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Would the Keystone Pipeline Speed up Global Warming?
To supporters,the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the United States is a crucial component of the nation’s energy future, one that would help free Americans from dependence upon Middle E…
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New U.S. -China Carbon Targets Fall Short of Reductions Needed to Avert Climate Change Disaster
Interview with Karen Orenstein, senior international policy analyst with the environmental group Friends of the Earth, conducted by Scott Harris. Just one week after the Democratic Party suffered a st…
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Documents reveal AquaBountys irresponsible management prior to fines for environmental violations on GE salmon
Letter to FDA outlines how AquaBounty’s shifting plans for GE salmon production raise risk of accidental escape, contradict FDA’s pending regulatory review WASHINGTON, D.C. – Food & Water Wa…
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Leading NGOs slam greenwashing by meat industry, demand beefier sustainability standards
New Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef principles are toothless WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key consumer, animal welfare, worker, public health and environmental groups representing millions of constituen…
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Keystone has no redeeming value: Opposing view
We must lay to rest the tired argument that we should invest in dirty energy in order to create jobs. The oil that would be carried by the Keystone XL pipeline is the most environmentally destructive…
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To stop the killings of environmental defenders, we need land reform and binding laws
Two months ago, in early September, four Asháninka indigenous forest defenders were brutally slain in a remote region along the border of Peru and Brazil. One of the activists, Edwin Chota (pictured…
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Green Scissors 2.0: Broad coalition launches tool to cut wasteful spending and protect environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid congressional conflict over year-end appropriations, the Green Scissors Coalition released a new interactive database that identifies nearly 80 cuts Congress could make to sa…
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Landrieu Tries to Gather Enough Votes on Keystone Pipeline
Senator Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana continued to work on Tuesday to round up votes for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, part of a last-minute effort to help her survive a close runoff and one of the to…
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Diablo Canyons cooling system threatens Central Coasts fragile ecosystem
State Water Board hearing pits marine protection against PG&E’s profits SACRAMENTO, CA – For almost 30 years, the antiquated cooling system at Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Diablo Canyon…
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House pledges allegiance to Canadian oil with Keystone XL vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Friday the House passed H.R. 5682 by a vote of 252-161 to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. This sets up the tenth attempt by the House to bypass presidential authority and…