Category: Missouri
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Missouri Sued for Defying Voters on Renewable Energy Law
A lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that state government has interfered with fulfillment of the law’s mandate. Development of solar and wind energy in Missouri has been sluggish …
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Facebook Censors March Against Monsanto Event
The group March Against Monsanto announced yesterday that Facebook had removed an event page promoting a rally in St. Louis, MO, where the biotech giant is headquartered.
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Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …
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New Pipeline Threatens Wetlands in Gulf Coast Communities
In a region still scarred by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Plains Southcap LLC is building a pipeline meant to carry conventional crude oil from Alabama to Mississippi, threatening waterways in both states.
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The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC
The same law that contributed to George Zimmerman walking free out of a Florida courtroom last weekend after taking the life of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was primarily written by the same super lobbying group behind legislation protecting natural gas …