Tag: united states
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Offshore Wind Bill Renews Commitment to Clean Energy
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION — These leaders understand that to support offshore wind development is to support a clean and prosperous future, where job growth is responsible and lasting, and investors are rewarded for putting their money in the right place …
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Sequester Cuts: How It Will Strain the Economy and Put Americans’ Health at Risk
DESMOGBLOG — Not only will the sequester cuts put a tremendous strain on our economy as a whole, but the health effects that will result from more pollution and less monitoring will become …
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The Low-Down on How Sequestration Would Impact Environmental Health
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION — If sequestration, the series of automatic budget cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011, goes into effect as scheduled on March 1, it will have a disastrous impact on …
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Illinois Fracking Bill Contains Industry-Friendly ALEC Language
DESMOGBLOG — Illinois is the next state on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)’s target list for putting the oil industry’s interests ahead of the public interest…
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Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Topped $620 Billion in 2011
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE — The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit the environmental and health costs of burning coal, oil and natural gas from their prices. Subsidies manipulate the game even further. According to …