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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
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Chinese banks must ensure companies investing abroad make good on promise of sustainability
Chinese banks must ensure companies investing abroad make good on promise of sustainability, -South China Morning Post 2/25/2015
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Obama defies Republicans and rejects bipartisan Keystone XL oil pipeline bill
Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his pres…
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President Obama vetoes KXL bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama used only his third veto to halt a bill that would force construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Neither the House nor Senate have enough votes to override the p…
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Appeal decision blocks Shell oil train project
County must first analyze environmental and public health risks of dangerous oil rail project MOUNT VERNON, WA — The Skagit County Hearing Examiner today halted Shell Oil Refinery’s planned crude-…
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Oil transportation, fracking under greater scrutiny following train derailment
In the wake of an oil train derailment in West Virginia, which forced an evacuation of two towns and caused major damage to the local environment, a debate on the safety of fuel transportation and sim…