Tag: Energy
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Toxic and Tax Exempt: American Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Tar Sands Oil Spill Cleanup
OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL — In a January 2011 memorandum, the IRS determined that to generate revenues for the oil spill trust fund, Congress only intended to tax conventional crude, and not tar sands or other unconventional oils. This exemption remains to this day, even though …
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VIDEO: A Boom With No Boundaries—How Oil and Gas Drilling is Damaging Our Public Lands
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS — A Boom With No Boundaries explores how one of America’s 59 national parks is already being affected by the pollution, traffic and noise associated with oil and gas drilling. And this is only the beginning of the problems, as …
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CallCuomo.com Campaign Launches to Protect New Yorkers’ Health and Safety from Fracking
NEW YORKERS AGAINST FRACKING — Governor Cuomo recently said that his health and environmental commissioners might make a decision on fracking before the science is in. We hope that he will wait for the science and listen to the majority of …
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Guest Post: Green Roofs Boost Efficiency of Buildings and Photovoltaic Panels
Planting a green garden on the roof of a building can help increase its energy performance; the vegetation infrastructure of soil, insulating and waterproof material and the vegetation itself, form an effective insulation layer on the roof of the building. Considering that the roof constitutes the primary source of energy waste in a building it…
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The Coming Crash: Our Addiction to Endless Growth on a Finite Planet
POST CARBON INSTITUTE — If you want to understand how much energy costs, don’t look at your electric bill; instead get a copy of the new book Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth. This massive coffee table book contains …