Tagged with Campaign Contributions 
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the perils of mixing oil and water
Sen. Landrieu’s plan to export Louisiana’s coastal destruction to Florida 2
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks agoWhile Louisiana struggles to restore coastal wetlands ravaged in large part by decades of oil and gas drilling, its senior senator is leading the effort to lift the ban on drilling off Florida's Panhandle.
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It's sprawl over?
Alabama city backing away from destruction of ancient Indian mound? 2
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks agoFollowing local protests and international outcry, the city of Oxford, Ala. appears to be backing away from plans to destroy an ancient and archaeologically significant Indian mound.
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Sprawling Over the Past
Alabama city destroying ancient Indian mound for Sam’s Club 4
Posted 3 months ago
City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam's Club, a retail warehouse store operated by Wal-Mart.
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Politics Gone Hog Wild
Boss Hog’s attempted regulatory coup in North Carolina 1
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
For the past two years, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission has been crafting new rules to require water monitoring at factory hog farms, a significant source of pollution in the state. But last week, even with concerns growing over the environmental impacts of hog farms, the North Carolina Senate unanimously passed a bill that puts the rules process on hold until 2011 -- a display of the mighty political power Boss Hog holds in the state.
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North Carolina governor asked to address hog industry’s health impacts 0
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks agoEnvironmental advocates gathered at the North Carolina legislature yesterday for a press conference and prayer vigil asking the governor to create a task force to study and take action on health problems associated with industrial hog farms.
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Supreme Court rules against coal company accused of buying a West Virginia judge 0
Posted 5 months ago
After the Massey Energy coal mining company lost a $50 million verdict to a competitor, CEO Don Blankenship spent $3 million electing a friendly judge to West Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals who went on to cast the deciding vote in a case that overturned the verdict. But yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a setback to Massey, a company notorious for its reliance on destructive mountaintop removal mining throughout Central Appalachia, with a ruling that elected judges must recuse themselves from cases involving big campaign contributors.
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The demise of California’s Measure T is bad news for the environment 2
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On election day, King Coal celebrates public relations ‘landslide’ 0
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Green groups dropping big cash on independent expenditures for this year’s election 1
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A roundup of greenish news from the presidential campaign trail 2
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Longest-serving Republican in Senate found guilty of concealing gifts on disclosure forms 1
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Who’s getting the ‘special interest’ money this election? 0
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With backing from enviros, Rep. Tom Udall vies for Senate seat in New Mexico 2
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Why did McCain sell out to Big Oil? Ask Charles Keating 0
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Gingrich’s group is flush with victory and flush with cash 1
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Gingrich’s 527 group is a major player in this year’s elections 1
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Boucher and Dingell biggest players in climate policy, biggest recipients of coal money 1
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Obama favored by Exxon employees, but McCain has gotten more oil money overall 8
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago
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