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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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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…
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House Passes Bill to Approve Keystone Over Objections From Obama
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — The House of Representatives passed a bill to approve building the Keystone XL pipeline in defiance of President Barack Obama, who today challenged supporters’ arguments…
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Three things Big Oil wants to buy with its new Congress
Last Tuesday was the most expensive midterm in U.S. history, with an estimated price tag of nearly $4 billion. Exactly who spent what is still a little unclear. What is known is that in the final week…
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Public excluded, industry welcomed at North Carolina meeting about offshore drilling
For those who remember the closed-door secrecy and fossil fuel bias of the Bush-Cheney Energy Task Force, then last Thursday, November 6, was like déjà vu. An invite-only meeting, closed to the publ…
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No podemos construir este proyecto y luchar contra el cambio climico
La posible construcción del oleoducto Keystone XL ha movilizado a los ecologistas estadounidenses como pocos proyectos energéticos en los últimos años. Numerosas organizaciones han rechazado la in…
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U.S.-China agreement will not fix the climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the announcement of a negotiated deal between the United States and China on greenhouse gas reductions, Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pica made the foll…