Hydraulic Fracturing that will effect our area. The other thing I would like to do is try to develop a way for those of you that don’t know any thing about the dangers surrounding gas extraction to be informed from the convenience of your home. I would encourage you to explore my articles about Hydraulic Fracturing but above that explore the internet and learn as much as possible about this very important subject because time is running out. Thirty two states now practice this unconventional method of drilling and has spread across the world at an increasing rate.

So if you are not from Kent County you can skip over the beginning of this article and go directly to the first video that demonstrates how Hydraulic Fracturing works (3-D illustration of Hydraulic Fracturing). Then we will get in to the meat of economics of this practice, so the first ten minutes of this presentation may not be for everyone because economics is boring but very important to most, however the last half will express the real health concerns. To move forward I want to say one more thing “this is real and real people are being effected with serous illnesses and death as a result to what is known as Fracking!” Perhaps you have heard all this and want to hear from an individual a person just like you stop right here  now and go to http://www.domesticcleanup.net/2012/06/suffering-hands-mining-companies/ Please feel free to contact my office or leave a comment. Thank you! Doug

Fracking is Coming to Kent County

* The White Pine Trail
* The Rogue River State Game Area
* The Cannonsburg State Game Area

This is a community forum on hydraulic fracturing with Professor Maryann Lesert presenting “Fracking in The Forest”

Forum put on by Kent County Water Conservation, Mutual Aid, and Citizens for Responsible Resource Management.

6:30 pm Meet and Greet
7:00 pm Presentation; followed by questions and answers.

3-D illustration of Hydraulic Fracturing

Deborah Rogers: Economics of Fracking (full talk)

Here is the most informative web site about Hydraulic Fracturing (archives) which includes videos and articles relating to to where we are headed if we don’t take action today! Irreversible consequences.  http://nofracking.com/

“Before he had come to the town he had known about nothing but death: here he had learnt to live, to decide things for himself; he had learnt what it felt like to wash in clean water in the sunshine until he was clean himself, and what it felt like to satisfy his hunger with food that tasted good; he had learnt the sound of laughter that was free from cruelty; he had learnt the meaning of beauty”
- Anne Holm, I am David

“Never let me hear you say it’s someone else’s fault. It often is, but you must never shirk your own responsibility … You can’t change others, but you can do something about a fault in yourself.”
― Anne Holm, I Am David

Obamas most recent State of the Union address gave a glimpse of hope that Climate Change is now important for the first time  and in Gods name I hope this is not just rhetoric because it will further the  ridiculous and presumptuous idea that climate change does not exist and the next thing we will be hearing from oil and gas companies is  “if  we would only  open all of the world’s refrigerators at once it will cool the earth.”

Perhaps we need to render the same approach that Obama has demonstrated by inviting to the State of the Union address those who  have evidence of health problems and exhibit suffering by governments inaction. Educating the public and denouncing oil and gas companies with scientific studies just isn’t fashionable so  we need to prove there is an onslaught of sickness by bringing bodies to the capital? It is a shame that Obama has to go to such extremes and to exacerbate these victims to make a point. I looked at Gabby Gifford in so much remorse to establish the truths of injustice and how justice needs to substantiate this through exhibitionism.

I would like to also know where were the scientist in this rally?

The following leaders spoke at the rally:

The Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip Hop Caucus President and CEO
Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director
Van Jones, NRDC Trustee and President Rebuild the Dream
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Democratic Senator from Rhode Island
Chief Jacqueline Thomas, Immediate past Chief of the Saik’uz First Nation in British Columbia and co-founder Yinka Dene Alliance
Crystal Lameman, Beaver Lake Cree First Nation
Maria T. Cardona, Latinovations Founder, Dewey Square Group Principal
Bill McKibben, 350.org President, Scholar at Middlebury College
Tom Steyer, Investor and founder of the Center for the Next Generation

I may be pulling straws but can we accredit any of these speakers for being scientist and if not why weren’t any scientist asked to speak at the rally?

Tom Zeller and May Boeve weigh in on what can be done.

Tom Zeller Huffington Post Senior writer says “with a divided congress there will not be broad legislation to stop the many problems related to our environment but through Obama’s regulatory authority new emission standards can be achieved or at least with a bully bull pit strategy that may invoke some change.”

May Boeve 350 Executive Director and Co-Founder Oakland, CA, USA staff member says “fossil fuel subsidies is an area that Obama has and can focus on.” end of quote. This should be music to the ears of republicans who can capitalize on their effort to reduce government spending but I can‘t believe that any great precedence to this disclosure will  occur or be the basis of non partisanship, greater revenues for corporations rules in our nonsensical democratic process.

The unnecessary game playing of  kick the can is an  unrealistic approach. Oil and gas companies are making record profits! Fuel prices continue to fluctuate to record highs its time we take action that demands more civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the one and only action that has ever provoked change. It’s not enough to be astonished by Climate Change in recent years and until we see a super size catastrophe enough to decimate our national security a mere rally won’t change anything?

Is this the time to put Obama in his place and denounce his rhetoric?

In contrast to my commentary and the  questions posed I think that the rally gave light to a crises that’s on its way. Its to early for the majority to effectively be apart of environmental concern. The  message of stopping the XLP won’t stop Climate Change but this rally is symbolic because if our president doesn’t use his pen to stop XLP he will be delivering a message to the American people that he is just another ordinary politician that can‘t be entrusted with our health; revealing his true identity. It’s as if World War II British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had declared, “I have nothing to offer except blood, toil, tears, and sweat. And God knows that polls badly, so just forget about it.”
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776616.Churchill

For Barack Obama alone-understood what is at stake: the fate not only of nations, but of civilization itself.

We need to make sure that Obama is not playing golf during his lame duck term. Let him know that we will hold him accountable for leadership and stick to his promises. Support him after he stops XLP and not until then. We have given our message of support to you Mr, President and made our position clear about Climate Change when we rallied behind you at the capital. So now its time to make good on “yes we can” and Move Forward Mr. President the ball is in your court.

As tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. yesterday to urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, more evidence emerged that the public isn’t getting the full story of the environmental impacts of tar sands.

Confirmed evidence:  Confirmed: Tar Sands Toxic Liquid Waste Contaminating Local Waterways

http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70129353&trkid=2361637

The infrastructure of Michigan roads is in the news and everyone knows they are terrible. This has resulted due to a lack of concern and many years of neglect. Citizens of Michigan will potentially have to pay an additional gas tax  says “Michigan’s Governor Snyder.” Stuck between a bad economy and higher costs to live we must now make repairs. If this is any indication of how Michigan legislators have dealt with road maintenance then what do you believe will be gas companies intentions  when old and non profitable well pads are abandoned.  Left behind to obscure the land site, reeking with remnants of carcinogens.

We have seen first hand what has happened in the Gulf of Mexico and BP’s small investment to clean up what can’t be cleaned up. Once water is contaminated with carcinogens money can’t cure the damage only prevailing  time  will. In that time possibly two century’s will  have to pass before earth can repair the damage done, a continued death rate and sickness will ravage the earth. Do you want to take the risk that this is not true? Many harmful incidents have already occurred and media has not shown the concern nor has government made any substantial efforts to stop extraction of natural gas by unconventional means (hydraulic fracturing).

Barack Obama is receiving accolades from liberal environmentalists for saying progressive-sounding things about global warming in his fifth State of the Union Address (SOTUA) last Tuesday. The reason for this praise is not mysterious. The President made some minimally decent comments about the leading issue of our or any time. Read more about Barack Obama and the politics involving the proposed XL Pipe line and Hydraulic Fracturing  article written by Paul Street  and re-posted from ZNet by Jeff Smith (GRIID)  Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy.

Clean Water Action, Sierra Club Michigan and WMEAC supports a moratorium on fracking which I agree is a step in the right direction. Notably, one group, Food and Water Watch, has endorsed both a national ban and the Michigan bills, suggests that there isn’t as big a difference between the positions as some might suggest.

The Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan and the grassroots group Committee to Ban Michigan Fracking are currently circulating petitions to ban horizontal hydraulic fracturing, http://www.letsbanfracking.org/ an effort that would not increase regulations on other types of fracking, and can easily be confused with the much more exhaustive fracking ban recently enacted in Vermont. The group claims that if it gathers enough signatures by election day in November, the issue will appear on the ballot in 2014.

We need to follow in Vermont‘s foot steps to ban fracking! Different from Vermont where natural gas is not abundant and not profitable; Michigan has a geological watershed that can not support such adverse activity. http://www.egr.msu.edu/igw/GWIM%20Figure%20Webpage/Webpages%20-%20Links/Wetlands.htm

The notion of a moratorium is a great idea but it lacks real substance as reports of death and health problems circulate daily in 32 states. Influencing work alongside regulators to help increase protections and influencing where wells can and can’t be located is irrelevant and is unacceptable verbiage.

Michigan’s few continue to auction off drilling leases for state-owned lands, including recreational areas and state parks. I will not endorse regulatory action alone. What other states have not done and particularly Pennsylvania  is incomprehensible. Michigan is a water basin of life, natural in nature, a magnificent beauty found no where else on earth and above all this is my home and I want it safe! Michiganders love Michigan!

And so it is today that we must educate, we must demonstrate, and we must participate, and then we can re-create an environment free of possible destruction by the few who don’t seem to care.

Please repost this article and Recruit volunteers and spread the word using Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan promotional video:

Respectively,

Douglas A. DeVoid

Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan | Novi, MI 48375

http://www.letsbanfracking.org/