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Assault on Organics: Separating myth from fact
Experts discuss industry PR tactics at Expo West ANAHEIM, CA —In response to booming organic markets and growing consumer skepticism about industrial food, the agrochemical industry has spent an est…
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Keystone XL veto stands
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a vote of 62-37, Senate Republican leadership failed to override President Obama’s veto of legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline. The National Interest De…
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Five groups mount “epic” push to enlist more Americans to join movement for a fossil-free, nuclear-free clean energy future
As Fukushima anniversary nears, interactive video at www.MakeNuclearHistory.org allows visitors to experience three very different energy futures, get involved in groups’ pushes on nuclear, wind po…
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Clinton emails raise red flags for Keystone review, green say
Revelations that Clinton used private email at State erode trust among key environmental allies. Major environmental organizations are sounding the alarm over revelations that Hillary Clinton used a p…
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Hillary Clintons email use worries foes of government secrecy
The disclosure that Hillary Clinton used only a private email account for official business as secretary of state drew complaints Tuesday from advocacy groups and open-government specialists, who warn…
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Does Obama’s EPA rule mean welfare for wood?
Almost nothing is more stupid than chopping down trees and feeding them to power plants for electricity. It hurts biodiversity, belches toxic chemicals and contributes more to climate change than coal…
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Green groups divided on Hillary Clintons oil interest ties
Hillary Clinton’s connections to oil and gas interests has created a dilemma for some environmental groups, troubling activists for whom she would be the natural candidate to support for presi…
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Fossil fuel interests donated millions to Clinton charity. Is this a problem?
At the same time that Hillary Clinton was pushing to make it easier for major corporations — including oil and gas companies — to do business abroad, many of those same companies were donating to…
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Bipartisan Senate bill to tackle broken Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Toomey (R-Penn.) introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The RFS requires U.S. blenders to use increasing amo…
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After a Veto, Keystone Is Far From Dead
President Barack Obama might have vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline, but the fight over the pipeline is far from over. After a Veto, Keystone Is Far From Dead -NBC News 2/25/2015