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Nuclear power is not a viable solution for Green New Deal
The Green New Deal resolution is a bold and necessary path forward to tackle the climate crisis. To be successful, it must leave nuclear power behind.
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Trump executive order another handout to fossil fuel industry
The Trump Administration will issue two executive orders today that expedite permits and limit the ability of states to reject new fossil fuel projects and infrastructure, according to reports.
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100+ Groups Call on Bank of America to Drop Support for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
More than 100 organizations today called on Bank of America to publicly commit to no further financing for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and for Bank of America to urge others not to invest in the pipel…
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Risk Upon Risk
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline faces some of the stiffest community and environmental opposition in the country today, comparable to that faced by TransCanada’s ill-fated Keystone XL project. Seventeen…
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Investors Beware: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Faces Multiple Legal, Regulatory Threats
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was always a bad idea. But now it’s clearer than ever that it is a failure. If Dominion and Duke don’t drop the project soon, investors can only expect more cost hikes…
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TransCanada Loses Again in Latest Attempt to Begin Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
The Ninth Circuit made the right call in upholding the prohibition against construction activity by TransCanada. We do not need a foreign corporation disrupting Montana communities for a dangerous pro…
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NRC will ignore impact of climate change in license extension hearing for Turkey Point
The outdated reactors at Turkey Point are at the epicenter of the climate crisis. Rising seas and major hurricanes will wreak havoc on Turkey Point and endanger millions of lives in south Florida.
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Role of carbon tax in Green New Deal
Climate change is a crisis that needs new thinking. For almost 30 years, the promise of cap-and-trade, carbon markets and faith in capitalism have generated a never-ending debate that has careened tow…
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GOP stacks climate committee with fossil-funded deniers
The GOP is doubling down on climate denial while momentum builds for a Green New Deal. This group of fossil-funded partisans is out of step with the demands of the American people and has no interest…
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Schumer-Carper resolution fails the laugh test
This resolution sets a low bar at a time when the fundamental transformation of our economy that delivers on the promise of a Green New Deal is the only real climate solution worth discussing.