Tag: Congress
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Gasland Director Josh Fox Arrested While Trying to Film Congressional Fracking Hearing
Fox and crew, reportedly filming a follow-up to their hit documentary on hydraulic fracturing, were ejected from the public hearing. An ABC News crew was also kicked out.
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Senators Backing Keystone XL Bill Received $22 Million in Donations from Oil Industry
44 senators signed on to support a new bill that would push through the Keystone XL. And guess what? 44 senators got millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the oil industry.
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Despite $41 Billion in Profits Last Year, Exxon Pays a Lower Tax Rate Than You
What gives? After all, corporations are people, right?
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Hey, Beltway Pundits, Nobody Cares About Solyndra Anymore
It must have been fun breathlessly trying to turn Solyndra into a scandal, but Americans still aren't buying it.
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Memo to Democrats: Get Behind Clean Energy. ASAP.
Everybody loves clean energy except Congressional Republicans.
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Obama: Open 75% More US Land for Gas & Oil Drilling, "Double Down" on Clean Energy
The President's State of the Union Address honed in on energy issues; here are the highlights.
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GOP and Canadian Oil Execs Plot to Revive Keystone XL Pipeline
The Republican Congress is scheming with the oil giant TransCanada to bring back the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
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What Economic and Political Conditions Are Needed To Spur Major Federal Climate Action?
With the economy still down, and unemployment prospects poor, it may take a catastrophe to turn consumers into climate activists.
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10 Historical Figures You Had No Idea Were Environmentalists
From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.
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Stephen Colbert is Running for President
... and continuing to expose the ridiculous influence of money on politics in the process.
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Congress Has a Backup Plan for Approving the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
If Republicans in Congress get their way, it won't matter what President Obama decides about the Keystone XL pipeline next month.
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Mitt vs. Mitt, Newt vs. Newt: GOP Candidates Debate Themselves on Climate Change (Video)
Republican candidates – or at least their sock-puppet stand-ins – debate past versions of themselves on climate issues in this humorous video series from the Sierra Club.
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Deepak Chopra, Dylan Ratigan & Arianna Huffington On How to Get Money Out of Politics: Watch Live at 7:00 PM
Watch a Livestream of a timely discussion on how to spare our democracy from overwhelming corporate influence.
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Memo to Obama: Denying the Keystone XL is Good Politics
Speculation is once again percolating over whether Obama will approve or deny the Keystone XL, now that he has about a month and a half before he must make a decision.
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Rick Santorum is Beyond Confused About Climate Change (Video)
A recently captured dialogue reveals how incredibly confused the presidential candidate is about climate issues.
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What if Obama Loses in 2012?
What if Obama Loses in 2012? Washington Monthly asks some experts to weigh-in.
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Big Oil Threatens Obama with 'Huge Political Consequences' if He Doesn't Approve Keystone XL
The head of the American Petroleum Institute offers up some fighting words for Obama ...
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How the Oil Industry Manufactured the Myth of the 'Energy Voter'
Don't believe Big Oil–there's no such thing as a fossil fuel-obsessed 'Energy Voter'.
