Tag: united states
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Breaking: Interior Department Bows to Pressure from Oil and Gas Industry, Weakens Fracking Rules
EcoWatch The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed an updated set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing, on public lands today. The controversial oil and gas development technique—in which drillers blast millions of gallons of chemically treated water into the earth to force oil and gas from underground deposits—has been linked…
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Taxpayers Billed Nearly $100 Billion for Extreme Weather in 2012
National Resources Defense Council By Dan Lashof With all the debate on the federal budget in Congress, climate change rarely gets mentioned as a deficit driver. Yet dealing with climate disruption was one of the largest non-defense discretionary budge…
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U.S. State Department Exposed For Pushing Biotech Seed Industry’s Global Agenda
“This report provides a chilling snapshot of how a handful of giant biotechnology companies are unduly influencing U.S. foreign policy and undermining our diplomatic efforts to promote security, international development and transparency worldwide …
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U.S. State Department Exposed For Pushing Biotech Seed Industry’s Global Agenda
“This report provides a chilling snapshot of how a handful of giant biotechnology companies are unduly influencing U.S. foreign policy and undermining our diplomatic efforts to promote security, international development and transparency worldwide …
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Carbon Emissions: How Does Your State Score?
U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION — Between 2000 and 2010, carbon dioxide emissions fell in 32 states and rose in 18 states. However, from 2009 to 2010, only 14 states saw a decrease in emissions …