Tag: Energy
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Keystone XL Conflict of Interest: Obama Attorney’s Law Firm Represents TransCanada
A recent investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Obama’s personal attorney, works at the corporate law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which does legal work for TransCanada …
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Who Pays the Cost of Fracking?
Just reclaiming a fracking site can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the damage done by fracking—from contaminated groundwater to ruined roads—can cost millions of dollars. But today’s report shows that …
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Colorado Residents Protest Fracking at Democratic Governors’ Conference
This past Saturday, hundreds of Coloradans from across the state gathered outside the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) meeting at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, CO, to tell Gov. Hickenlooper and other governors from across the country to say no t…
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Secret Trade Deals Promote Fracking, Threaten Future of American Democracy
Because while the American people aren’t being told what’s in the deal, and while members of Congress are being shut out of the negotiations, representatives from more than 600 corporations and corporate interests are able not only to see the text of the agreement, but also are …
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Frac-Sand Mining Boom Adds to Growing List of Fracking Dangers
We often think of fracking as mainly using chemicals and water, but the process consumes vast amounts of sand that is injected down wells, helping to fracture the rocks. In turn, this sand mining …