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Hillary Clintons email use worries foes of government secrecy
The disclosure that Hillary Clinton used only a private email account for official business as secretary of state drew complaints Tuesday from advocacy groups and open-government specialists, who warn…
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Progressive and conservative groups question White House representation of Trans Pacific Partnership investment chapter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in The Washington Post opposing the “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” chapter of the Trans Pacific Partners…
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Bee Swarm: Four million Americans demand President Obama save bees from toxic pesticides
Beekeepers, farmers and kids will swarm White House Wednesday to demand president save bees WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bee-lovers, beekeepers, farmers, and businesses representatives will swarm the White Ho…
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Does Obama’s EPA rule mean welfare for wood?
Almost nothing is more stupid than chopping down trees and feeding them to power plants for electricity. It hurts biodiversity, belches toxic chemicals and contributes more to climate change than coal…
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Tall tales of the TPP (and TTIP)
Dean Baker, the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, recently wrote about official misinformation in the effort to pass Fast Track trade promotion authority legislation to greas…
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Green groups divided on Hillary Clintons oil interest ties
Hillary Clinton’s connections to oil and gas interests has created a dilemma for some environmental groups, troubling activists for whom she would be the natural candidate to support for presi…
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Fossil fuel interests donated millions to Clinton charity. Is this a problem?
At the same time that Hillary Clinton was pushing to make it easier for major corporations — including oil and gas companies — to do business abroad, many of those same companies were donating to…
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Bipartisan Senate bill to tackle broken Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Toomey (R-Penn.) introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The RFS requires U.S. blenders to use increasing amo…
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Is the world ready for GM animals?
The use of genetically engineered animals could revolutionise whole areas of public health and agriculture, according to advocates. But is the world ready for modified mosquitoes and GM salmon? Is th…
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After a Veto, Keystone Is Far From Dead
President Barack Obama might have vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline, but the fight over the pipeline is far from over. After a Veto, Keystone Is Far From Dead -NBC News 2/25/2015