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Canadian Pipeline Firm Calls Off Effort to Skirt Safety Standards
Washington, D.C. – As reported by Senator Jon Tester, TransCanada, the Canadian firm seeking approval from the Obama administration to build a massive new tar sands oil pipeline into the Un…
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Kalamazoo Spill Underscores Dangers of Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast
Washington, D.C. — This week, a pipeline carrying oil from Canada into the U.S. ruptured, spilling more than a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. Crews are attem…
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Tides are Turning Against Ethanol Subsidies
The political tides seem to be turning against the ethanol subsidy “VEETC” (or the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit… but we’ll call it VEETC from now on out) , as new developments over…
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Biomass Emissions Accounted for in EPAs Global Warming Regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tailoring Rule on May 13, 2010, which outlines which polluters will be requi…
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Klobuchar for Char
On July 14, 2010 Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) co-sponsored a “homegrown” energy bill with Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) that promotes biofuels…
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Senate Spill Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Gulf Oil Tragedy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) this afternoon unveiled a draft outline of a pared-down oil spill bill after officially abandoning a broader attempt to address our…
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April 22, 2010: The Beginning of the End
By Erich Pica Three months into the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, BP has finally capped the well and is now testing to see if it can withstand the pressure building underground unt…
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Congress Shortchanges Clean Transportation Alternatives, Perpetuates U.S. Addiction to Oil
Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved transportation funding legislation that provides insufficient funding for Amtrak and high speed rail (HSR) projects. The bill provides $1.96…
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Hunger, Religious, Farmer, and Development Organizations Oppose VEETC
Hunger, religious, farmer, and development groups came together on July 21, 2010 to oppose the renewal of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)…
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Taxpayer, Environment, Consumer Coalition Takes “Green Scissors” to Federal Budget
Washington, DC — The Green Scissors Campaign, a diverse coalition of taxpayer, environmental and consumer groups, today released Green Scissors 2010, a report highlighting government programs a…