Dear abolitionists,
We need your help at the Capitol today.
In July, we asked you to tell your U.S. senators to take a stand against slavery by supporting the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. Many of you did just that, and 15 senators are now officially sponsoring the bill. Your action brought us one step closer to victory.

As Congress vacated Washington, D.C. for the usual August recess, one of the final announcements made by House Republicans was that the Green the Capitol Initiative would be killed, due primarily to budget reductions. Begun by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Green the Capitol Initiative was designed to promote energy and resource savings. [...]

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Lois Capps, and Rep. Doris Matsui speak to protect children's health from mercury pollution

US Capitol with its power plant in foreground (via Flickr's Matthew Hurst)

The US women’s soccer team advances to the World Cup final, Obama stands strong behind a long-term debt deal, a Brooklyn man has murdered and dismembered an 8 year-old boy, the U.S. may lose its Aaa debt rating, and Minnesota is currently a dry state. Also, two studies show that certain pills can prevent H.I.V. [...]

More evidence that Congress lives in an alternate universe: they still think offshore oil rigs are no place for regulators.
Basic common sense says that if you want to increase oil production, you at least need to pay for more rig inspectors to handle the extra work.