Tag: united states
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Big Oil’s Investment in the NRA Could Reshape U.S. Energy, Land and Wildlife Policy
As part of a major effort since 2008 to bolster its lobbying and political power…
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Go Wild for National Park Week: April 19-27
Each spring, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation host National Park Week, a presidentially proclaimed celebration of our national heritage. This year National Park Week—technically nine days—is scheduled for April 19-27. Kicking off the week, free admission will be offered to parks nation-wide opening weekend, this Saturday and Sunday (April 19-20). Below, the slideshow gives a small snapshot of the…
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100+ Scientists and Economists Urge President Obama and Secretary Kerry to Reject Keystone XL
More than 100 leading scientists and economists are calling on the Obama Administration to deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline because it will trigger massive development of the world’s dirtiest oil, and escalate climate change. They include Nobel Prize winners in physics and economics, and lead authors of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel…
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How Fracking Destroys the American Dream
Last fall, Resource Media compiled an in-depth media tip sheet to provide journalists with background information and sources about the growing body of evidence linking drilling with widespread impacts on property values, property rights and quality of life in communities across America. [caption id="attachment_327256" align="alignnone" width="500"] Drilling near Mansfield, TX.[/caption] Since we first published Drilling vs.…
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9 of the Dirtiest U.S. Fisheries Exposed
Today, Oceana released a new report exposing nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the U.S. These nine fisheries combined throw away almost half of what they catch and are responsible for more than 50 percent of all reported bycatch in the U.S., injuring and killing thousands of protected and endangered species every year. Bycatch is…