Tag: dirty energy
EPA moves to fight states’ power to deny dirty energy projects
The new guidelines threaten the division of state and federal authorities in order to please the fossil fuel industry.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 26
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, UN condemns U.S. for lack of universal health care, Montana judge restores grizzly bears' protection, and more.
EPA holding its only public hearing on clean power plan repeal...
The EPA will receive online comments about its proposal and any requests for additional public meetings until Jan. 16.
Taxpayers on hook for $20 billion in dirty energy subsidies annually,...
While the rest of the world moves toward a renewable energy future, dirty energy defenders in the Trump administration are using our taxpayer dollars to promote dangerous new fossil fuel development.
Trump admin quietly pushing ‘small scale’ LNG exports that avoid environmental...
“The Trump Administration is focused on finding ways to unleash American energy."
Dirty energy giants censured for claiming natural gas is ‘cleanest’ fossil...
The constant claims that natural gas could be cleaner are helping to prevent areas of the world from making the switch to renewable sources of energy.
Environmentalists urge Democrats to join Sanders in opposing dirty energy bill
“As a nation, our job is to move away from fossil fuels toward sustainable energy and energy efficiency,” says Sanders. “This bill does the opposite.”
350+ groups oppose dirty Senate energy bill that would promote fossil...
Letter to Senator Schumer demands democratic opposition to industry-backed bill.
Get the fossil fuels out of climate policymaking
Take action today and sign the petition to create a "precedent-setting treaty mechanism" to get a behemoth industry out of the way. Help us save the planet!
Dirty energy rules a dark, dirty administration. We must resist this.
For the sake of the planet we must resist. We the People can’t let them get away with this.
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Does Elon Musk have a right to destroy Twitter?
Do we really think that the super-wealthy should be allowed to control so much wealth and wield so much influence?
Why does our skin wrinkle in water?
Mark Changizi’s study offers a scientific and anthropological explanation for a phenomenon many take for granted.
Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California
Without improvements to the current system, we may be underestimating our net emissions, contributing to the profits of large emitters and landowners and distracting from the real solutions of transitioning to a clean-energy economy.
U.S. Department of Justice sues city of Jackson over water crisis
“Every American — regardless of where they live, their income, or the color of their skin — deserves access to safe, reliable drinking water.”
Hype about Democrats passing the torch: Don’t get fooled again
While Pelosi quickly endorsed Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to replace her as leader, an overall closer look reveals a problematic record.