Tag: coal
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U.S. Coal Exports Causing Deaths in Europe
As U.S. decision makers weigh the costs and benefits of dramatically increasing this deadly export it’s worth asking ourselves is this an export we can justify? Thanks to this new report from Greenpeace we can conclusively give you 2,000 reasons it’s not.
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New Film Exposes Climate Threats of Powder River Basin Coal Mining and Exports
A Pacific Northwest coal project is threatening the global environment on a scale greater than the Keystone Pipeline, but most people have never heard of it. Momenta, a documentary collaboration between …
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Report Confirms Coal Companies Receive Massive U.S. Taxpayer Subsidies for Mining on Public Lands
Yesterday, the Department of Interior’s Office (DOI) of the Inspector General released a report confirming U.S. coal companies receive massive subsidies from U.S. taxpayers for mining leases on public lands. The Inspector General’s findings come on the heels
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Continues to Destroy Appalachia
While headlines in major news outlets claim “Coal is Dead,” residents of Appalachia rightfully have their doubts. With little recourse available, they are still being asked to accept the systematic destruction …
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Bill McKibben Inspires Australia to ‘Do The Math’ for Climate Action
If ticket sales, packed seats and a rapt audience are anything to go by, Bill McKibben’s first show in Australia was a roaring success …