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Trans Pacific Partnership text exposes threat to environment and climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After years of secret negotiations, the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement was released today. The text confirms the worst fears of environmentalists. The envir…
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KXL: State Department rejects TransCanadas permit delay
WASHINGTON, D.C.: It has been reported that the State Department rejected Canadian oil company TransCanada’s request that the review of its permit application for the controversial Keystone XL pip…
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Keep it in the Ground bill could curb 450 billion tons of carbon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate climate leaders Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) today introduced the Keep it in the Ground Act of 2015. The bill would prohibit the issuance of new leases…
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Gardeners and beekeepers swarm Ace and True Value stores
More than 400,000 people urge garden retailers to stop selling bee-killing pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 5,000 people in 10 cities across the U.S. will swarm Ace Hardware and True Value Ha…
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Senate climate leaders unveil landmark climate legislation
Media advisory for November 4, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) will today introduce the Keep it in the Ground Act of 2015. The bill prohibits the is…
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Indonesia’s palm oil fires: Responding to the crisis
Massive forest fires have engulfed Indonesia for several months, and produce more daily CO2 emissions than the entire U.S. economy. The fires are responsible for as many as 500,000 cases of respirator…
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For Mainers: A government of, by and for the people
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today is election day around the United States, one day each year in which citizen voices can be heard en masse. For the citizens of Maine, Question #1 presents an opportunity to re…
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Historic coalition tells world leaders to say Au Revoir to Fracking ahead of global climate summit in Paris
Media advisory for November 3 Food & Water Watch kicks off series of events calling for a ban on fracking at rally outside the White House Tuesday WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, November 3, at…
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TransCanada asks for Keystone permit delay, admits pipeline would fail Obamas climate test, says Friends of the Earth
WASHINGTON, D.C.: It has been reported that Canadian oil company TransCanada has requested that the State Department suspend its review of the permit application for the controversial Keystone XL pipe…
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#HoodsOff reveals senators, representatives, local elected officials and police
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Transparency hacktivism group Anonymous exposed hundreds of officials today as card-carrying members of domestic terrorism and hate group, the Ku Klux Klan. It has been reported…