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Getting climate finance right
Successful examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the world UN climate watchers are eager to see what projects and programs the Green Climate Fund finances out of the starting gate. The impli…
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‘Kayaktivists’ to protest offshore oil and gas drilling
A group of kayakers is demanding that the Obama administration put an end to offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The “kayaktivists” will protest in front of the White Hous…
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Kayaktivists launch demonstration in front of White House
Citizens nationwide demand rapid end to Arctic Ocean drilling on “SHell NO” Day of Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kayaktivism will spread across the country as citizen activists in 13 states gather f…
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Bumblebees Decimated by Climate Change: Study
All bees — all pollinators, actually — are under stress these days, but bumblebees are especially affected by climate change, according to a new study. Other species are mitigating the effects of…
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Court upholds ban on contractor pay-to-play donations
Earlier this week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a challenge to the 1974 ban on campaign contributions by federal contractors. Ruling on Wagner v. FEC, the 11-member court col…
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EPA spending bill pulled from House floor
House leaders’ decision to pull the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency spending bill from a vote Thursday benefits environmental groups, at least for a short time. Obama de…
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Environmentalists Aren’t Sorry Confederate Flag Debate Threatens Bill To Cut EPA Funding
Here’s one group that’s not very disappointed that a major House appropriations bill has gotten bogged down in a fight over the Confederate flag: environmental advocates. The bill, which…
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House leadership pulls Interior, EPA Spending bill over Confederate Flag
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning House Republican leadership pulled HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016, over a controversial amendment that would have stripped a provi…
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Cruise industry eyes Cuba
The Obama administration’s plans to normalize relations with Cuba and the introduction of legislation to relax travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba have launched a tourism frenzy — and the…
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House re-opens assault against EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House begins voting today on HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016. The bill would cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $718 mi…