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Environmental group concerned about coal provision in Ex-Im bill
An environmental group expressed concerns on Friday that a newly introduced Senate measure to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank would eliminate financing restrictions for overseas coal plants. Enviro…
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The Obama admin is finally going to green up its fossil fuel leasing, but how much?
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell promised in a speech on Tuesday that her department, after years of handing out fossil fuel leases at bargain basement prices, would embark on a green reform agenda…
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Kirk-Heitkamp Bill discriminates against local communities and the environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) introduced S. 819 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank which includes a provision sought by Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)…
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Obama admin. releases toothless fracking rules; giveaway to oil and gas Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management finalized rules regulating the practice of hydraulic fracturing — commonly called fracking — on public l…
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White House rally to remember the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster
Coalition urges administration to halt risky and reckless Arctic drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. – Activists from Alaska Wilderness League, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, World Wildlife Fu…
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U.S. senators launch bipartisan Export-Import Bank blueprint
A bipartisan plan to save the U.S. Export-Import Bank seeks to extend the bank’s term until 2019, increase lending to small businesses and overturn limits on coal-fired power plant projects. The…
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Suite of bills would close fracking loopholes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Congress have just introduced a set of bills (called the Frack Pack) that would end exemptions that the oil and gas industry currently receive from some of the country�…
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Robin Hood Tax legislation re-introduced, could fund the for fight climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) re-introduced the Inclusive Prosperity Act, legislation that would establish a Robin Hood Tax — also known as a Wall Street Tax &#…
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Will Costco be the GMO salmon store?
On the heels of the introduction of Sen. Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) bill last week to crack down on the potential introduction of GMO salmon, Costco is at a crossroads. Will it join its grocery c…
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Greens want Clinton emails on Keystone
An environmental activist group is filing a request for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private emails regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. Greens want Clinton emails on Keystone -The Hil…