Graph of the Day - October 13th

See how corporations can pour millions of dollars into putting ballot measures up for vote that benefit themselves. Californians have the ability to say NO to the power of Big Oil. The original image is interactive and allows you to scroll over each contributor to find their total donation. More on stopping Prop. 23.

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Map of the Day - September 2nd

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Those green dots represent coal mining. The point is that coal mining (especially mountaintop removal) has not benefited the communities to which it claims to be vital. I don't believe in coincidences this strong. Yes that mountain soil doesn't provide a good agriculture base, but mountaintop remove is destroying communities and the extraction of mineral wealth is not taxed nearly enough.

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