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Dearth Day
Earth Day goings-on don't measure up to dark drama on Capitol Hill |
Amanda Griscom Little |
21 Apr 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Today, on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the first Earth Day, the House of Representatives is voting on, and widely expected to pass, a grossly porkified energy bill that would dole out billions in subsidies to fossil-fuel industries, shortchange alternative-energy and efficiency initiatives, and indemnify makers of the gasoline additive MTBE against liability for groundwater co ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, League of Conservation Voters, Muckraker, NRDC, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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On the Right Track
New Republican leaders emerging in battle against climate change |
Amanda Griscom Little |
04 Feb 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Last week, an international task force co-chaired by Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) predicted a fast-approaching "point of no return" for climate change -- possibly in as few as 10 years -- after which the crisis and its symptoms will be irreversible. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). You probably didn't read about it in the U.S. papers, which largely ignored the ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, Muckraker, NRDC, politics (all these topics) |
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