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Broad Coalition Applauds Sens. Coburn and Cardin for Legislation to End Ethanol Subsidies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Broad and Diverse Coalition Applauds Senators Coburn and Cardin for Legislation to End Ethanol Subsidies WASHINGTON, DC -- A broad and diverse coalition of business associations, taxpayer advocates, hunger and development organizations, agricultural groups, free-market groups, religious organizations, environmental groups, budget hawks, and public interest organizations today sent a letter applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Cardin (D-MD) for reaching across the aisle to introduce bi-partisan legislation to end the refundable Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC). This tax credit subsidizes the blending of corn-based ethanol into gasoline. The legislation, if enacted immediately, would save taxpayers nearly $4 billion during the remainder of 2011. Read More
Upton and Inhofe Introduce Clean Air Act Assault
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined today with CongressmanEd Whitfield (R-Ky.) and Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) to officially introduce legislation to eliminate Clean Air Act regulations for climate-damaging pollution from smokestacks and other major sources. Read More
Groups Call on Hong Kong Exchange to Ensure Zijin Mining Comes Clean about Overseas Investment Risks
Several civil society groups today petitioned the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to ensure that Zijin Mining Group (listed as 2899:HK) fully discloses material risks associated with one of its most controversial overseas projects, the Rio Blanco Mine in Peru. Read More
Secretary Clinton Backs Off Support for Dirty Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today acted appropriately by refusing to weigh in on a proposed mega-pipeline to pump tar sands oil from Canada to Texas in response to a question posed by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at a hearing, campaigners at environmental group Friends of the Earth said. Read More
GOP Senator: Oil Companies Doing Just Fine on Their Own
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday endorsed slashing subsidies to oil companies during an interview with C-SPAN, noting they are “doing just fine on their own” and calling many corporate welfare programs “misplaced.” Read More
Friends of the Earth Briefs Congress on Billions in Potential Savings from Ending Polluter Giveaways
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Damon Moglen, Climate and Energy Director at Friends of the Earth, spoke today at a congressional forum organized in response to the ongoing budget debate. Read More
Statement in Solidarity with Democracy Defenders in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The environmental group Friends of the Earth released the following statement today in response to the ongoing attacks on workers’ rights in Wisconsin. Read More
Under Legal Threat, State Department Accepts Request for Information on Lobbyist Influence
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Under threat of legal action, the State Department has reversed an earlier decision to withhold correspondence regarding a controversial pipeline that would carry tar sands oil into the U.S. from Canada and is currently under review by the agency. Read More
Financial Speculation Tax Introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C.—An idea gaining popularity around the world—placing a miniscule tax on financial speculation in order to fund urgent priorities—has come to the United States in the form of legislation introduced in Congress today by Representative Pete Stark (D-Calif.). Read More
TransCanada Runs Deceptive Ad Pushing Controversial Oil Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Canadian oil company TransCanada Pipelines has been running a deceptive and misleading television ad claiming that a controversial pipeline proposed to bring tar sands oil from Canada to the U.S. will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Read More