Tag: Energy
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WikiLeaks Exposes Obama Administration’s Weakening of Environmental Policies in TPP
The U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries aren’t on the same page regarding environmental policies within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact, and the dissension has been exposed by WikiLeaks. Organizations who have viewed the leaked version of the TPP’s environment chapter say it shows that the U.S. could ease up on pollution control requirements, a shark…
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Southern States Need to Divest From Coal and Invest in Renewable Energy
By Angela Garrone The cost of importing coal is a drain on the economies of Southeastern states, particularly in those states that rely heavily on coal-fired power. In an updated report, Burning Coal, Burning Cash the Union of Concerned Scientists use updated market data to determine just how much money is leaving the Southeast to…
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Powerful Film Underscores Urgent Need to Address Climate Change
Ian Mauro, an environmental and social scientist at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, recently toured Atlantic Canada, interviewing fishers, hunters, farmers, businessmen, First Nations and local politicians about climate change. The result is a powerful film, Climate Change in Atlantic Canada, with people from different walks of life sharing observations about what’s happening all around them. When an…
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Chicago’s Proposed Petcoke Regulations Full of Loopholes
By Kari Lydersen Chicago elected officials have vowed to crack down on the growing piles of petcoke stored by a subsidiary of Koch Industries and another company along the Calumet River on the city’s far southeast side. But at a public hearing Monday night, local residents made clear that they don’t trust the City Council or Mayor…
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Neil Young Stands With First Nations on Anti-Tar Sands Tour
By Emily Saari Rock legend Neil Young launched a week long concert tour in Canada this week in solidarity with First Nations fighting against oil sands development in their territories. Neil Young’s latest tour, entitled “Honor the Treaties” and also featuring Diana Krall, is a music tour with a political message. Young is using his spotlight to…