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Senator Markey in pursuit of coal lease suspension on public lands
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced this week that he will draft legislation to suspend new lease sales of coal from public lands until the Bureau of Land Management institutes reforms to the…
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House GOP champions climate disaster Frankenbill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, by a vote of 226-191 the House passed H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act. The bill repackages 13 separate energy bills already…
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Five awful things in the House zombie energy bill
In preparation for Election Day — or maybe Halloween? — the House leadership has assembled a Frankenstein’s monster of bad energy policy. Pieced together from the remains of 13 separate…
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Did PG&E and the NRC work together to spin news on Diablo Canyon quake safety?
Friends of the Earth files Freedom of Information Act request WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week the Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied a dissent by the former chief inspector at the Diablo Canyon nucle…
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Why I’m going to the People’s Climate March
This Sunday, September 21, thousands of people will gather in New York City for the People’s Climate March. Americans who want to see a future filled with healthy families, clear air, clean wate…
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Now theyre just trolling: House Republicans to vote on rehashed energy package
The GOP is hard at work trying to push through a bunch of terrible bills it’s already passed The House is planning to vote this week on a new package of GOP-backed, environmentally destructive e…
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Tax parity advantages polluters
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on reforming the energy tax code. Before the hearing Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) endorsed the idea of tax parity between ene…
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A Step Too Short: Obamas New Carbon Pollution Rules Must Be Strengthened
Earlier this summer, in a crucial albeit insufficient step to mitigate climate disruption, President Obama proposed a rule to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants. The administration pr…
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Friends of the Earth calls for an environmental review of proposed changes to coal transport by rail
Coal companies already receive cheap and bountiful leases for coal development on public lands at below fair market value, and now they want to decrease the cost of shipping that coal across the natio…
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President Obamas climate commitment is leaking methane
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s administration gave final authorization to two liquefied natural gas export plants today. The facilities — one in Louisiana and one in Florida — re…