Tag: united states
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Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …
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President Obama Admits Keystone XL Will Not Be a Job Creator
The Cornell report showed that the pipeline would create approximately 2,500 direct construction jobs per year over the two-year life of the project. This number was affirmed…
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Confessions of a Climate Change Denier
The fight is about winning back the social safety net that has been slashed by the same economic and political elite that profits from fossil fuels …
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Top 10 Ways the House Environmental Spending Bill Would Ruin Your Summer
While millions of Americans are relaxing and unwinding at parks, on beaches and in backyards across the country this summer, the House Appropriations Committee is launching a massive assault on their public health …
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Growth of Global Solar and Wind Energy Continues to Outpace Other Technologies
Global solar and wind energy capacities continued to grow even though new investments in these energy sources declined during 2012.