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Complaint filed re illegal Keystone XL lobbying by TransCanada’s Paul Elliott
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department’s review of a proposed tar sands oil pipeline faced a new setback today as an environmental group called on the Justice Department to investigate a top…
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Internal State Department emails provide evidence of bias in Keystone XL pipeline review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Email correspondence between State Department employees and a TransCanada pipeline lobbyist who served as a top aide on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential cam…
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McDonalds isnt lovin it; Proposes no-ethanol diet plan for super committee
On September 15, 2011, McDonald’s and 14 other chain restaurants called on the super committee to go on a diet by cutting back on corn subsidies. Citing high corn prices, the National Council of Cha…
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Internal State Department documents raise concerns, new questions
We have obtained documents from the State Department in response to our Freedom of Information Act request that provide…
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Why I joined the sit-in to stop the Keystone XL pipeline
With joy and resolve, I was arrested for the first time on August 29. I joined more than 1,200 people who stubborn…
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Obama trashes smog protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama today announced he is blocking standards that would have protected Americans from excessive ground-level ozone pollution, which is the primary constituent of…
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State Department Keystone XL pipeline impacts analysis slammed as inadequate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Environmental Impact Statement for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline was slammed by experts today shortly after its release by the U.S. State Department…
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Nations largest environmental organizations stand together to oppose oil pipeline
Washington, D.C. — The heads of the nation’s largest environmental organizations — often at odds on the best strategy for combating climate change — released a letter today calling on Pre…
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Nuclear regulators told law prohibits new reactor licensing until Fukushima review taken into account
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 11, 2011 — Not only should the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) slow down reactor licensing and relicensing in order to address a range of health and safety concer…
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How the EPA Encourages Climate Change
A new report by Friends of the Earth, Corn Ethanol and Climate Change, demonstrates how the Renewable Fuel Standard, in spite of its climate protections, increases environmental degradation. The RFS…