Tag: News
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Two Solar Projects in California, Nevada Approved on Public Land
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the approval of two solar energy projects located near the Nevada-California border […] — Solar Builder magazine
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1,000+ Health Care Professionals Call on President Obama to Halt Fracking
Today, Environment America Research & Policy Center and its state affiliates delivered letters from more than 1,000 doctors, nurses and other health professionals to President Obama and state decision-makers asserting that fracking should be stopped, given the overwhelming threats to public health. The letters come as public awareness of the health and environmental impacts of…
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Judge Sides With Landowners, Strikes Down Eminent Domain Law Allowing Keystone XL
Yesterday the Lancaster County District Court in Lincoln, NE found LB 1161—the law that amended Nebraska state pipeline laws to clear the way for the Keystone XL pipeline by granting the power of eminent domain to Gov. Heineman and in turn TransCananda—unconstitutional and void, according to Bold Nebraska. “Citizens won today,” said Jane Kleeb, director of Bold Nebraska. “We beat a…
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Women Without Borders, Patagonia Without Dams
By Patrick J. Lynch A five-day ride on horseback ìs redefining citizen-based environmental advocacy in Patagonia. Amidst growing concerns about the destruction of Patagonia at the hands of the mining and energy sectors, 45 women from different regions of Chile and Argentina came together in January for a five-day cabalgata to call attention to the damming of…
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Obama’s Nuke-Powered Drone Strike on America’s Fiscal Sanity
So the “all the above” energy strategy now deems we dump another $6.5 billion in bogus loan guarantees down the atomic drain. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has announced finalization of hotly contested taxpayer handouts for the two Vogtle reactors being built in Georgia. Another $1.8 billion waits to be pulled out of your pocket and poured…